Eight amazing months later...

Wow, the last post in this blog was when I first arrived in Korea. Cr-cr-crazy! Cr-cr-cr-cr-cr-cr-cr-crazy~! (It reminds me of a Korean song [1:07-1:15] I don't actually like the song nor band, but it's catchy. You'd only get it if you were a fob like me ;o)

Here is the bucket list I created for my time in Korea:

[ x ] Watch Nanta

[ x ] Go to puppy/dog cafe

[ x ] Go to Jeju

[ x ] Go to Busan

[ ] Go to Daegu

[ ] Go to Daejeon

[ x ] Go to Gwangju

[ x ] Go to Incheon (other than the airport)

[ ] Visit Hannah in Asan

[ ] Go and spend a day/night in each province

[ ] Go to Boryeong Mud Festival (summer)

[ x ] Go ATV riding

[ ] Go ATV riding again

[ ] Go paint balling

[ x ] Go see a musical/show/play

[ x ] Visit Gale in the Philippines

[ ] Visit China

[ ] Visit Japan

[ x ] Visit Thailand

[ ] Visit Taiwan

[ ] Visit Vietnam

[ ] Visit another country in Asia <3

[ ] bake a cake/brownies in a rice cooker

[ x ] order 짜장면 (again)

[ ] go water rafting

[ x ] go bungee jumping

[ ] ???

While there are still a lot of unchecked items I haven't done, there are also other things that I've done I wasn't expecting:

[ x ] bake cookies in a toaster oven IN KOREA (it might not sound amazing, but considering that ovens are hard to come by in Korea.. consider it an accomplishment)

[ x ] bake an apple pie (more like helped with it, but it was awesome)

[ x ] make stuffing for Thanksgiving (again, only helped, but again, yummy!)

[ x ] go dancing at least once a month (okay, so dancing in Korean clubs isn't the same as back home, but at least it's something!)

[ x ] have two friends from the States come all the way to Korea to visit me!!! (so they were in the East Asian area already for one reason or another, but they stopped by for some time to see me. Still <3 them!)

[ x ] learn Tae Kwon Do

[ x ] go snowboarding and somewhat learn how to carve

[ x ] have a snowball fight and make a snowman

[ x ] find a new place to call home i.e. Gwangju

[ x ] create lasting friendships i.e. my TaLK and Jeonnam families <3 <3 <3

As you can see, I've kept myself really busy. A good kind of busy. I wish I'd have taken the time to document my past 8 months better, but you're just gonna have to hear the crazy stories from me and not through my blog.

Just mention the following things, and I'll be sure to spill the beans the next time I see you.

Teasers include:

• Orientation/Training for a month in Jochiwon and Gwangju
• Thanksgiving potluck i.e. the night w/ no heat
• New Years eve bust i.e. first official "Snow Day"
• Drinking culture in Korea and Korean drinking games
• Philippines: Reunited with my wifey and clubbing
• Thailand trip: creepy night in the bars of Pattaya
• Dealing with the real world in Korea i.e. Korean administration
• Family in Korea, father in Korea, cousin's crazy abusive(?) wedding, and drunken holidays
• Various travelling in Korea i.e. revisiting Seoul, Wando, Boseong, Suwon, Gimpo, Jeju, etc.
• TaLK life and family
• Strengthening my relationship with God

Hopefully... big HOPEFULLY... I can actually post and keep people updated on my life here instead of writing one giant composite post.

*{Re-finding my joy in listening to Clazziquai. Props to genuinely talented artists ;}

Disclaimer: I am a horrible blogger. I can't post consistently for any period of time it seems.