The Aclipse Blog is Produced by Current Teachers in Korea!

I arrived in Korea last July as a wide eyed and somewhat bewildered Westerner who truly had no idea what she was getting herself into. I’m not sure how it’s happened, but in the last nine months I’ve gone from a frightened tourist to a resident of Korea, and now I find myself calling this place my home.

So as a full time blogger on beauty products while teaching English in Korea, it is definitely important to share with you my love for Myeongdong. I am constantly blogging about the beauty products that you can find in America and my obsession with them. You would think there aren't a lot of differences with the products in America and the ones here, since they all are for the skin. Think again. There are so many differences with these products that I have been shopping like crazy when in Korea!

I went to Seoul this past weekend with one thing on my mind: pet cafes. Wow, that sentence sounds a bit crazy so maybe some explaining is in order. Pet cafes are not restaurants that specialize in serving various types of pets. (Sorry for the gruesome picture.) On the contrary, these are cafes that serve normal café fare, i.e. coffee, tea, and expresso drinks, while surrounded by friendly cats or dogs. In several locations throughout Seoul, one can find dog cafés, cat cafes, and fish cafés. (or so I had been told). I decided to spend an afternoon investigating whether these pet cafes were real and to see if I enjoyed drinking a cup of coffee while a pack of dogs ran around my feet.