Back in Korea, and busy as a bee

I just got back to Korea last week, and life is fun as usual. America was a blast. I made sure to visit a Korea-town in every city I went to. I had $8 ddukbokki in NYC, and saw $10 soju in LA. Scary stuff. As usual since this is a Korea blog I wont write much about the US, but it was fun.

Ddukbokki in NYC

$10 soju

The day after I arrived I took my placement test at Yonsei University to begin studying Korean.
I had just gotten back and remembered no Korean mind you, but happily, I was placed into level 2. Seems about right. If I had pushed a bit more it might have been level 3 but I would have severe gaps in my grammar knowledge. Well, the bad news is the closest stop to Yonsei is Sinchon, and I live in Nowon. That's about an hr and a half commute. Because from Sinchon station its still about a 20 minute walk, or I could take a bus. Either way- Horrible.

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They're coming to America

(obligatory fobby peace sign I now have in every picture
-Taken yesterday before my last day of work for a month)

I love that song by Neil Diamond
Except, it's me, I'm coming to America. I'm heading there on Monday. Don't fret, it's just for vacation. Karamel will still be in Korea for a long while yet. So, I am pumped, excited, nervous. I don't know what to expect. You see I left for Korea December 2008 and I have not been back since. Korea has changed so much since I've been here but probably more on that in another post. This one is about America

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The gods must be crazy...

What a start to a trip.

I got to the airport at 8.15 am to make my 10.45 direct flight from Atlanta to Seoul. I got in line, in a good mood. Optimistic about the entire procedure, making new friends chitchatting and whatnot, trying to be cool. One of my suitcases is five pounds overweight so I repack my stuff… Great.

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Saying goodbye

Wasn’t even really hard. I guess I’d already detached myself from America. That’s not to say I won’t miss everyone, but I’ve been ready to be out for a minute.

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Anticipation

I have one more day left. My flight leaves Friday morning for Korea, and as the journey begins, I can't help but quiver with excitement and nervousness.

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Why I chose Korea

People keep asking me how I came up with Korea. Everyone from the embassy to family to friends to random strangers at the airport as I got ready to leave. So I will say, for a variety of reasons

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