ode to lovely

i love my foodie friends

I don't have that many cultural sight-seeing shots from South Korea. Probably because I spent the majority of the time eating my way through Seoul. Examples:

Now, it's back to reality. But, I still have one week of vacation left. I plan to do a belated spring cleaning, hopefully book a ticket home, clean out my hard drive, and workout every single day. I want to have a productive, yet relaxing last week of freedom before my last semester of chinese studies begins. Ok, back to it.

plus one, makes four

Busy day ahead. I have lots to do before my 5pm flight to Seoul. I have acceptance letters to turn in, emails to write, phone calls to make, laundry to fold, and a suitcase to pack. And hopefully I can squeeze in a killer workout somewhere in between. Super excited to get away. Back on Saturday.

i didn't go alone

There were drinks. Most of them with fresh mangos. BEST drinks I've ever had.

 

There was digging holes and digging Simon in said hole. 

 

There were boat rides. And snorkeling. And parasailing. And underwater photos.

There was a yellow raft that was pulled by a speed boat. Best 15 minutes of my life. 

There were breathtaking sunsets. And late evening ocean swims.

And of course, there were several jumping shots. 

 And that my friends, was my trip to Boracay. Happy weekend!

boracay, philippines

Home, after 4 amazing days on the island of Boracay. I've been to several beautiful beaches around the world but there was something so magical about Boracay. I loved it so much that I kept inquiring about buying real-estate there (I like to pretend i have lots of money and that I can afford vacation houses around the world). If you ever get an opportunity to go, I would highly recommend it. I definitely plan to go back. Hopefully with my boy next time. More pics later.

the island was green, and therefore was called, green island

I went to Green Island two weeks ago with some friends from school. There I learned to ride a scooter, discovered that I wasn't the only pre-teen who was obsessed with Babysitters Club and Sweet Valley High books, and experienced my first trip to Taiwan hot springs. It was a great trip, except for the turbulent one- hour boat ride to the island that had me questioning my love of the ocean. Let's just say that it took every once of strength in my body to not throw up my lunch that day. Luckily I survived, and I now know that next time, I will fork over the extra cash to take the plane ride over. That's all for now. Happy Tuesday!

the life of the tourist is not easy

If you have ever traveled in Europe, or anywhere really, then you would know that the life of the tourist is definitely complicated. Sleepless nights. Language barriers. Walking with your nose stuck to a map. And even blogging can be difficult when the keyboard is set to write in Portuguese.

Yes, I said Portuguese. Because Erika and I are now in Lisbon.

After a sleepless midnight bus ride, we arrived to a very chilly bus station in the middle of nowhere. To make things worse, we got dropped off at 4:45am and the metro didn't even open until 6:30am.  Lets just say that my ass is still recovering from the cold pavement floor I sat on while patiently waiting for the metro station to open.

Currently my sister is passed out on the couch, right under a sign that says "no sleeping on the couch" as I stand guard and secretly type away at some forbiden internet station.  But what can I say...I love this shit. I love the random stories we already have. The funny people have met along the way. And the memories that will last me a lifetime. I love being a crazy tourist.