There are just two more days until we leave for Indonesia! We can't wait, and this trip is on our minds constantly! Friday evening, our good friend Abe is hosting a going away barbeque on his rooftop. Everyone that hasn't left for their Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) vacation will be there (hopefully!). It's going to be so bittersweet leaving, who knows how long it will be until we see some of these friends again. Saturday, our bus leaves from Gwangju directl...

Kenny and I have started to make our dream trip a reality in the last week. We purchased almost all our flights around SE Asia, and were about to book our flights to/from India, when we thought to look more closely into getting a visa. Thank goodness we did! I went to a tour agent downtown, Hana Tour, and I was told that in order to get an India visa through them, I needed to have 6 months left on my Alien Registration Card. And to get that, I would need to wor...

While doing some reasearch about the Kansai Province in Japan, Margaret stumbled upon a popular ice cream shop in Kyoto. Our Lonely Planet says that "Japan is famous for its plastic food models, but this place takes them to a whole new level- it's like some futuristic dessert museum." This cafe requires an advance reservation if you're going to order the "mother of all sundaes" (see photo) which costs 18,000 yen ($223)!! They do seem to have a wide variety o...

We've booked our tickets for our summer vacation to Japan! We had been thinking and planning it for a while, so it feels nice to have it purchased. Now we can start the fun part of researching different sites, what kinds of food to try, and where to stay. We'll be traveling with Kenny's old college roomate, Adam, and his girfriend Stephanie. They came to Korea about two months ago, and work at the same hagwon, or academy, as Kenny. Unfortunately, they won't be ...