Day 2 in Hong Kong
I went around taking pictures while Kei and her grandmother patiently watched me. Kei’s grandmother was very sweet, yet her lack of...
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- Aug 30, 2012
Hong Kong: the Beginning
This summer holiday’s headlight is Hong Kong! I took off from Europe 2 days ago and arrived in Hong Kong yesterday at 11am, local time....
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- May 27, 2012
Kold is back
I’ve been gone…. For a very long… long… long… time. But now I’m back, I hope, for good. I must admit that even though my summer holiday...
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- Oct 29, 2011
10 life lessons and skills that South Korea taught me
10. How to eat a living octopus. ‘Just remember to chew it properly! If you take big piece and don’t chew it properly it can get stuck in...
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- Oct 26, 2011
Images on my mind
I bought a tripod yesterday. I have, as most girls, once had a dream of being a model. It lasted for about a year until I realised that I...
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- Oct 12, 2011
Welcome to England
I arrived two weeks ago. Or rather, I was supposed to arrive two weeks ago. Instead my plane got delayed for seven hours. Without a phone...
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- Sep 12, 2011
What now?
Now that I am back, there is one crucial problem to solve: what to do now? What to do during those two hours every night that I’ve spent...
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- Sep 12, 2011
Endings and Beginnings
I have arrived in Europe for a while now and I have had a bit of time to cool down and adjust. Getting rid of my jetlag took a while, but...
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- Aug 29, 2011
Last goodbyes
Yesterday I stayed in late and watched TV for a very long time, keeping myself entertained and avoiding the heat outside (since the rain...
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- Aug 27, 2011
Idol special
Yesterday was all centered around one thing: 2NE1’s concert. I was going together with Naomi, a good friend and we set off from home at...
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- Aug 25, 2011
Surprise!
I woke up at 10 am but since Unnie was still trying to sleep I decided to postpone my packing until she woke up, so I just passed time on...
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- Aug 24, 2011
Graduation
There was no class today, only a graduation ceremony. We had to meet late (which was very good news for me an Unnie as we both feel like...
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- Aug 23, 2011
The trick and art of eating moving octopus
This time next week I will be sitting on a plane somewhere on my way to Europe. I’m doing it again, combining two days in one post, this...
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- Aug 21, 2011
D-9: the Big Three
I relised that I missed a day and accidentally called my last post D-10 even though it was really D-11 (since I posted it at around 2AM I...
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- Aug 19, 2011
D-10
As seen above I got 42.8/50 in my essay exam. I ran out of time while writing the second part so I lost quite a lot of points on that,...
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- Aug 18, 2011
Height of the craze
Our day started with the final exams. The first one being listening test, that I reckon went quite ok, the second one being a speaking...
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- Aug 17, 2011
And it’s a pass.
Could my day have started any better? Before I was fully awake I was reading over my notes before starting our first exam. The first exam...
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- Aug 16, 2011
Top marks
My exam is tomorrow and I’ve only studied today. This morning we had our very last dictation and for once, the first time, and that...
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- Aug 15, 2011
Korea’s liberation day
I panicked when I woke up this morning as I was convinced that we had lessons since it is Monday. I let out a: ‘oh, missed class…’ in a...
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- Aug 14, 2011
K-pop Concert
This post will cover both yesterday and today, as today was pretty much just a continuation and repetition of yesterday’s events....
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THILDE KOLD HOLDT
I'm a novelist by profession, grape grower and winemaker by passion. Currently, I'm writing a science fantasy series, and querying a en epic fantasy about 7th century Korea. My debut trilogy about Vikings, the Hanged God, is out now.
Having lived in many different locations, the most difficult question to answer is: "where are you from?" I am, quite simply, from the planet Earth, for I have yet to set foot on Mars. Someday, though...
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