Sumanjin and Mabijeong vlog

I have started to vlog and it is much harder than it seems. Every new video I have edited has been a learning process, which has left me feeling sooo satisfied. Whenever I finished one, I can't wait to make the next one.

I really enjoy cutting, editing and finding music. I would love to continue to make these since it makes me feel so creative.

This vlog was from my first tour in Daegu with the Better Together company.They have excursions for foreigners that are new to Daegu so they can get to know the city better.

Enjoy!

Defining my own minimalism

Blogging for me, originally, was an outlet for me to showcase my photos from adventures. I enjoy taking pictures, even though they are mediocre at best. However, I come to realize this blog can have so much potential for me!

This blog can be a creative outlet for me to place bookmarks on my life. Especially this moment. I have so much extra time to think about what I want, what I need, and boiling down to it, what makes me happy.

I always considered myself to be quite a happy person, but I always wanted more. I constantly had these vapid needs to buy the newest...everything. When deciding to finally budget and put an end to my non-stop-nonsense-shopping addiction, I quickly realized those were the things that made me happy. I personally do not think this is a healthy way of living. This was not a sustainable life habit. I had so many things that the clothes in my closet were bulging out, yet, I would wake up needing more. I was determined to change this.

I spent a lot of time researching "minimalism" and was so certain this was exactly what I needed. I started donating massive amounts of my clothes and promised to not buy any new things.

This has been difficult. What has been even more challenging is constantly seeing other people's minimalistic life, and it's completely different from the next one. I have read that minimalism is not having an attachment to items because, at the end of your life, you have to leave these things behind. A bit morbid in my opinion, but nonetheless true. I have also read that people own few things, but they are all high quality and much more expensive...which seems to counteract having attachments. I don't know about you, but if I lost a shirt worth a couple of hundreds , I would be pretty upset.

I have learned a lot reading and researching, and I believe I have finally found my definition of minimalism.

I want my journey of minimalism to end with me being surrounded by things that I love and make me feel good. I want to eat food that makes me happy and healthy. I want my wardrobe to only have my favorite clothes and not one will be forgotten. Each will get to see a day of sunshine within a month, MINIMAL. I want to own fewer things but have those few things make me smile.

I know this won't be an easy journey. I already am struggling, since I'm surrounded by temptation every single day, but I know the enlightenment comes all from the struggles and failed attempts.

This is why I decided to name my blog minimjo. It's a time stamp of this huge decision to change my lifestyle.

Hey, future Jo! If you're reading this..don't forget your goals and look back at this and remember how far you've already come.

Photos have absolutely nothing to do with this post. But funny thing is, when I first came to Korea I was so positive flowers didn't grow here because I saw cabbage plants growing in pots as decorations  instead of flowers. Here we are though! I present a small collection of Korea's florals.

Spring time in Daegu

Right now it is spring in South Korea! South Korea's spring weather reminds me of the weather back home. Constant temperature fluctuations- cold weather in the morning to hot weather in the evening. 

Even with the temperature fluctuations, the weather is much more tolerable than the frigid winter I was welcomed in.

With the spring time comes along something I have always dreamed of seeing. Cherry blossoms!! I actually live on a street with cherry blossoms lining the sides and walking down the road was such a treat everyday. 

However, through the grape vine, I heard of even a better place to experience Daegu's cherry blossoms. A park only 20 minutes away from my home, called Duryu Park.

Duryu Park holds Daegu's E-World amusement park. There is a fee entrance to the park, but it is not necessary to go inside to experience the cherry blossoms. I was fortunate enough to be able to go and see them right before a rainy week and it did not disappoint! They aren't as pink as I imagined them to be, which are mainly found in Japan. Which makes sense since I imagined pink ones due to romantic anime scenes, but still absolutely stunning. The surrounding couples made me miss Jonathan even more than I already do, but Cherim was a wonderful company, so I throughly enjoyed myself. 

This was a spontaneous trip, so all photos were taken on my iphone.