One of the places I visited in South Korea this summer is a little Southern county named Taean(“Tae-Ahn”), located in Choongchung province. Famous for its unpolluted air, beautiful beaches, and national parks, Taean is a popular tourist attraction in Korea. I luckily had an opportunity to go there to visit one of my aunts this…
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Not so Gloomy Afterall!
In LA we may not get extreme weather, but we do experience a natural phenomenon known as “June Gloom”. For those of you unfamiliar with this term, June Gloom refers to the spring/summer cloud cover that happens most mornings in June. This may not sound all that extreme, but the weather in the mornings looks…
Still Transitioning?
I’m not quite sure how to describe being back at UCLA. I keep telling myself that I’ve long since left my transitional period and that I’m all settled in and that things are going great and that I’m getting things done and then I find myself having an existential crisis much like the ones…
Hikes and Hobbies
One hobby that I never thought I would discover and develop while in LA is hiking. When most people think of LA they imagine the beach, downtown, Hollywood, and other LA landmarks. While all of these iconic places are part of what makes LA so unique, we also are blessed to be surrounded by several…
Summertime Travels
I love summer because there is a lot of freedom to do something exciting! This summer I have friend on every continent (except Antarctica)! I have tons of friends studying in France and Italy, a friend studying in Austria, a group of friends on a trip to East Asia, a friend going to Indonesia, a…
Summer is upon us
It is finally here. The abstract and unknown “UCLA summer” that I have been dreaming about since fall semester in France has arrived, and I am very quickly getting deep into it. I’ve started my linguistic anthropology course (an exciting and oddly familiar way to jump back into things (academia, I’ve missed you)). And, I…
Hanging out with Gene
I’ve had a lot of cool experiences at UCLA, but last Wednesday was one of the coolest…. I got to go to the Chancellor’s house! Granted, this event was not just for me (there were over 200 other people in attendance), but I felt so privileged to be able to eat food on the Chancellor’s…
Summer Options
As week 9 comes to an end there is one thing on almost every Bruin’s mind… Summer! After one of the best quarters of the years, Bruins cannot wait to finalize summer plans and figure out where their next three months will take place. A great part of UCLA is the various options available to…
27th Annual Jazz Reggae Festival
Jazz Reggae Festival held at UCLA is a great way to spend the Memorial Day weekend. The two-day event highlights all-day performance of various artists, wide variety of delicious ethnic foods, and just a chill crowd of people to share the experience with. This student-run event began in 1986 as a relatively small concert…
Back to L.A.
By the time that you read this, I will be back in Los Angeles. It is the night before I make a sort-of-a-surprise trip down to L.A. to see my friends and see my campus who I haven’t seen for a very long time. And it’s more or less overwhelming. I spent much of my…
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