It's been a while since I touched this blog! What have I been up to? ho mang...
I recently made a textbook ("Mindy in the Ocean") for an art school. I'm grateful for the opportunity they gave me and my dream of creating a children's book came true! :) I plan on making more children's books in the future...
I attended Barron Storey's exhibit at Anno Domini and got the chance to chat with him a bit and get his autograph! He's very kind and inspiring. Loved his exhibit- it was quite moving for me.
I've been attending a lot of concerts with my lovely boyfriend and travelling to a bunch of places with him. We went to Florida (5 days), Vietnam (~1 month), Cambodia (4 days), and South Korea (1 week) together! It's been 10 years since I've traveled to Korea or overseas. I had an amazing time experiencing the different cultures and eating ALL THE FOODS. In Vietnam, I got to drive a motorcycle for the first time, go to night markets, visit the Cu Chi tunnels, went to a beach and ate a bunch of crab and shrimp with my boyfriend's family, and visit a King's Memorial. In Cambodia, I got to ride tuktuks, visit Angkor Wat, visit the King's palace, check out Pub Street, and visit a lake village. I even got to eat fried spiders in Cambodia! They actually taste pretty good. Spider heads and legs taste like crab while their bodies taste like lobster. The main part of the trip was attending my boyfriend's grandmother's memorial and his cousin's wedding. The memorial was pleasant because I got to meet my boyfriend's relatives and eat lots of good food. The wedding was so beautiful that I got a bit teary-eyed. I've never seen a Vietnamese wedding before, so it was nice to see what the tea ceremony looked like. My favorite moments on this trip was visiting Angkor Wat, admiring the art and architecture, and walking around exploring Vietnam (and the scooter rides!).
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| Mouse! |
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| BANH XEO FEAST! |
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| first time riding a motorcycle |
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| this time on a Yamaha |
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| This is Edward the iguana. I almost kept him as a pet. :P |
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| We got to see The Cribs at Cargo Bar! |
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| Angkor Wat, Cambodia |
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| Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
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| seasoned fried spiders om nom noms |
In Korea, I got to visit my brother, relatives, and friends. It's been so long since I've seen them- I had a lovely time eating out with them and sharing funny stories. I hope to see them again real soon. I love you guys! ♥ I visited the National Museum of Korea, the NoRyangJin fish market, Bongeunsa temple, and the Seoul Lantern Festival. I FINALLY GOT TO EAT LIVE OCTOPUS! I frikkin' love fresh seafood! om nom nom nom nom... Man... I ate so much food... :I I'm ridiculously grateful for this Asia trip and I hope to travel again soon! Thanks for all the amazing experiences! I feel like I can't write them all down since so much happened!
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| Bongeunsa temple |
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| eating live octopus at No Ryang Jin fish market |
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| Seoul Lantern Festival! |
My birthday passed recently and I got to spend it in Korea! It was the sweetest birthday ever spending it with my boyfriend, brother, aunts, uncles, cousin, and friends. It felt so surreal since I haven't seen them in so long. I also got a nice surprise when I returned home!
My best friend was able to meet my favorite artist, David Choe, and get his autograph for me! Thanks so much, Tafni! You're so frikkin' awesome and I love it! ♥
Another artist I like, Joe To, drew me this adorable whale drawing too! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!
I still can't believe so much has happened. It all happened so fast... Again, thanks for all the amazing experiences! Now I have lots of stuff to do... UNTIL THEN...!
