The Lumberjack

Since my boyfriend, Matthew, will appear in many of my posts I thought I would officially introduce him. My knickname for him is “LJ,” as in lumberjack, because he has a beard, shaggy hair and many days wears jeans and a red and blue plaid shirt. Now how can I describe his personality without sounding like an obsessed 15 year old? He’s handsome, artistic, self-motivated, musical, well read, writes well, obsesses over doing the Appalachian Trail, loves scuba diving, loves kids and has an incredibly unique sense of humor. Is that all you may ask? Probably not!

We met at a biannual rock climbers meet and greet. I had always wanted to go rock climbing and after some research online I found a website dedicated to rock climbing in Korea (future post on Korean rock climbing to come). I sent messages to an Aussie (now my friend Jake) living in a nearby city asking for a ride to the next meet and greet. Since I only signed my name as H and not Heidi, he had assumed I was a guy. When I arrived to the meeting place, both Jake and Matthew were there and surprised to see a girl. After two days of camping, climbing and slack lining with 50+ other people, Matthew and I started a friendship that would months later, become more.  

Matthew teaching Jake to slackline

On vacation in Northwest Korea