Well, well, well. We’ve reached the finale of this season of my time in Korea 🙁 Here we’ll dive into my feelings and journey as a whole. To start, I want to just say that this was the best experience I have had in my entire life (although, growing up in Mississippi, there wasn’t much…
The Seoul Diaries: Joining School Clubs Abroad
SCHOOL’S OUT! SCREAM AND SHOUT! It is finally the end of finals and I am free at last! Free to sleep in and not stress about school for a little while!! Finals week was such a drag, but I tried my best and did what I could. Throughout this past semester, along with taking classes…
Granada, Spain: Week 5
VALE! As I wrap up my last week in Granada I am very glad that I spent this month abroad. Not only have I enhanced my knowledge of the Spanish language but also witnessed a culture I knew nothing about before coming to Spain. I tried traditional food and drinks from Spain and even made…
Saint Joan
The past week one of the largest holidays in Spain was celebrated called Saint Joan. Saint Joan celebrates the patron saint of Catalonia, and the holiday is viewed as the start of summer. It is basically like a new years eve celebration, but even bigger. The sky was lit up with fireworks in every single…
Granada, Spain: Week 4
Vamos a la playa… There are many places to travel while in Spain. Granada is a city that is in the Andalucía Region, close to the Moroccan border. While there are beaches that are specifically in Granada or in neighboring city, Malaga. Finding other beaches is all part of the journey and gives you the…
The Slow Progression to the End
Previously on Jaxs Needs a Break: “Welcome to a chaotic post about everything I’ve been doing,” *hiking,* *amusement parks,* “Wow Busan!!!,” *eats more food* Coming to you live from the cafe Bioh works at (more to come on this place later) and somewhere else because this won’t be finished tonight… Everyone’s favorite host, JACQUELINE HIBBARD!!!!…
The Penultimate Episode
Hey there, here’s a very quick rundown of how finals’ season went for me in Korea. First off, I had finals for 3 classes, but 2 of those classes were Korean classes and they split up their exams over multiple day (AGAIN), so it took a while for me to actually finish all of them….
A perfect weekend in London
This past weekend, my flatmates and I decided to do a bunch of activities in England. Firstly, we got to go to the Royal Ascot. The Royal Ascot can be compared to the Kentucky Derby. It was about an hour from London. Of course, it was also one of the hottest days of the year…
Granada, Spain: Week 3
Tapas, tapas, and more tapas… Before coming to Spain I knew that “tapas” were going to be a popular part of Spain’s culture. What exactly are tapas? They are small potions or snack sized foods primarily made with Iberian ingredients like tuna, potatoes, pork, etc… Examples of typical Spanish tapas include: croquetas, bread paired with…
You should get away (to another place)
Da da da! Another installment of my life in Korea. Today is a dual episode of my trip to Busan and Jeju (a very unfortunate trip but more on that later). First, Busan! Busan was such a different experience from Seoul and it was so crazy to see it up close. When we got there,…