Leaving! On a Jet Plane!

Wow! I am so nervous! It has finally hit full bore! I have everything I need, passport, VISA, clothes, shoes (I limited myself to 20 pairs, I am so proud of me!), pictures, candles, a couple of boxes of generic mac'n'cheese, and dogbaby (my favorite stuffed animal).I had a going away dinner at my girl TL's tonight, with TL, JC, and KQ. TL's mom stopped by, and we all ate and TL made her awesome rice krispie treats! It was a lot of fun, but then the inevitible goodbyes came, and TL was crying and I hated that part! I am goign to miss her so very much, and I just don't even want to think about spending the next year so far away from her! She is my girl, ya know? SHe is more than a friend, she is a heart companion, and I love her dearly. Saying goodbye is the worst part of all of this.

But I am still excited, and i have figured out the extra baggage charges, and have everything packed, so that is a relief. Now I am already pulling myself out of AZ and so am in a kind of limbo betwixt here/now and there/when. It is a strange flux, but it will all be over soon, I jsut can't wait. I joined a pretty good message board (Dave's ESl Cafe- http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/) and if anyone is interested in learning more about the country I am moving to, and the people I will be around, this is a good place to go! ANyhow, I can't wait to make my first post in Korea, and will tell ya'll about the flight, the car ride from the airport, and my new home. First impressionsare always so funny, aren't they? Till then...

Preparations

So I have received the final word on my posting for Korea. I will be teaching at the JM English School in Songpa-Gu, South Korea. Estimated departure date is Wednesday, May 17th. I am so excited to be going. I have started the arduous process of packing, and am waiting on paperwork from the school, to get my visa in order and all the other little details that one must handle in order to leave the country. It is crazy, and I can't believe how much I am looking forward to going. Everyone keeps asking me if I am scared, but I'm not. At least, not about going to Korea. I am a little scared about leaving, but that would happen if I was just moving to Cali or something. So I am not too worried. The biggest thing I am nervous about with this whole process is the actual teaching part, but I think, once I get there and get into things, that is going to be as much fun as the cultural aspect. Anyways, I just wanted to get this little blog set up, so that I could send the link out to people. I will be using this blog to upload pictures, and give accounts of my expereinces while over there. So stay tuned, and check in once in awhile to see how it goes!

http://sori1.songpa.seoul.kr/sori1/english/eng_main.htm