8 Months down!

Today marks the 8th month here in Kimchiland!  An accomplishment, I think so!  Now to many it may seem trivial that I celebrate this, but Korea has presented itself with countless challenges!  So I celebrate this because I am proud of myself that I did not make a midnight run, that I did not quit, that I am still here!  And with little over 4 months left I doubt that I would quit now!  This is the final stretch!  Many things have happened these past 8 months that I wish could have different.  But there is no changing the inevitable so I might as well just suck it up.  There is no need to go into the countless trails and tribulations that Korea has presented me with, so instead I will pay tribute to the things that I am grateful for.  So here goes:

• I got to experience an Asian culture first hand, extensively!
• I learned a great amount of patience (I was born without this one).
• I got to travel to Thailand and China (and the rest of South East Asia awaits me).
• I will have paid off my student loan by the end of this year.
• I made incredible new friends from all corners of the earth.
• I lost weight!
• I can now budget!
• Learned never to set high expectations.
• I learned to stand my ground and take shit from nobody!
• I bought many new gadgets.
• I released my inhibitions regarding food, coz they eat everything here!
• I learned enough Korean to survive (without learning the alphabet)!
• I learned that a sacrifice now, is a well deserved pay off later.

I also learned that Korea is not a tourist destination and that I am not here to travel but to work!  Korea it has been tough but so far but in retrospect very enriching.  So Korea let’s keep it real for the last 4 months!

 

Cheers from Kimchiland!