Yesterday our friend Kelsey took us to Kumho dong, about a $5.00 taxi ride away to hit up the famous 20,000 won eye glass store.
I have been told by many people that eyeglasses in Korea are super cheap because everyone wears them…but you know, cheap is relative.
Once in the store I immediately started grabbing frames and trying them all on in a frenzy…frames for 20,000 won, like $18.00 lenses for $15.00. I ended up with three pairs (one of the frames was only 5,000 won!
The eye doctor had me try on the goofy glasses where she kept changing the lenses to figure out my prescription, then she had me walk around the store with the sexy things on. After that, we tried on some contacts, I got a pair too.
As we were about to walk out of the store, I threw on a pair of sunglasses for fun…well I instantly fell in love and well, purchased them too.
So, for 150,000 won or about $140.00 I got 3 pairs of glasses, 1 pair of sunglasses and contacts, including exam. I say, it is worth it to visit us, just so you can stock up on some funky specs!
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Intentionally and incrementally. Most families who live this way did not leap from conventional to adventurous overnight. They built remote work capacity, paid down debt, tested longer trips, and had honest conversations about what they want from their lives.
Different for every family. For some it is long-term travel. For others it is weekend adventures close to home. What connects them is intentionality about how time is spent and a preference for experiences over accumulation.
By finding stability within the adventure rather than treating them as opposites. Routines, rituals, and family rhythms travel with you. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.
That people are fundamentally similar across cultures. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.
By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life.
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The best money I ever spent was on Lasik eye surgery over 12 years ago and I was able to throw away all my old eyeglasses. It was a bit pricey then, but the outcome was liberating and I still have the same better-than perfect vision the doctor gave me all these years later.
Im not gutsy enough to try that yet…also, must pay off the student loans. Someday though, so many people I know have had it and love the results