Welcome to the Joy-Full Journey

Hi, I'm Joy! In true quarter-life fashion I decided to sell all of my belongings, quit my job, and become an English teacher in Busan, South Korea. If you're interested in following along on my journey, check out the blog!

Spring, Spring, Spring (봄, 봄, 봄)

한국어 번역을 원하시면 여기를 선택하세요. Hello and welcome back to The Joyful Journey. If you are just joining us now, it’s nice to have you! I’m Joy and...

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6 days ago15 min read

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Winter Break

한국어 번역을 위해 여기를 선택하세요 Welcome back to the Joyful Journey, if you are just joining me here, welcome! My name is Joy, I’m 25 years old, and...

Joy Woudenberg

Feb 2816 min read

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The Holidays in Korea

여기를 클릭하여 한국어 번역을 확인하세요. Welcome back to the Joyful Journey. The holidays have whipped by and somehow I’ve found myself welcoming in the...

Joy Woudenberg

Jan 316 min read

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Joining the ‘God Brass U’ Fanclub and Other Adventures

Two months in and I still don’t have any idea what I’m doing… but do any of us? Hello and welcome back to the Joyful Journey. If you are...

Joy Woudenberg

Oct 27, 202415 min read

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Not the Train to Busan; The Bus to Busan

And just like that, somehow my first two weeks in Korea seemed to fly by. But so much has happened, it feels like 2 years. I arrived at...

Joy Woudenberg

Sep 7, 20246 min read

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Starting the Journey

As you read this blog, you may find yourself wondering what on Earth could have brought a seemingly content office worker to quit her job...

Joy Woudenberg

Aug 18, 20245 min read

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