This week marks the halfway point in my 10 month stay in Korea! I came here in August of 2025 and will be here until June of 2026.
Annyeonghaseyo! I’m Margaret, a Korean adoptee and landscape architect on a Fulbright year in South Korea, creating drawings of the DMZ to share its hidden stories with others.

This week marks the halfway point in my 10 month stay in Korea! I came here in August of 2025 and will be here until June of 2026.

Learning jeong in Korea, I discovered that peace is practiced slowly — through small acts, shared meals and everyday moments rather than through big ideas.

Jiwon, a sophomore at a Korean boarding school, shares her daily routine, favorite subjects and dreams. Her responses reveal what one Korean student's life is really like!

This album features photos from Jeju Island, a subtropical island south of the Korean Peninsula known for its tangerines, tradition of haenyeo women divers and coastal landscapes.