the beautiful people of Taiwan

Hello unseen audience!

I'm sorry but I'm going to reuse my instagram post caption //
Conversation with a stranger on the airplane on the way to Taiwan:
"Do you know what the most beautiful part of Taiwan is?"
"What is it?"
"The people!"
And I have to say that what he said proved to be very true. The people that I have met were nothing but kind and generous to me.Thank you for sharing your beautiful country with me ❤️🇹🇼 //

I spent 5 days in Taiwan with my friend Isabelle, who was there through a study abroad program. In only a few days, I was able to explore the city of Taipei and also the Mountainside of Ali-shan. I really appreciated all the hospitality that Isabelle's family showed to me. Their family gave me rides everywhere, paid for my meals, and even gave me gifts to give to my family. And at the end of it, her Uncle thanked me for allowing him to show off his beautiful country. I could not have been more honored to spend time with them.

Now, here are some pictures :)

Korean princess for an hour

Michelle and I went on an adventure! We wanted to go to this traditional Korean village in Jeon-ju (전주한옥마을),  which is a couple hours away from Seoul. It was sort of a mess to try and get tickets and get on a train, but it happened somehow. We didn't have assigned seats so we kind of just sat in the in-between spots. Michelle even slept on the ground LOL. When we got there, we rented out these traditional Korean dresses for an hour to take pictures in. The dresses we rented were those worn by royalty and would never have been worn by commoners (like us). So it was nice to be a Korean princess for at least one hour. Afterwards, we walked around, had street food, and relaxed under a shelter while it rained. We made our way back slowly to the train station and even had a seat on the way back. Ah those were really good times (I am writing this in the midst of midterm season in May LOL).

Here are some pictures: