Bistopping Review 비스토핑

💥Cafe Gals: Cafe Review💥

Bistopping is a small ice cream shop in between Sinsa and Nonhyeon Station. It's definitely in an area that you need to map out! If you know how to use Naver maps then you'll definitely be in good hands! 
Bistopping has attracted a wide variety of clients. When we went there were lots of Japanese people and a few Koreans. They have definitely amped up their business via instagram. 
The system of ordering is pretty fun because you can choose your cone, type of ice cream, and your toppings! In their case you can choose chocolate stars, mermaid tails, chocolate pearls and other assorted goodies! 
When we went in Cheyenne customized hers but I showed the clerk an instagram picture and said, "This one pleaaaase!" 

They are super nice helpful here! This is absolutely a great place to come!

Now let's get into the details here:

Prices: 
5,000 +
Depending on how fancy you want to get
Menu:
Available in Korean, English, Chinese, & Japnese
Wifi: 
Absolutely! Bottom of your receipt! 
Pet Friendly:
No
Atmosphere: 
Very cute! The inside of ice cream shop is small and adorable!
Seating: 
Inside seats about 30
Outside about 8 
Instagram Worthy:
Of course! You can take a picture with their signature wall or the bubble gum pink walls! 

Thoughts:

Honestly I love coming to Bistopping because it's fresh and delicious! It's perfect on hot summer days or even lazy Sundays! Bistopping is great for casual meeting with friends or a family hang out! You should definitely come and check it out! You'll be glad you came!
🚨Cheyenne and I gave this cafe🚨 
☕☕☕☕☕/5

💕

Address:

Seoul, Seocho-gu, Jamwon-dong, Sinbanpo-ro 47-gil, 68
🌟Sinsa Exit 3 go straight and cross at Kia Motors 

Open
Everyday from 11AM - 10PM

Phone Number
070-7792-0409

 📷Their Instagram📷

Bistopping

Stay caffeinated my friends! 

xoxo

Cafe Gals

DB Story Cafe Review! // 디비스토리

💥Cafe Gals: Cafe Review💥

DB Story Cafe is less of a cafe and more of a fun craft place. You can however, get basic drinks like coffee, tea, cherry cola, etc. They have phone cases, charms, straps, and a ton more! It's a good place to come with friends and exercise your creativity. 

They have a store in Hongdae and Dongdaemun and online store. Check their Instagram for the website!

Now let's get into the details here:

Prices: 
Phone Case- ₩1,000-₩8,000
Accessories- ₩500-₩15,000
Drinks

  

Menu:
English and Korean

Wifi: 
Yes

Pet Friendly:
No

Atmosphere: 
Cool, everyone was having fun!

Seating: 
about 20 seats

Instagram Worthy:
yes! a lot of cool things and your phone case will look cute!

Thoughts:

This is a super fun place to come to with your friends. They have so many amazing accessories and things to make your perfect phone case. I had a hard time with my long nails but if you're a normal person with normal nails you shouldn't have a problem! They supply you with tweezers and super glue to help with adding everything. You can bring a friend or many, they have seating that accommodates both. It was so much picking everything and making the phone case. We recommend coming here, maybe not for the drinks, but to let your creative juices flow!   

🚨Cheyenne and I gave this cafe🚨 

☕☕☕☕.5/5

💕

Address:

서울 마포구 서교동 345-7 2층
Seoul. Mapo-gu Seokyo-dong 345-7 2F

Open
Everyday except holidays

12:00-9:00

Phone Number
 070 4202 0649

 📷Their Instagram📷

DB Story

Stay caffeinated my friends! 

xoxo

Cafe Gals

Dore Dore Cafe Sinsa // 도레도레신사동

💥Cafe Gals: Cafe Review💥

Dore Dore is a 4 story house in the back streets of Sinsa-dong.
 The first floor you walk into is where all the goodies are! They have a basement and additional floors on top! Each floor is a different color with a different set of decor. Their pastry case looks absolutely inviting with rainbows and gem colored cookies.

 Dore Dore is also a bright pink house with the words Dore on the side.
 You cant miss it! 

Now let's get into the details here:

Prices: 
Drinks: 5,000 - 8,5000 KRW
Cake slice: 8,500 - 15,000 KRW
Menu:
Korean

Wifi: 
Absolutely! 
Pet Friendly:
No 
Atmosphere: 
Barbie's house come to life! Amazing!
Seating: 
Plenty! 4 floors of seating and AC!
Instagram Worthy:
Heck yes! Take that selfie and eat that cake! 🍰

Thoughts:
Dore Dore was an awesome cafe to visit and I'm more than certain it wont be our last time here! I have to admit all of Cheyenne's choices were delicious! Mine wasn't as good as I was hoping. I did take my left over cake to my husband and he LOVED it! So it didn't go to waste 😀 I would highly recommend this cafe to anyone who has a sweet tooth! One the week days it's a nice place to hang out and enjoy the wifi! I cant wait to come back and get the carrot cake! haha 


🚨Cheyenne and I gave this cafe🚨 
☕☕☕/5

💕

Address:

서울특별시 강남구 도산대로15길40

40 Dosan-daero 15-gil

🌟You can access the Cafe from Apgujeong-ro or the main road of Sinsa 

Open
Every day 11AM - 11PM

Phone Number
02-540-4553

📸Instagram📸
Dore Dore

Stay caffeinated my friends! 

xoxo

Cafe Gals

2 months later

previously on my blog.....

My last entry was my teary goodbye to South Korea

Coming back home has definitely had its moments...

I've honestly been wanting to write this but I've been struggling with how I want to write this.

I have felt a range of emotions the past 2 months

but the strongest emotion is

confusion.

As I started working this week the time has flown and I just think 

okay, i can do this. 10 more months ... it'll go quickly

but I cant help that I want to go back

I miss Kyu a lot

my insurance

my kids 

and

F O O D!

I want to start doing youtube videos again once I strike a balance with work and free time. 

I did bring back 3 suitcases full of skin care I want to share with you all!

If you have any questions about skin care of living in Korea please feel free to ask! 

Have a good week end!

xoxo

Julie

W e E k 1 6

Hey everyone!!

This week went by really fast which I'm really happy about! Get to knock off another week off the year and 5 weeks until summer vacation!!!

Woo hoo!! 

Are any of y'all a fan of the Bachelorette??

If so who are your top 3 this season!! 

xoxo

Julie Greene

Episode 8 & 9

sorry y'all 

I've been massively lacking these past 2 weeks! I apologizzze

but here is the awkwardness that happened last week

and then here is the follow up for week 9

Thanks for sticking with me you guys!!!

xoxo

Julie

Episode 7

Episode 7 y'all

Goal met! Video under 5 minutes!!!

woo hoo!

I feel like I'm getting better at this!

Thanks to everyone who continues to support me while I'm doing this silly thing! :D

xoxo

Julie

How to apply a sheet mask

Hey everyone! 

I finally upload a quick video of how to apply a face mask.

Even though the video is fast I put little subtitles the order I do things in. 

In the description box you will find all of the products I used. I linked everything just so if you want to try any of these products you know where to go!

I hope you enjoy this! If you have any questions feel free to ask! I might do this again but will an explanation part!

Hope you are having a great week!

xoxo

Julie 

Julie's Final 52 | Episode 4

Julie's Final 52 | Episode 4

Hey y'all !

Week 4 out of 52! 

I wish I could say the weeks have been flying by since I started this.

 But I'm still going haha

I just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU! To everyone who has been watching and supporting me while I do this! It's been really therapeutic for me to just talk. 

Again Thanks everyone!

Love y'all

xoxo 

Week End Jeonju Trip

Hey y'all!!

Here's a little recap of our week end to Jeonju! 

It was great getting out of the city and into the fresh country air! 

I let Kyu have complete creative control over the video editing. If it were up to me this would have been a 40 minute video haha 

I may actually section the video out just to highlight where we went and what we ate. 

Anywaaaaaaaaaaaays

Enjoy!

xoxo

Julie's Final 52 | Episode 1

Julie's Final 52 | Episode 1

Hey y'all! 

I am now trying once again to start a video journal. All of my other videos I did one and then determined I sounded like a total douche lord and just gave up.

butttt

I'm not giving up this time! I still sound and look like a giant weirdo but I want to try and vocalize my thoughts and feelings about living in Korea the past 3 years.

So here we go:

Julie's Final 52:

Episode 1

Julie's Final 52

Pardon the awkwardness...

I'm still getting used to seeing myself talk. hahaha

xoxo

Julie

T-52 weeks :)

Life After Korea

Life after Korea...

I was chatting with one of my girlfriends a couple weeks ago and we were talking about what life will be likes once we begin lives back home. She will be getting married soon to a wonderful Korean fellow and after they have kiddos they will head back to Canada. She brought up a lot of points about frustrations and worries about life back home.

It got me thinking... 

What the hell am I going to do?

By the time I head back to the States I will hopefully be at the tender age of 29. In my head it seems old in terms of getting my act together. Going home and technically starting over seems overwhelming and complicated. 

Life in Korea is easy. (relatively) 

Our housing is paid for, we work (a lot), explore far and near, and we don't have much to worry about. 

I love teaching in Korea but it's not like teaching in America. 

I also know I don't want to teach when I go back to America because I'm actually not qualified to be a teacher. I major in psychology. 

My friend said something that really struck a cord with me. 

"We need to have marketable skills that will enable us to have jobs in other fields and still be successful." 

I got to thinking. 

A. What are my skills?

B. What am I passionate about?

My first passion is make up and skin care and I have been doing that for sometime but have really slowed down since work takes up much of my time and honestly I am not going to contour my face and wear bright lip stick to teach. 

Lately I've been researching a lot about nail art. So after spending the week end at SETEC I am happy to announce my journey learning how to do nail art. 

Of course with anything I will need to practice and make sure I can do a mean manicure and gett fancy with colors and variations. Sure there's a lot to learn but that's what makes it so fun and exciting for me. 

To anyone that is abroad and wondering what life will be like after you return it's okay to be confused and a little worried. I think we all have to take it with stride. Plans aren't perfect but I'm going to work hard and try my best. 

To any of the expat who have gone home and started a new life outside of teaching, what did you do? And how did you get there? Was it difficult? 

I give you all massive kudos. 

So to all of my friends living and working abroad what do you think? What will you do? 

Best luck to everyone 

"When you do what you love you never work a day in your life"

xoxo

J. Greene

Felice Piatto

행복한접시 Felice Piatto - Dongtan

So the first week end we moved here it was pretty hectic and there was a lot to do in a short amount of time.

Sunday we ventured out of our Metapolis bubble and across the major road into a whole new world of delicious looking restaurants and boutiques. I don't know the exact name of the area but the map at the bottom can provide some help!~ 

Here's the intersection.. a blurry version the restaurant is behind the white sign in the background. So we walked around and the restaurant is next to Baby Guiness... if that helps at all haha

We walked in and the restaurant was pretty empty so we got our choice of where to sit! 

There interior is cute and very clean and well organized. We ordered a pasta dish each and a margherita pizza. 

This was my chicken carbonara ! I am very picky when it comes to cream sauces in Korea. It's always very runny and the consistency of soup, but this was perfect! It was thick and velvety and it left me wanting more! 

This is what my boyfriend got. He prefers red sauce and anything spicy enough to set your bowels on fire. His was called Arrabbiata and it was pretty delicious. I only tried a bite but he gave it rave reviews. He practically licked the plate. 

 

The pizza may not look like much but the crust was nice and thin. The sauce didn't over power the pizza and it was delightful! I highly recommend it! 

The presentation was nice and clean and we pretty much left the plates clean. haha I cleaned mine with the pizza crust. 

I thought the meal was over but all of a sudden FREE dessert came out! We got to choose between chocolate cake and cheese cake. The chocolate was pretty delicious! 

Since it was late I opted for the free orange juice and my boyfriend got tea. 

This is the entrance to restaurant, I am a sucker for a lemon painting. haha 

This is what it looks like from outside! Sorry it's so dark, we went spur of the moment Sunday night! 

Overall 

Atmosphere:

4/5

Quality of food:

4/5

Service

3/5

Value

4/5

Overall experience

5/5


Overall I can't wait to eat there again and try out some new dishes! The prices are moderately priced. Definitely not cheap, but it's about 10 bucks a plate, which isn't bad for the portion they give you. If your in the Central Park neighborhood check it out and let me know what you think. 

Here's a map of the location and the address in Korean. 

New city New start

Hey y'all

It's me ! I have been away from here for a long time. My previous job was pretty demanding and it was really hard to have some personal blogging time. All I wanted to do was eat, sleep, and sleep some more. haha Now that I've moved to a new city and a new school I will have more time for hobbies and doing things I like to do. 

I have just moved to Dongtan which is outside of Suwon. I am working at a brand new school with some pretty amazing people. Overall I am super happy!!

I am going to start blogging about different restaurants and activities I do around here! I live in a pretty central location so I am stoked I don't really have to travel far for anything. 

So stay tuned and I will try to update as much as possible!!

Love y'all!

xoxo

Julie

Dating in Korea

I have honestly did a lot of research before I left the states about dating and some of the positives and negatives that come with it. 

Well now that I have 5~6 months here under my belt and some "experiences" I believe I semi qualified to write about it. 

Through hours of tedious observations and personal experience with friends and their experiences, it seems that Korea handles foreign men much better than women. But let me explain my reasoning behind this.

Now this is just MY opinion and what I have observed so please take this as you may. 

