Beaches in Busan

Busan is located on the southeastern tip of the Korean Peninsula, and its one of South Korea’s top tourist destinations for a reason! Busan really has it all – incredible seafood, stunning beaches, gorgeous rolling mountains, and a busy nightlife! This is the first summer in two years that tourists are allowed to enter Korea, and Busan has almost no restrictions!

Seoraksan National Park

Seoraksan National Park is located in Korea’s Sokcho-si Province, in Northeast South Korea. The park is home to some of the most gorgeous mountains I have ever seen – full of rigid peaks, but fully lush with greenery as well. With an elevation of 1,708 meters, most of the peaks are still below the tree line! This means you get […]

Haedong Yonggungsa Temple

Whew – this one has been on the Bucket List for awhile! Haedong Yonggungsa Temple is renowned as Busan’s most beautiful temple. It’s easy to see why – the grounds are massive, and visitors can wander through forests and caves with beautiful shrines to the Buddha. The temple is also one of Korea’s only temples that’s on the coast! The […]

Wicked in South Korea

If you know anything about me, you’ll know that traveling and musical theatre are the greatest loves of my life. Hyperbole aside, I LIVE for these two things. It’s funny to me that I had no idea before coming here that South Korea had such a vibrant musical theatre scene – this is the country world renown for their K-Pop […]

Buddha’s Birthday at Samgwangsa Temple

Buddha’s Birthday is a National Holiday in South Korea, and is celebrated nationwide by Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. The Asia Society describes the Buddha’s Birthday as, “a carnival day when Korean culture and tradition is celebrated” and I found that to be extremely true. This year, the holiday landed on Wednesday, May 19th and we were lucky to have the […]

My Buddhism

When I was a Sophomore in College, I changed my major from Music to Religion. The year prior, I had stumbled into an Academic Study of Religion course, Intro to the Hebrew Bible, and it completely captured me. I was raised in a Missouri Synod Lutheran Church and attended the school at the church until I was in 5th grade. […]