Let me begin by saying how much I love this background. It's just one of those preset templates and doesn't really look like where I am or where I'm going, but I seriously wish I could know where it is (if it's even real). I want to spend an afternoon there lost in a book or in a conversation with someone over the age of 75. It just seems to fit perfectly.
OK, on to what I actually meant to write. I'm leaving the country!!!! Soon! Well, that's the plan at least. My flight still isn't technically officially booked, and I'm supposed to leave in like 36 hours. Talk about learning how to be flexible even before I move halfway around the world. Most people already know, but just in case you don't, let me explain what I'm doing...or the little that I know about it. I am moving to a city on the east coast of South Korea called Pohang to teach ESL, English as a Second Language, to 1st-6th grade students. Korean students. I signed a year-long contract, so I'll be there until at least next December. Do I know how to speak Korean? No sir (ma'am). I know a couple of words. I'm gonna need to work on that so that I can get around and do stuff on my own, but they don't want the teachers speaking anything but English around the students so they're completely immersed in it. So, yeah. That's what I'll be doing. The school has a little apartment for me close by that will be my new homestead while I'm there. Life is about to get real...and interesting...and exciting. I'm terrified, but I also can't wait. Maybe I'm a little bit insane, but I have a peace about it and I know this is what God has planned for me next. Who knows what life holds for me after this, but I plan on spending the next year being as present and learning as much as I possibly can.
I always hated writing papers in school because it took me so long to get my thoughts onto the page in a way that made sense and I thought was good enough. This type of thing is a little easier for me, but if you continue to follow my blog, I apologize in advance for the rambling and illogical nature of my thoughts. I often process things when I write about them, so it might be a mess from time to time.
Lastly, I want to say thank you. I have been blessed in the last few weeks to have said goodbye to a lot of people who mean a great deal to me. It's been overwhelming to see all the love and support I have here in family and friends. You guys are all crazy awesome. I know I haven't been able to say thank you or even goodbye to every person individually by phone or by note or in person, but please know how much I will keep you with me as I'm gone. I am truly grateful from the bottom of my heart for every encouraging thought, prayer, note, card, letter, gift, or amount of time you have shared with me. It means more than you can know. I promise to write about more interesting things once I get to KOREA and settle in to life. Whoa. I must be nuts. That sounds nuts.