A few friends know but I recently started dating a korean guy. Nice guy, english was pretty poor but he was nice on the eyes. We were going strong 1 month in then he started getting distant. Now I knew what was coming I just figured lets see what the reason is.... After I let him blame it on the Korean worth ethic of men I simply rolled my eyes and we kept talking. Then the talking stopped. I used my handy dandy Esther Unnie at school to help me see what his deal was and this is what I got back...

"Things will never work out for us because you are from America"

"We are culturally too different to understand one another"

This one really stung...

"I cannot marry you because you are a foreigner...."

Needless to say my feelings were hurt and but unfortunately there is truth to his reasoning. Sure it hurt and best believe I was pissed but now I kind of understand why. I am American sure thats obvious but the fact that there are so many foreigners especially women coming in and out of this country it's hard to maintain long lasting relationships. 

Now I'm not saying this means you wont find a good Korean man to take home to your parents, but I'm just saying it's a little more difficult considering our jobs, at a hogwon or a public school only last so long. Home sickness, life, and other opportunities pull you in different directions so you never know where you may end up. 

I have also observed that it seems culturally acceptable to have a "white guy" or foreigner boyfriend here. As I walked through Hongdae today (near Hongik University) They were out in numbers. White guys with Korean girls and I barely saw any Korean men with white girls. Actually I only saw 1 couple. Which to me, the odds seem a bit off. I have also heard from my other foreign friends that they do not like Korean men so that could also be the reason too but who knows. 

In closing, this has just been personal experience and observations and merely just my opinion. If you have any insight I'd love to hear it! I have not given up hope on my dream of one day having Mexican/Korean babies lulz. The dream is alive but I'm just more aware of what my come in the future. 

Much love to everyone 

xoxo

Greene.

Seoul Cycle

Well folks its that time of year here in Korea... The school year is quickly ending and that means one thing.

PEOPLE ARE LEAVING

I have only been here for 4 months but have grown quite fond of the people I work with. Coming into the school year towards the end was rough for me, but with the support of my co-workers I was able to power through some difficult times in and out of work.

People who come to Korea to work never really know how long or short their stay will be or exactly when they will leave.

This will be my first "Seoul Cycle." SEVEN foreign teachers and 4 Korean teachers are parting ways.

I found out today that my gay partner in crime/ co-worker is leaving next Friday and I could feel the tears welling up. He has was the first one to take me out and get me drunk, he introduced me to the gay community of Seoul, and he has taken care of me through my stent with the Seoul crud. Needless to say this man has done so much for me and my heart will be broken when he flies back to Seattle.

He told me,"your a big girl, you'll be fine without me."

I know it will take time to get adjusted with new co-workers and new kids and I know I will be fine...

The sting of fast change will burn but it will soon vanish.

I am blessed that I have met such passionate and inspiring people.  I am forever grateful for everything they have done for me.

Now it is my time to help usher in the fresh batch of American and/or Canadian newbies and lend a helping hand just like the people who have done the same for me.

The cycle never stops nor will it ever change.

We just have to put on our big girl panties and deal with it.

xoxo
sad @ work

Hongdae Foodie

So Saturday was pretty busy for me! But that doesn't mean I stayed in! Karla, Sarah and I definitely had a foodie/drinky kinda evening. 

Heading out of station 9 in Hongdae to start our night!

((San Antonio REPPIN'))

Gusto Tacos - Hongdae 

This was pretty delicious!

 Sure it's not exactly Tex-Mex but it still satisfied the tortilla craving. The handmade corn tortillas were delicious! This is carne asada and it was awesome having a good ole Dos XX. 

After this Sarah and I took down another tortilla each haha it was just too good to pass up! 

After that we walked up and down the strip because Sarah wanted to take us to this one place that has amazing pizza and subzero ice cream. 

I took a picture of this building just because it was visually interesting. Im not sure what it is but it's cool looking haha So after getting a little lost we finally found the pizza place!

Coyote Saloon - Hongdae

This is my white russian drink and we tore up some 4 cheese pizza. It was a little on the pricey side but there were 3 of us so we split it evenly so it didn't make it too bad. The restaurant was pretty cute it was up on the 2nd floor and made for some good people watching. 

After this it was time for my first Hongdae club experience.

Not going to lie I was a little nervous because I haven't been out out since I was in college so I figured this was going to be an experience haha 

We went to Papa Gorilla's near Cocoon and it was pretty fun. It's funny to see the girls dancing here because they dance with their hands its pretty cute.

The night was a lot of fun it was good to get out and blow off some steam from the week! 

Hope everyone had a great week end and I hope you enjoy your Sunday!

xoxo

Greene