Thoughts & Things From South Korea

What a great weekend! Brandon and I have been hanging low at home for the last several weekends so when some old friends from our orientation mentioned they were meeting in Gyeongju world… We decided we had to make it work! Brandon and I recently sat down and made a list of all the things we'd like to see before we leave the country and decided this was a great time to start crossing some things off the list. Gyeongju is only 2 buses and about 1.5 hours away so it was a pretty quick journey.  The first order of business when we arrived in Gyeongju, of course, was a stop at McDonald's. They were still only serving breakfast though so Brandon said it didn’t really count! We met up with our friend and after eating we dropped our bags off at his apartment. Harry is one of the sweetest humans and graciously offered for us to stay the night. We were now bag-less and ready to get on the bus towards Gyeongju World to meet the others! I was really excited to experience Gyeongju World be...

October 2020 pumpkins in South Korea! Wow. What a crazy few months we are about to experience here! The last week or two has been full of my Google Photos saying, "Look what you did on this day 1 year ago, 2 years ago, 3 years ago!" October is full of all the fun fall activities and Google is making sure that I not only remember what we've done in the past but feel also feel a bit homesick at the same time while I think about the festivities we are missing out on. For the last several years my family has attended The Bhurd Family Pumpkin Patch event and many members of our family bring their kids to pick out pumpkins, eat Dunford donuts, and hot chocolate or cider. My phone is full of these picture memories which is shortly followed by Brandon and I's first time carving pumpkins together in Cedar City at the Inn and our last couple of years of painted pumpkin attempts.  Some of those awesome memories. Carved pumpkins at The Inn 2017, Jurassic Park & the Kraken 201...

I am here to share Nacho's story. For as long as I could remember I've always wanted a cute little kitten for Christmas. Once Brandon and I settled in at our new house back in South Jordan we brought Dory into our home and I was so excited to finally experience a pet cat after never being allowed one while living at home. Brandon and I loved having Dory at our home in the one year before leaving for South Korea. Even with Dory in the picture though, I still pictured that tiny little Kitten in a Christmas box under the tree, a dream I've had for several years.  Some of our last pictures with Dory before leaving Fast forward a few months and we were finally settling into our new home here in South Korea. I'd been feeling a bit lonely and was missing Dory insanely. There is a huge problem with stray cats here in South Korea so I was constantly being reminded that there were cats all around me but none waiting for me when I got home. Brandon and I talked a few times about w...