I left South Korea 🇰🇷 

Leaving Korea was so GOOD for my mental health! I hope you thrive babe!❤🎉

I left Korea feeling bittersweet, more so bitter, but after years I am now able to visit Korea for vacations and truly enjoy all the sweet parts fully. It's brave and responsible to realize when you need to leave a place and I wish you well on your journey

You're a writer and a storyteller. You could write the most beautiful and captivating novels ever written. You have that gift.

This made me in tears. I am Korean leaving in Australia for while. Living in another country is def very tough. I am glad you had good time and knew when to leave as well. That is such a brave thing. All the best 😊

This made me so emotional. No one can ever imagine the whirlwind of emotions we encounter on these respective journeys we have embarked upon. Leaving home, leaving your loved ones, venturing into the unknown, to be all alone in foreign lands is not an easy feat but, we muster up the courage and take the bull by the horns. These countries grow on us, become such an essential part of our existence that it's almost impossible to imagine ourselves outside of them. There's days where I long for Japan, so much so that, I question my decision to leave and come to China. But, my journey continues and I can only hope that this is the beginning of bigger and better things yet to come in your life. Sayonara, Nolu, I have no doubt that Korea will also miss having you in its bosom. Fare thee well ❤.

I am so blessed by this. I love Korea soooo much. This video almost made me tear up. I am so glad to see someone else so blessed by the beauty of Korea. I lived there for 7.5 years and married a Korean just before we both left to live in Africa. We have been here for 1.5 years and will return to Korea at the end of the year, but I don't know for how long. I love your heart and I hope you enjoy your next adventure and that someday you can see Korea again

This was the most heartfelt video I've seen. May your new journey be blessed with joy and laughter. This is my final year in Korea (my 6th year). I feel the same as how you felt. It's the end now. There is nothing more for me here. 😢 but Korea will always be part of me.

You are such an intellectual, the way you express yourself is of high level. I believe the world needs to hear you, don't stop making videos because when you talk you touch the soul. I am proud of you. Congratulations on your new journey

I left China last year May after living there for 5 years. Your apartment looked similar to the one I lived in. Leaving China was the best thing for my overall well-being, especially going through the covid madness. I now live in Tanzania. Good luck on your journey. It's all a learning experience, no matter where we are or where we end up!

I hope you plan on becoming a professional writer. This essay, as with so many of your prior videos, was just exquisite. All blessings and luck to you on your life journey. Maybe your next country should be one with a more diverse population where English is spoken and understood.

This resonates deeply. I have also been away from SA for 8 years now living in Taiwan. In a day, there are profound moments where I long to be with my loved ones back home. ❤ Thank you for sharing your story. It is inspiring.

I just discovered your channel and I must say that you have a captivating voice. So soothing, and very evident that you're a reader and a writer. Love this vulnerable journey for you.

Why dont you try to explore my country philippines filipinos are kind and charitable go and visit us miss nolu you are welcome here

This was so beautifully poetic and showcased your vulnerability ❣ I don't see it as a lie... one thing I've learned is that our experiences aren't linear. You're experiencing the same feelings that you felt a year ago now. These experiences deeply alter our perspectives on life as a whole. I also felt extreme loneliness in South Korea. Since it was a place I had been wanting to travel to for quite some time, I found it so perplexing. I kept asking myself, "Why am I not happy?" It became a total paradox. Thank you for continuing to share your experiences--regardless of if they are in real time or not. ❤Peace

Sisi Nolu please publish an audiobook because wow i would definitely listen to your calming voice🥺🥺💛💛

I've cried from what felt like the depths of my soul when leaving place I grew to call home. But as you said, sometimes it's time for us to move on no matter how much we love a place and its people. The beautiful thing is that you'll forever have each and every moment of your time in S. Korea etched into your story. Being able to call upon each experience, including smells, sounds, touches, and more... it's a blessing. Can't wait to see where the road takes you next! 💖A fellow EFL teacher and expat

Such a beautifully told story about your journey in SK! Thank you for shaking

This is so beautiful. Also a South African who first lived in Korea from 2017-2018. I moved back last year and I’m also feeling sad about having to leave someday. This is truly a second home and where I became an adult. You’ve so beautifully articulated exactly how I feel about Korea. Wishing you the most beautiful future ahead 🩷

I love your ability to express moments that mean so much. Thank you for sharing your journey with us and showing a different way of being.

Wow you have such a beautiful way with words! And what a blessing you must have been for your students and those you encountered. As a Korean I found city life to be cold and the pressure of education was unbearable. Having a teacher like you who brings so much warmth, soul, respect, passion can be life changing for children shuffled from hagwon to hagwon. Appreciation to you for following your heart and sharing part of you with this land and people.

