More than two months...

Wow, I can't believe it's been more than two months since I last blogged. It's kind of hard to remember all the things that went on during that period. It's quite warm here but not unbearingly so. We've entered the rainy season so it's wise to never leave home without an umbrella, though I often do. :P

Speaking of two months, I have only two months left in Korea. 7 1/2 weeks to be exact and I'm counting down the days, marking each one off on the calendar. I've already started looking for jobs and hope to have something lined up by the time I get home. Really looking forward to being back with my family and American friends hanging out at American cafes. Not sure if I'll remember how to order a coffee in English, though. :P

Right now I'm just trying to keep myself busy to pass the time by preparing for upcoming last minute trips I want to get in before going back to the States. The first of which will be to Cheju-do, a semi-tropical island off the southern coast of Korea. I've got a three day vacation starting Friday and ending Tuesday and am gonna spend my whole time there just relaxing on the beach, doing some biking, shopping, etc. It was on my list of things to do while in Korea and I'm really glad our schools short Summer vacation allows me to do it.

After that, I'm gonna give the USO a call and try to arrange a tour to the DMZ before I go. It's another thing that was high on my list to do and the window of opportunity is rapidly closing as I have 7 available Saturdays to schedule it on.

Finally, and the trip that will require the most planning, will be my end-of-contract celebratory trip to Japan. After my contract ends, I'm planning on taking a three of four day trip to Japan to do some sightseeing and experience the culture before leaving Asia. I will be returning to Korea one last time, though, in order to pick up my luggage, since I really don't want to be lugging my current household items all over Tokyo. It will give me a chance to say my final goodbyes and spend a little bit of time with friends, since I have to work just about right up until my departure date.

So those are my current plans and happenings in a nutshell. I also should mention that I've gotten on a much better sleeping schedule. I've been playing basketball in the mornings with a couple of older students at 9:30 so I've been getting to bed around 1 to 1:30 and getting up at 9, as opposed to my previous 4:00 to 12:00 sleeping pattern. I have to admit that I feel much better.

I'll try to keep this updated more frequently, since interesting things happen fairly regularly but are soon forgotten thanks to my genetically-inherited memory-deficient brain.