What's This About?

“What is that feeling when you’re driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? It’s the too huge world vaulting us, and it’s good-by. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.” – Jack Kerouac

Hi, hello, my name is Megan and I am from San Diego, CA. After living in Seoul, South Korea for a year, then relocating to Bangkok, Thailand, I’m back in San Diego (temporarily). I teach English as a Second/Foreign language and love my job. It appears that this blog has organically become more of a place for photo essay style posts, I feel good about that. I continue to maintain this blog in order to document my adventures abroad and at home in the interest of becoming a better story teller .

: Teaching in Thailand

: Baja California Road Trip

: Coffee in Tokyo

: Playing Around in Gwanju

: Yerba Mate in Argentina

: Riding in Seoul

: Trekking on Mt. Rainier

: Traveling in Vietnam

: On Top of the Empire State Building, NYC

: Hiking in South Korea

: Fall in Japan

: Camping in Joshua Tree

Things I seek in the world:

Urban gardening, organic farming, taking pictures, fermentation projects, outdoor adventuring, bicycle riding, soccer/fubol, homegrown music, book exchanges, language and culture.

Things you will find here:

Lots of photos of food/people/nature, occasion detailed accounts of a travel experience, an attempt at understanding and working through what I experience on a daily basis, my impressions of how western culture may be present in places where it is not otherwise found, an invitation to discuss anything addressed in a given blog post.

16 thoughts on “What’s This About?”

j.young says: August 23, 2011 at 09:19

One of my favorite quotes and authors. Enjoying your blog and your photos are making me way too hungry!

Megan says: August 26, 2011 at 07:36

Hi, thanks for reading!

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Alyse Lamparyk says: October 5, 2011 at 10:17

I like your blog and am trying to capture a similar perspective here in Ghana. Your pictures are beautiful!
http://ghanaseewhaticansee.wordpress.com/

Megan says: October 24, 2011 at 14:18

Thank you so much! I am digging your blog too!

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frantelope says: October 17, 2011 at 22:33

megan! your photos are gorgeous! and i am learning so much from looking and reading here.
thanks for putting this out into the world! sending sun from san diego… i can’t believe you’ve been so far for so long. i hope you are finding contentment in seoul!!!

Megan says: October 19, 2011 at 12:02

Hi! Thank you so much for your kind words! I’ve enjoyed reading your blog for some time now. I just felt pushing the “follow” button would make it official. I hope things are going well in San Diego.

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Morgan Jauncey says: December 17, 2011 at 04:35

This blog is a great place to be. I will be visiting often. (and going back to your Japanese food post regularly to drool over those pictures! – so hungry right now!)

megankobrien says: December 17, 2011 at 04:43

Thanks for reading! The food I ate in Japan was really super!

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Asia says: February 3, 2012 at 05:15

I am utterly enthralled by your blog! Really happy I’ve stumbled upon it. Happy travels!

megankobrien says: February 5, 2012 at 17:14

Thanks for reading! I appreciate your blog too as I am heading to Thailand next weekend!

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sleepwalkingintokyo says: February 6, 2012 at 16:45

Hi. I just stumble upon your blog through wordpress. I’m so envy that you live in Seoul! I love Seoul a lot! Gonna read through your archives.

lightswimming says: February 7, 2012 at 12:34

enjoying the blog & pics – keep it up!

romiantiwaras says: February 13, 2012 at 17:08

Hello Megan!
I’m Romi from Indonesia. I was in Kyoto and Osaka for 9 days. That was so wonderful experiences I just remembered again about my trip when I saw your blog.
Nice traveling!