Just watched your video of being punched in China, looks like you've been in those Asian countries for a while and not feeling good or establised. I'm so sorry about that and I really recommend coming over here to Europe, I've been living here for over 17 years and I feel more at home than my country. There's a large black community here and it's all just easier and loving. Please reconsider where you live and your happiness. It's not a matter of where pays you more, no money can buy happiness and peace. God loves you!

This is a very beautiful video. Aboslutely loved your hearfelt but melancholic message to leaving Korea ❤

Went through a similar lonely time in NYC. Interesting how sometimes the most crowded places can feel the loneliest. I too found strength, and a true love of my own company for the first time.

You are a good story teller sweetie,so poetic . I could listen to you all day I suppose you are a good English teacher too. I’m almost from SA and I’m in one of the countries in Asia . And I am enjoying it all the best 😊

I love how well spoken you are, I could listen to you speak all day❤ I'm excited for this series 🥳 Love you ❤

@3:14 i taught those exact children 😭 wait at @3:43 those were also my students! i could cry right now. I think this is the first video of yours that i've watched but i just wanted to say that out of all the videos i've seen of people sharing their experiences living in South Korea, this is a video i 100% resonate with. There is no other place like Busan, in my opinion, it's one of the best cities in the world and would always have a special place in my heart. However, living alone in a homogenous and foreign country brings it's own challenges that are quite difficult to explain. I wish you the best in your new chapter

Why on earth am I crying? I felt every word so eloquently spoken.

🥹one thing about you? you always make me cry whilst inspiring me to go after my dreams. Thank you for sharing this with us❤

In my dreams this how I express myself, I am in awe on how you can paint vivid pictures with your words. I listened with my eyes closed. Please teach me yhoo

This is a beautiful reflection. Today I began my MA in Korean here in Hawai'i, and I'll be spending next year in Korea. I've never been and am both excited and curious about the new experiences that I'll have being immersed in South Korea's culture for the first time. I'd love to hear more about your positive experiences in South Korea when you are ready to share, and some of the reasons that led you to leave. Thank you for your openness and willingness to share.

This video is so beautiful. I want to command you for venturing into a foreign country while leaving behind friends and family. The part you mentioned about being forced to confront yourself in solitude in very relatable to me. I pray that you find happiness, peace and joy in your life. You are so beautiful and strong and you’re brave for showing your vulnerability online. Wishing you all the best in your journey.

This resonated so much with me. I've had some experiences where I wanted to give certain people the benefit of the doubt, and that led to them tearing me apart mentally. I would think about all the good times we've had and all the things they've done for me that I would forget how mentally draining they are to be around. I am getting to the point where I am accepting the reality of things and slowly distancing myself from them. I hate people who ghost other people, but I am too afraid to confront them. I don't know if I'll ever completely cut contact, but I will definitely take steps to make boundaries and distance myself. It's kind of like how people get so nostalgic about a time period that they forget all the bad things that happened during that time and idolize it. I wish you all the best.

The people judging you the hardest, are the biggest liars and gossips in their own lives, hence why they are projecting....You didn't have to explain yourself so much in your recent RU-vid video, The people who are truly important to you and your fans understand and that is all that matters👍🇿🇦🌺 Good luck in your future endeavours.

Your story was touching and relevant to even people who have not shared the same experiences. Thank you for sharing your story.

Wow so beautifully sad but there is a silver lining in there somewhere. You are so articulate in your thoughts and word it so perfectly. You should be an author. These memoirs are so precious. Thank you for sharing.

Your courage to do what was right for you is the realization that you have satisfied your craving for what it was like for you individually to be liberated. There is nothing wrong with trying to find a place of exploration to see how others live and imurse yourself in another culture. Factly, it was the right thing to do. Now, you can share your experiences with others like you who are possibly afraid to do so. Blessings to you on wherever your heart takes you. At the least, you can say that you did, and those memories will last you a lifetime. That what is intended for you is for you. Use those stories to keep us entertained. God Bless💜

Thank you Nolu for sharing your journey. All the best for your future endeavors

This is so cute and adorable I love the fact how you said the everything needed to be said cos I just felt that people who go there don’t really give out their experiences always talking about the racism and all forgetting that it’s not only Korea that practice racism all countries do it I really want to go there each time I say this everyone is like of all countries and I am like wdym so this video has given me more focus on my goal which is to go to Korea and Infact I think I’m going to gift it to myself as a birthday gift

This is beautiful 😭🌸🇿🇦

omg this clip gave me chills. you’re incredible.💕

You need to write a book or short story. Your story telling skills are out of this world. Or a poem about korea. Your choice of words in story telling.. Just great

This makes sense now, in that, I saw you in an interview about life in China and it seemed recent. Anyways, I wish you the best to come. You inspire me Nolu🎉❤

I absolutely looove your video essay!!!! It is well done, i really felt as if i was with you on your journey in Korea! I enjoyed reliving this part of your life with you! 😄😄

You’re definitely an English teacher, you have such a way with words very articulate 😍😍😍

You are such a good story teller❤

> Feels lonely in Korea > Moves to an even more xenophobic, authoritarian country > Surprised Pikachu Meme

You write and narrate exceptionally well.

