Riding the white horse: On being foreign in South Korea
KEVIN, my Korean co-teacher, had an idea for our open class. “Let’s make a motivational video,” he suggested. “I’ll ask, ‘Would you like some more?’ you’ll say, ‘Yes, please,’ and after we repeat this a couple times, you’ll stuff your shirt with balloons. When you stand up to clear your tray, you’ll look really fat!” “Really,...
Crafting my first Glimpse narrative and developing a relationship with an editor
Since re-discovering my voice last year, I’ve earned a number of opportunities to grow as a writer and blogger, but the Glimpse Correspondents Program has been (and still is) the best experience yet. I find that narratives are the most challenging form of travel writing to write, but ultimately, they are the most rewarding. It’s...
Notes from the covert world of Korean shamanism
CELINE CROSSED HER LEGS and took a long drag of her cigarette. “The shaman told me my grandmother’s hometown. She pointed to it on a map,” she recounted in her thick French accent. “Later, the adoption agency gave me the exact same information.” A couple other exchange students and I sat on perpendicular wooden benches...
Fall 2012 Glimpse Correspondents Program: the beginning
I was recently chosen as a Fall 2012 Glimpse Correspondent and admitted to the new Glimpse-Matador U Graduate Program to further study the art of travel journalism. I couldn’t be more thrilled to take part in this amazing program, enabling me to work one-on-one with an editor and take my writing in a new direction. ...
10 Publications to Submit Travel Narratives
If you are an emerging travel writer, like myself, you’re probably looking for potential online and print magazines to publish your writing. This list includes 10 publications that all feature personal narratives (although many publish other types of writing as well) and are geared towards independent, adventurous young travelers, mainly between the ages of 18-40. These...
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