How I Celebrated Chinese New Year Alone in South Korea
I am a third-culture kid, a Chinese-American, who was living in South Korea for 5 years teaching English. Throughout those years, I spent Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, without my family.

I am a third-culture kid, a Chinese-American, who was living in South Korea for 5 years teaching English. Throughout those years, I spent Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, without my family.

I’m so happy that I had a break from work for Lunar New Year. In countries that follow the Lunar calendar such as China, Vietnam, and South Korea, the festivities are extravagant and wholesome. Many of us get a whole week or two off! Lunar New Year (LNY), or Chinese New Year (CNY), is a…