Thank you for documenting the rollercoaster that is life. You show so much vulnerability, bravery, and resilience. Your strength, and boundaries for yourself are inspiring and I know they will get you farther, and much closer to peace.

Trainwreck life. Going to new places without doing research.

An entire year? Thats crazy, this entire time i thought you were in Korea, i watched your videos for honest real time experiences, idk how to feel😭 but I'm also happy you left and you're in a better place Edit: idk why people are coming at me like I said I was mad at her for not saying anything before or something. I simply said I ASSUMED she was in Korea and I was caught off guard when she informed us that she wasnt. I am happy once she's happy wherever she is💫no hate only love to nolu💕🙏🏽

Your story is inspirational ❤

I'm just relieved that you are safely back home.....

Beautiful, authentic story telling ❤

my south african sis sending prayers and love

YOU are a ray of sunshine. Please never stop shining, no matter how the world tries to dim you.

So beautifully expressed..! Wishing you the best in your next endeavour..

Beautiful retelling. There is a reason people leave Korea though. Several, but more glaring ones than others.

You're such a beautiful story teller !!!!!

how poetic..thanks for sharing

Thank you for sharing and being transparent.

We love you miss nolu one thing i remember those kids you had been teaching for years loves you very much

Wow your English....choice of words very poetically arranged. Wow ..will you be my English teacher 🤣🤣🤣🤣? You are beautifully amazing

I left Korea too. But the heart is a mystery. I miss it again 😢

Damn! That felt like a movie man🙌🏽🔥 great shots love the editing!

I left 2 months ago but I still Cry when I tell ppl my story Im so happy for you ❤

South Korea imprints itself upon your soul in a way that being there for any amount of time past say 2 or 3 weeks, you don’t want to leave it behind when it is time to go. My country has a lot of faults but I would not live anywhere but in the US simply because it’s what I know as the core of me. Family and tradition and home. However, South Korea never fails to pull at my heart and soul each time I visit. Finally I came to the conclusion of spending extended but not permanent stays there was the key to having my cake and eating it too. I applaud you for being there as long as you were and applaud you again for knowing when it was time to go. May you continue to grow in strength and wisdom wherever your next adventure takes you.

I left Korea about 3 months ago and it feels so weird... While living in Korea, I always knew I would not stay there forever, I told myself that I would not last more than 5 years and so I did, I lived there 4 and a half years. Now that I am back in my country, I realized many things that I was missing out, spending time with my family, big important events (good ones such as weddings and bad ones)... Even simple stuff as getting my hair done and food has become so much easier, since my hair is afro, it was always a challenge to find a salon that did not complain and knew how to do my hair well without damaging it, I lived in Gangwon-do and I had to go all the way to Seoul because there was this korean guy that really knew how to do foreign hair ( he lived abroad), now back at home I have a hair salon in front of my house. With food, I had very hard time because I have IBS and my stomach cannot handle gochujang, ramyeon, and foods that have heavy/fermented seasoning (jjimdak, etc.), the company I worked for provided lunch and they provided alternative food for muslins when they served pork, I also tried that they included me and my colleague when they served foods that contained gochujang/fermented seasoning but the person in charge of the kitchen tried so hard to kick me out of the alternative menu, she even told me that I should do as Koreans who are vegans and bring food as if my problem was about a choice I made of not eating certain foods rather than me having an allergy plus this was our company benefit, not even HR helped with that... and If I talk about all the injustices I had to go through in the corporate world and see other people also go through, this comment would be a book... now that I am back in my country working in another company where they tell you to speak up if there is a problem, you feel more respected no matter your position, you can report sexual/harassment to an anonymous hot line ( something that happens very often in Korean companies and even though you report to superiors, nothing really happens) and many other issues, it feels very refreshing to know you have the resources and that you can do many things again without being judged/treated differently... I am at a moment where I have mixed feelings of bitterness and I need to heal from the many of the bad situations I went while living in Korea... Nonetheless, I always going to miss the good things about Korea, the safety, the mobility, getting to know many people from different cultures... now That I am in the other side of the world, Korea feels so far away again and that it was I hate, because I want to be able to go there for vacation and be there for a while to enjoy the good parts. Every time I see K dramas I feel nostalgic about places and certain foods(it makes me understand why k drama fans think Korea is the best thing ever)... Even though, I went through very bad situations, there were also many good moments and while being there it made stronger and accomplish my dreams of travelling and seeing the world so I hope I can heal from these wounds, not to view Korea with rose colored glasses but to be able of not feeling bitter when I think about the country.

