Bearing My Seoul: Tales of a Black American Girl in a Big Asian City

The truth is always better than fiction!Bearing My Seoul is a collection of sometimes-funny always-interesting essays written about a Black American girl taking a job in one of Asias biggest cities sight unseen.Back before any of the boys in BTS had even graduated high school before Gangnam Style mukbangs or most of the world discovered Korean beauty products Taryn Blake moved to Seoul South Korea to become a full-time teacher. Whether a first trip to the public bath a disastrous blind date meeting K-pop superstar Rain or experiencing Korean church culture like Seoul this book offers surprises around every corner.