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Tag: 2016

Leftover Thoughts.

The following is my processing and recording some of what I learned during my Christmas travels.

2016, 2017, Japan, personal, reflections, Seoul, South Korea, student travel, Tokyo, travel, winter

Celebrating the New Year in Japan

Some of the traditions I encountered whilst in Japan for New Year’s (shogatsu).

2016, 2017, hatsumode, Japan, kadomatsu, kakizome, New Year's, omotenashi, student travel, Tokyo, travel, winter, Yokohama

Food in SKorea + Japan

Some photos of what I ate during my adventures. By no means exhaustive because I ate way too many things for that. Featuring crab brains, pig’s feet and octopus crackers. Enjoy!

2016, 2017, food, Japan, Seoul, South Korea, student travel, Tokyo, travel

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.

2016, 2017, hospitality, Japan, kabuki, Kamakura, Mount Fuji, New Year's, NYE, omotenashi, onsen, student travel, Tokyo, winter, Yokohama

22 things seen in Seoul

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

2016, Asia, Christmas travel, matching outfits, Seoul, South Korea

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.

2016, boxing day, christmas, Christmas travel, friends, Seoul, South Korea, student travel, winter

2km from North Korea – Visiting the DMZ

Where the loss of the people of Korea became real.

2016, North Korea, peace, re-unification, ribbon, South Korea, student travel, tour, winter

Adventure is Out There

The very beginning of my travelling fun this Christmas.

2016, Articulate, family, student travel, travel, winter

Thoughts on 2016

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

2016, 2017, carol, expectation, happy new year, hope, indeterminacy, new experiences, personal, reflection, reflections, unexpected, winter

As long as it is called ‘Today’

Hebrews 3 + 8.
As long as it is called ‘Today’, may I live by faith.

2016, faithfulness, gospel, Hebrews, Jeremiah, jesus, kindliness, obedience, Shepherd, winter

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.

2016, Cambridge, celebration, church, friends, gingerbread, Hebrews, HT, prayer, prophecy, rest, winter

How Today Was

What a gospel! And what a good end to the month of November and the season of autumn, here’s to advent!

2016, autumn, Cambridge, freedom, Hebrews, HT, leaves

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