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Day: February 11, 2015

Sprout Pens

February 11, 2015May 13, 2017 Veronica2 Comments

I recently purchased a really cool set of pens off of Amazon and wow, they are so cute!

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Nice to Meet You

February 11, 2015January 19, 2019 Veronica2 Comments

Even though this isn’t technically my first post on this blog (or anywhere), I thought I’d do one of these introductory posts so you can get to know me just a little bit better.

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hey guys, its veronica!

About Me

Welcome to the blog! I’m an American living in Seoul, South Korea and I write about learning Korean, travelling, lifestyle, and more. Be sure to follow me on my social media pages linked above for more cool stuff!

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when he starts using burst mode without warning ๐Ÿคฃ . #thanksgiving #friendsgiving #family
meatball salad . #์•Œ๋ ‰์Šค72ํ˜ธํ…” #์ˆ˜์›๋ง›์ง‘ #ํŽ˜์ด์—”์„ฌ๋จธ
๐ŸNaejangsan in the fall~๐Ÿ‚ . . . #๋‚ด์žฅ์‚ฐ #๋‚ด์žฅ์‚ฐ๊ตญ๋ฆฝ๊ณต์› #๋‹จํ’ #๋‹จํ’๋†€์ด #๋‹จํ’์ž… #fall #fallfoliage #autumn #leaves
๐Ÿ” best burger i've had in seoul so far~ . . . #brooklyntheburgerjoint #foodie #๋ธŒ๋ฃจํด๋ฆฐ๋”๋ฒ„๊ฑฐ์กฐ์ธํŠธ
๐ŸŽ‚ twenty-eight and feelin' great~
๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿฟโ˜• My cousin Joel found out about this place online and insisted we check it out. It was pretty cool! The drinks were really unique and the decor made the whole place look like a cartoon. My cousin ordered the popcorn-topped coffee drink, I ordered the blueberry/kiwi-ade, and Jaehyung got the strawberry milk. . . . #yeonnamdong #cafe #cafeyeonnamdong223_14 #halloween #fall #falldrinks #koreancafe #seoul #seoullife #์นดํŽ˜์—ฐ๋‚จ๋™223_14 #์นดํŽ˜ #์นดํŽ˜์Šคํƒ€๊ทธ๋žจ #์—ฐ๋‚จ๋™
๐ŸŒฑMy cousin Joel visited from the states in August and for his first taste of Korea we went to explore Gyeongbok Palace. Since it was nearly about to close when we arrived, they let us in for free! So we got to quickly walk around and see the major sites before they officially closed for the day. . . . #gyeongbokgung #gyeongbokpalace #๊ฒฝ๋ณต๊ถ #seoul #family #travel #travelasia #travelkorea
๐ŸฆGodiva chocolate and vanilla swirl with seasonal caramel and raspberry toppings for summer~ It was super melty and stressful to eat but tasted great ๐Ÿ˜Š . . . #godiva #icecream #icecreamcone #raspberry #chocolatevanillaswirl #gwanghwamun #๊ณ ๋””๋ฐ” #์•„์ด์Šคํฌ๋ฆผ #์‚ฐ๋”ธ๊ธฐ #์ดˆ์ฝ”๋ฐ”๋‹๋ผ #๊ด‘ํ™”๋ฌธ #์—ฌ๋ฆ„
Whale watching in Newport Beach ๐Ÿณ . Mom was unfazed the whole time but here is a rare shot of me pre-seasickness. The rest of the time I was leaning over the rail...๐Ÿคข . Jaehyung fared better than I did obviously ๐Ÿคฃ . #newport #newportbeach #whalewatching #ocean

