I am alive
I know that I haven't posted in forever. There are a couple of reasons for that, the main one being it is easier to just disconnect from home when I can't be there for a long time. But I'm here now.
It's 1:30 and I can't sleep. I'm being torn in about 15 directions on what I should do now. The most obvious, just keep trying to sleep, has obviously just lost out. I heard somewhere once upon a time that if you haven't fallen asleep after 20 minutes you should get up and do something and try again later. I use that as my excuse whenever I do give up on sleep (and completely discount it because I can't cite the source when I don't). Some of the other more tempting options are research my after contract trip, watch tv, read the paper, read a trashy book, clean my apartment, do dishes, start packing, or do a puzzle. With so many options I guess I shouldn't be surprised sleep isn't winning out.
I know that I've gone radio silent recently, so I have no idea what you know of my general state of affairs. My contract expires (well the day they kick me out of the country) is September 30th. So I will be out of Korea by that day. I'm going to Vietnam. I haven't bought tickets yet. I want to take the foreign service exam there. And there is the thorn in my side. I have to sign up for it, which means picking a city. And which city I pick depends on what day during the test window (oct 3-10) that the test is being offered. I could of course just contact the people giving the test, but I haven't yet because...I'm me, and that's what I do. But I think that I would like to come home after the window closes, which means the longest birthday ever (literally, it could last for like 40 hours). But all this hinges on the test and I just have to be a grown up and contact them, but instead I'm writing rambling lj posts (and in truth doing that is at the bottom of my list of things to do right now).
I have no plans for when I get back, except to start looking for a job asap. I meant to start looking 6 months ago, but...I'm me. This may sound stupid, but one of the things that I've been most looking forward to in coming home is going out to the Madison. I want to do lots of stuff and hang out and catch up and stuff, but I also really want to go out to the Madison with a ton of people. Don't ask why, I don't know.
I will see you all soon, and there is really too much to say here. But in 50 words or less, I'm doing good. I like Korea a lot but I'm ready to be done. I've got a bunch of good friends here and I'm happy.
It's 1:30 and I can't sleep. I'm being torn in about 15 directions on what I should do now. The most obvious, just keep trying to sleep, has obviously just lost out. I heard somewhere once upon a time that if you haven't fallen asleep after 20 minutes you should get up and do something and try again later. I use that as my excuse whenever I do give up on sleep (and completely discount it because I can't cite the source when I don't). Some of the other more tempting options are research my after contract trip, watch tv, read the paper, read a trashy book, clean my apartment, do dishes, start packing, or do a puzzle. With so many options I guess I shouldn't be surprised sleep isn't winning out.
I know that I've gone radio silent recently, so I have no idea what you know of my general state of affairs. My contract expires (well the day they kick me out of the country) is September 30th. So I will be out of Korea by that day. I'm going to Vietnam. I haven't bought tickets yet. I want to take the foreign service exam there. And there is the thorn in my side. I have to sign up for it, which means picking a city. And which city I pick depends on what day during the test window (oct 3-10) that the test is being offered. I could of course just contact the people giving the test, but I haven't yet because...I'm me, and that's what I do. But I think that I would like to come home after the window closes, which means the longest birthday ever (literally, it could last for like 40 hours). But all this hinges on the test and I just have to be a grown up and contact them, but instead I'm writing rambling lj posts (and in truth doing that is at the bottom of my list of things to do right now).
I have no plans for when I get back, except to start looking for a job asap. I meant to start looking 6 months ago, but...I'm me. This may sound stupid, but one of the things that I've been most looking forward to in coming home is going out to the Madison. I want to do lots of stuff and hang out and catch up and stuff, but I also really want to go out to the Madison with a ton of people. Don't ask why, I don't know.
I will see you all soon, and there is really too much to say here. But in 50 words or less, I'm doing good. I like Korea a lot but I'm ready to be done. I've got a bunch of good friends here and I'm happy.