I moved from Texas to South Korea after a breakup. Twenty years later, I have no interest in going back.
Source: Business Insider ·
Ryan Phillips was born and raised in Texas. Now he smokes meat and runs a farm in Seoul.
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Ryan Phillips moved to South Korea in his 20s to get over a breakup. Now, he's in his 40s and running a farm near Seoul.Provided by Ryan PhillipsAfter Ryan Phillips and his live-in girlfriend split, his friend suggested moving to Korea.Twenty years later, he's running an organic farm and smoking meat for events.Phillips, now 47, says he has "zero reasons" to leave Seoul.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Phillips, 47, the owner of Bearfoot Gardens, a farm in Seoul. His words have been edited for length and clarity.I moved to Seoul in 2006, the same year my relationship with the girl I thought was the one ended.One day, I came home from my accounting job to find she'd moved out. We'd only been living together for a couple of months.I lost it: I remember breaking the phone after we talked. But then a friend who was about to go to Korea to teach English told me, "Man, just come to Korea. We'll find you a job." I thought: maybe that's what I need. Do you have any…
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