It's the final stretch of my year in Korea.
My thoughts?
First and foremost is why I have neglected my blog so much. In actuality this is not true. However it weighs heavily on my tender soul. I will do my utmost to fill the gaps of the last 3 months.
What have learned these past 11 months? I have learned to depend more on myself to make decisions. What time will I wake up, what time to go get or make lunch. To do food shopping alone every week. To pay my bills and to make some hard decisions. I have learned to grow up a lot. A 23 year old boy became a real man in the past 11 months. I'm glad I didn't end up going the other way.
Perhaps the greatest reward was meeting my now current girlfriend. I met her in November, in the most random place. She caught my eye just like in the movies. I introduced my self and here we are now. Our relationship will be the subject of another blog I plan to create. Did I mention she is Korean?
Another reward has been the appreciation for family and friends. Absence does make the heart grow fonder for those we truly love. I will able to see my parents influence on my life when I made my daily decisions. I have so much to truly thank them for. The maturation process here did wonders for me.
Next I found motivation. Motivation to fill up each day with constant activity. Full of teaching, exercising, traveling, running errands and spending time with friends. An idle life would suffocate me. My constant activity instilled a good deal of motivation for my future. A motivation to continue education and to reach for higher goals in my career and lifestyle.
So many things have come out of my experience here. Too many to write in one sitting. I am too impatient and I am eating my dinner. It just isn't possible.
So over the next few weeks I hope to catch everyone up on the following:
- Trip #2 to the DMZ
- Random events and trips that I forgot about in my cluttered mind
- Busan
- Gyeongju
In my experience, the amount of attention I pay to my blog is inversely related to the health of my social life -- so don't feel bad! You're rocking the Korean experience and I'm as proud of you as a not-parent could be!
ReplyDeleteWould love to hear more of your thoughtful reactions to things about living in Korea, but it's way more rewarding to hear that you're having a great time and the girlfriend is a very exciting development!