America the beautiful. Hiking the Pacific Northwest in Oregon Best Year of My Life The period of time from July 2016 – September 2017 was the year I’ve been calling the “Best Year of My Life”. I traveled

Can You Go Home Again? I emigrated from South Korea to the United States back in 1978 with my mom and most of my aunts, uncles and cousins. I was just a little over four years old so most of my memories

First time entering a Steemit contest. First time drawing a Marvel character. First (and only) drawing for the Trial By Comics contest. Many firsts! You can find out more about this cool contest in the

It can be pretty hard to get upvotes on your posts sometimes. But have you ever thought of a whole new market? I offer Korean translations for your steemit posts! I've lived in the states for 6 years and

Everyone in the lower 48 states in America will see the solar eclipse tomorrow, Monday August 21, even those not in the 70 mile wide path of totality. . No eclipse glasses? No problem, just switch your

Hello fellow creators! Welcome to the new and improved creative competition. The way the prizes will be handed out is a little different here because well I just find it so hard to only reward some of

This is my entry into this week's #bwphotocontest hosted by @daveks and I am thrilled that the theme is TRAVEL as that has been my entire life of the past year. The guest host is @sweetssj whom I know

I’m a self-proclaimed misanthrope. I covet solitude for the most part and I can go weeks without really getting the urge to have one-on-one time with another human being. This is partly because I live

I've been traveling in Korea for almost a month with my mom and sister. I was born in Korea but left in 1978 with mom when I was just five and this is the first time I've returned since leaving. There

What do Koreans think about when you say " K F C "? Kentucky KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN!! Since 2015, a flock of Korean Fried Chicken outlets have settled and bustled on Singaporean soil. Eating Korean

I just stopped by Japan and bought about 300 copic markers. I bought a hand full of these markers in the us for the not so cheap price of 7.99 per marker. My limited color palette made completing a full

You can turn yourself into anime in these fun Japanese photo booths After traveling on my own for a year, I was excited to meet up with my family in Japan. We haven’t seen each other since our month-long

I've been writing for over 20 years now and I've been fortunate to have some measure of success (as you can see from my bio below). I've written and posted a ton of articles since first joining up on Steemit

New Zealand is One Giant Gorgeous Movie Set There's a reason New Zealand inspires filmmakers to use its unparalleled natural landscapes or use them to create even more fantasizes versions of them from

What is happiness? This question is as old as human cognition itself. Philosophers and scientists have always wanted to know what makes us happy. In today’s landscape of chaos and turmoil, where we’re

As I travel around the world, I have found some of the most intriguing and sometimes oddest food offered at markets and restaurants. They could be exotics fruits, insects covered in soy and sugar, or cuts

I wanted to submit a few photos for the #Steemitphotochallenge themed oceans/seas, which is a theme that's close to my heart. I know I'm not alone when I say that there is an instant and magical effect

Welcome to the one and only, the original Steemit Photo Challenge! The theme was Glamour / Fashion II You can view these winners at SteemitPhotoChallenge.com Honourable Mentions Submitted by @jasonrussell

On a not so tiny island South of South Korea is an island called Jeju. Made from a volcanic eruption 2 million years ago it houses unique volcanic formations and a massive lava tunnel. Black rocks covered

To Fear or Not To Fear? Have you ever done something that is on your Top 3 Terrors List? Scuba diving was on my Top 3, but it's now something that thrills rather than just terrifies me. I wrote about my