New Year’s in Tokyo: 28th Dec – 7th Jan 2017

10 wonderful days of adventure, friends, a chopsticks crash-course, and welcoming 2017 in with style. Mt. Fuji, unexpected singing solos, paddling in the Pacific Ocean and so much more that cannot even be put into words.

22 things seen in Seoul

A few things that struck me as funny/strange/interesting during my time in Seoul!

Christmas in Seoul, South Korea: 23rd-27th December 2016

A happy tale about a few days spent with my friend Corliss who is currently in the middle of her year abroad in South Korea.

2km from North Korea – Visiting the DMZ

Where the loss of the people of Korea became real.

Adventure is Out There

The very beginning of my travelling fun this Christmas.

Thoughts on 2016

A glance back at the last 365 days in the life of Rachel.

Remind Me of Christmas

“Dear world, there’s intense bombing right now. Why are you silent? Why? Why? Why? Fear is killing me & my kids. – Fatemah #Aleppo” A reflection on Christmas in the midst of the tweets coming out of Syria.

Brief Pause at Home

Back in Brum for a week.

Advent – rest, celebration, action

I love the sense of expectation and hopefulness in this month – a sense of expectation with which days on the calendar are slowly crossed off and doors of advent calendars are opened.