Keep on making more vlogs,really love your content.❤

Wishing you lots of love, peace and happiness 🥰

Beautiful Nolu! Beautiful! I am looking foward to see where you venture next. Thank for sharing with me/us. Allowing us to feel inspired and dream. Thank you!💝

I feel this one a lot. We made the rough decision to leave Japan after six years this summer.

Your endurance in staying as long as you did surprises me. Undoubtedly, your time there allowed for the formation of friendships, the imparting of English knowledge to the upcoming generation of students, cultural interactions, language acquisition, and so much more. Yet, in viewing a few of your subsequent videos, I sensed a poignant undercurrent of loneliness stemming from difficulties in finding a partner, given the perception that you don't fit the specific Korean standards. What strikes me is your undeniable beauty and youth. While remaining in Korea has its merits, especially if you intend to live your life independently, it prompts contemplation about your long-term happiness. If your aspiration is to eventually share your life with a partner, why confine yourself to a country where your unique beauty, captivating skin tone, and other qualities might not be fully appreciated? You deserve to be in a place that values every aspect of you. It's not uncommon to encounter stories of beautiful black women who migrated to Korea, only to find themselves disheartened by the lack of attraction they receive due to preferences for lighter skin tones. My query consistently revolves around the choice to remain, particularly for those who moved there willingly, not including those born there. Your remarkable beauty is undeniable, and my suggestion is to seek a destination that wholeheartedly celebrates it. Embrace a locale that will cherish your individuality before the passage of time potentially dims its radiance.

wow, it's heartbreaking even for me to see this, it makes me think of seeing the record of my life displayed to me. I hope for the best for all of us.

Omg is this how she speaks in person? Did she rehearse this? Wow im impressed with the way the words flow and the understanding I received and felt from every word. #Introspection is a word she spoke that I myself as an english speaker haven't used. I know the word and its meaning but wow. 🤔 I like this lady.

Keep going, it's only upwards and onwards for you. I met my Scandinavian husband in my adventures as a teacher...marriage came at the right time at 32 and now we have 2 mixed race children. We live between two continents (Europe and South Africa) and still travel throughout the world extensively. Always live for awe and wonder because life is too short!

This was beautiful. Good luck on your new chapter!

So unapologetic so real. Needed to share this experience with you a day before my 30th birthday. ❤❤❤ all the great things marmi

This girl looks unwell. 😢 like she's really ill, shame man.

This is actually so sweet!

you speak so beautifully. so so well. ❤

This is so bittersweet. It seemed like you were really sad but content with your decision. I do have to ask tho where did you find your apartment?

Wow your a good writing and the use of poetry excellent .

I am disappointed yes because you didn't tell us for almost a whole year, but from your IG yeah there were signs, so l wish you all the best on your journey

Real living is always going to expose you to the world of one until you realize all those people and experiences become your universe. Good Luck.

you really have a way with words. wow!!

I’ve never been to that crazy country, but often get this feeling that South Korea doesn’t like foreigners; especially coloured folks. I’ve been proved right time and time again!

About four to six years from now, I'll be reading your adventures while holding a copy of your published book

I lived in Korea and I enjoyed it greatly. I just returned to Korea to visit and was not a fan (post pandemic was not the same).

Just be happy sis,everyday we meet new things in life ✨️ 😊 !!!!!!!!!smile 😊

What a beautiful video.❤

I'm so touched ❤❤😭😭😭💗

Korea is rlly a tough place to live in 😞😣😣😖😖

I hope everything is alright with you !

I wish you an amazing new chapter in life 🎉

I enjoyed watching your videos and think you are a good story teller. But i don't understand what is with all the secrecy about what country you are currently at.

They will miss you please forget korean men i will pray that you will find the right man for you

Please write books, novels, literature material. Best ever watched

Hey hey new subie here❤living far from home must be exhausting and difficult 😥 it must be overwhelming at times but I hope you know that you are doing the best that you can❤don’t be too hard on yourself, you look amazing ❤

You're an amazing storyteller

This apartment is so beautiful