Let me preface this letter with a message to friends and family back home. Despite what you are hearing in the news, things are fine here in South Korea. I’ve received an email from the U.S. Embassy stating there is no reason to worry and I personally don’t feel unsafe at all. Everyone here is...

You know what the worst part about a fourteen hour flight is? It’s not the bathroom. It’s not the food. Sometimes it can be the people sitting next to you, but my “plane-mates” were interesting and very nice. Nope, none of the typical annoyances were a problem for me at all. For me, it was...