School Librarian in Action
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Friday, June 20, 2025
Heart and Seoul Travel Log Day 4: I do believe your galaxy
It was the height of Covid when I came upon this interview of BTS in Rolling Stone. It was one of their better interviews, I think, and of the seven, it was Namjoon’s that I was drawn to because there was a part in it where he speaks about the unnoticed, the ordinary, and even the forgotten carrying entire universes within. That each of us, even rocks, has the potential for growth and the capability to shine. The irony is, we don’t realize or recognize it until it is too late.
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Heart and Seoul Travel Log Day 3: Pilgrim’s Progress
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Tita ARMY Tours South Korea at Festa 2025
“We were together / Every moment was forever.” — Take Two, BTS







Kuwentong Bangtan: The Message of BTS' OT7 at HOTS Final 2025
Monday, June 16, 2025
Kuwentong Bangtan: Our Celebration of BTS FESTA 2025 is a Pilgrimage of Purple Love
ARMY Daughter and I are back from Seoul where we joined a 5 Days and 4 Nights curated tour for ARMY at Festa season by Savedbythebest Travel and Tours. This trip is a product of blood, sweat and tears. It took us a eighteen months to save for this trip on top of life challenges one after the other. This is the toughest ARMY Glow Up Project I had. And somewhere in the middle of all this, I am grateful to have received the graces of friendship and companionship.
This trip is precious to me not only as ARMY but as a mother. Being with Zoe, my daughter who became ARMY years ahead of me, this is a mother-and-daughter journey through Seoul; through light and shadow, memory and music.
I wrote and reflected each step of the journey on my social media pages. Here's everything from Day 1 to Day 5.
D1: Heart and Seoul – We Never Walk Alone
Theme: Arrival, belonging, and walking in their footsteps
Key Stops: HYBE Building, Hyuga Café, Old Big Hit, Hakdong Park, Yoojung Sikdang
Reflection: From fog to warmth, from dorms to dreams, from their footsteps to ours, we were never alone.
D2: Heart and Seoul – Shared Memories
Theme: Reverence, rest, and memory that transcends ownership
Key Stop: In the SOOP Mansion
Reflection: To visit a space where BTS once rested is to understand that silence is a kind of presence. Rest is sacred. Memory is shared.
D3: Heart and Seoul – Why Do You Sound Like Soul?
Theme: Namjooning, city rhythms, and sensory immersion
Key Stops: Myeongdong Cathedral, parks, alleyways, food stalls
Reflection: Seoul isn’t just a city—it sings. And for the first time, I knew the lyrics were meant for me, too.
D4: Heart and Seoul – Born in Seoul, Raised in Ilsan
Theme: Movement, generational role shift, and place as identity
Key Stops: Seongsu, Ilsan commute, Lake Park
Reflection: She leads now, the way I once did. I see the city through her steps—and remember how Namjoon once walked from hometown to dream.
D5: Heart and Seoul – Light and Shadow
Theme: Becoming, motherhood, and shared inner journeys
Key Stop: Gyeongbokgung Palace (Hanbok day)
Reflection: She is growing up and out into the world. And I, once her guide, now stand beside her as a friend, an ally, a witness.