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I'm getting into the groove of using my bullet journal daily, and trying my best to use it to its fullest potential! #bujo #bujoinspo #bujoaddict #bulletjournal #bulletjournalist #desk #deskinspiration
๐Ÿท I recently got back into bullet journaling and I'm having a ball~ I'm still finding my groove but I'm looking forward to sharing my journal on insta/yt soon. In the past I always used popular brand-name journals with pretty good paper that could take most of my pens and highlighters, but this new journal, while I love it a lot, has a lower paper quality and even my Zebra Mildliners were a bit too much for it. I was feeling kind of discouraged because I really wanted to enjoy planning but I neeeeed to have color so I didn't know what to do. Enter the Daiso highlighter collection! They are really cheap and come in a lot of colors similar to the Zebra Mildliners. They are only single-tipped, but I've found that they don't cause any bleed-through on this paper and I've really been enjoying using them this week. If you experience bleeding with the Zebra Mildliners you might want to give these a try as an alternative. I will always love the Mildliners but I'm happy I found some dupes that work for what I need at the moment.
One more bookshelf shot~ I filmed a korean bookshelf tour recently so please be sure to check it out! (Link in bio) . . . #korean #koreanselfstudy #koreanlanguagelearner #koreantextbook #koreanbooks #koreanbookshelf #learnkorean #learningkorean #koreangrammarinuse #koreanmadeeasy #darakwon
๐Ÿ“š Here are all of my Korean language books and textbooks. 28 in all, not including past books I've already finished and discarded. Quite a lot left to read and study! I recently filmed a bookshelf tour so expect to see that uploaded soon, sometime this week. If you recognize any books or have any books you're loving at the moment, let me know in a comment! . . . #study #studygram #koreanlanguagelearner #koreanstudy #koreanselfstudy #selfstudy #languages #koreanlanguage #koreantextbook #languagelearning
my new tn! ๐Ÿงญ๐Ÿ“– Two months ago I took a break from bullet journaling and decided to go completely digital. It was refreshing and I feel like I've learned a lot about what I need and what works for me. But I miss paper! And being crafty! And giving my eyes a break from screens! I had been contemplating the traveler's notebook system but it seemed pricey and hard to find here in SK. They have some products at the Gwanghwamun Hottracks but not many. I decided to take a look anyways and instead I came across a brand called istyle. They had really affordable tn-style products and also some cute coil bound planners. Finding these products felt like a sign, so I went ahead and bought a bunch of goodies to get myself started. I still have a lot to do but I'm looking forward to sharing more about this system and my personal tn set-up! #tn #travelersnotebook #travelersnotebooks #tnsetup #istyle
๐Ÿ’finished!๐Ÿ’ . I actually meant to finish KGIU Beginner last week but I was feeling run down and needed a break from everything. But I had a kind of energy boost this week and I worked every day to get to the end of this book. Now I'm ready to start another! I'm thinking I'd like to start working hard on one of my TOPIK books, and I also want to start working on KGIU Intermediate but with no pressure to rush through it this time. Happy first day of spring! . . . #kgiu #koreangrammarinuse #korean #koreanlanguage #selfstudykorean #selfstudy #studygram #studykorean #koreangrammar #koreantextbook
๐Ÿ“š I recently ordered a few more TOPIK study guides because I literally have no self control. lol ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ I got KGIU Intermediate, Complete Guide to the TOPIK, and I already owned New TOPIK II Essential Grammar 150. But surprisingly, I'm most excited to start using this one, ํ•œ๊ตญ์–ด ๋ฑ…ํฌ TOPIK II ํ•œ ๊ถŒ์ด๋ฉดOK. I've never heard of this publisher but I'm really impressed by what they've put together here. I've just flipped through it a bit and the format seems like it'll be really nice to study with. . ๐Ÿฆ‰Each section (listening, writing, reading) is broken down into smaller sections based on question type. ๐Ÿฆ‰Each smaller section consists of 3 to 4 questions, and has a daily list of vocab and grammar to learn/memorize. They've also made a handy booklet to help you study the vocab and grammar lists on the go. ๐Ÿฆ‰Then they break down example questions, explaining the question type, the question itself, and the correct answer. ๐Ÿฆ‰Lastly, they provide several sets of practice questions to test what you learned. . I don't have high hopes for my first TOPIK experience tbh. Even though I completed KIIP, I know it's not a true measure of my ability so I'll honestly be happy to even pass the TOPIK II with a 3. Even so, I feel motivated to keep trying now that I have some books I'm genuinely excited to study with, especially this one. I've got about a month left to prepare so I'm going to try to make it count. Good luck to anyone also preparing for a proficiency test or even just working toward a personal language goal. We can do it! . #selfstudykorean #selfstudy #studygram #study #textbook #topik2 #topik #ํ•œ๊ตญ์–ด #ํ•œ๊ตญ์–ด๋Šฅ๋ ฅ์‹œํ—˜ #ํ•œ๊ถŒ์ด๋ฉดok
๐Ÿฆ‰ Made this simple spread to keep track of my progress through Korean Grammar in Use Beginner. I'm moving pretty quickly since it's mostly review, so I think I'll be finished in a couple days! Currently trying to decide which books to start next~ ๐Ÿฆ‰ . . . #koreangrammarinuse #darakwon #kgiu #studykorean #learnkorean #koreanselfstudy #selfstudy #studygram #koreangrammar #bulletjournal #bujotracker #topik
I finished this as part of my effort to clear out some of my Korean textbooks. I'm glad I've finished but I don't feel greatly accomplished bc it was quite easy for me (and this isn't really helping me properly prepare for TOPIK but oh well..) ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜… But can you tell why I bought this book in the first place?? Yep! Actor Joon Gi Lee voiced many of the dialogues for listening practice which was quite the treat. I'm not sure how the level 2 and 3 books progress but I'm curious to hear more of his dialogues ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ˜… . . . #hellokorean #hellokorean1 #์ด์ค€๊ธฐ #koreantextbook #selfstudykorean #koreanselfstudy #koreanlanguage #์•ˆ๋…•ํ•˜์„ธ์š”ํ•œ๊ตญ์–ด #progress

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