Isabel DoehlingMar 4, 20226 min readThe Difference Between the US and South KoreaZee and I recently took a much needed trip home to the US to visit family and friends. Winter had been a difficult time for us. We were...
Isabel DoehlingMar 3, 20223 min readWestern Holidays in KoreaCelebrating the holidays 7,000 miles away from home was something Zee and I were a bit aprehensive about before moving to Korea. We are...
Isabel DoehlingNov 28, 20212 min readHomesickHomesickness was always such a foreign concept to me. Despite having lived in the same house and having a close relationship with my...
Isabel DoehlingNov 27, 20213 min readYeosu : Part 1When I first learned we were placed in Gwangyang-eup, I was so relieved. All I wanted was to be in or near Yeosu, a semi-famous vacation...
Isabel DoehlingSep 24, 20213 min readKorean School Lunches: Part 1That's right, part 1. How could I only devote one entry to the glorious feasts that are my everyday school lunches? That would be...
Isabel DoehlingSep 3, 20214 min readFirst Week of Class: New Kid on the Korean BlockDo you remember that feeling you got on the first day at a new school? You don't know any of the faces you see in the hall, you wonder if...
Isabel DoehlingSep 1, 20213 min readA New Home: Our EPIK Apartment and TownAnnnndddd we're off! After orientation at a college designed after North Korean architecture (not even kidding, they designed it in that...
Isabel DoehlingAug 15, 20213 min readQuarantining in Seoul14 days inside a hotel room. 14 days without hugging my husband, Zee. 14 days completely and utterly alone in a foreign land. Sounds a...
Isabel DoehlingAug 13, 20213 min readATL > SEOULWell, we've officially lost our minds. We've uprooted our entire lives, packed them into a couple of checked bags, and flown halfway...