Well, hello! As many of you may know, I am no longer in Asia. I got back at the end of June and have been trying to catch my breath. It has been almost 2 months of weddings, visits, eating everything I haven't had in ages, and some resting when I had the chance. I have been missing a lot of friends, students, food, and my life in Korea. Just when I was getting reacquainted to life in MN and figuring out this reverse culture-shock, I moved to Denver. I am currently in the process of adjusting again to life here and really loving it. I had an amazing few years living the unconventional life abroad, but I really happy to be back in the States along side friends and family. Now I can use a cell phone to call almost everyone and not have to do math to figure out their current time. My brain is happy about that. I feels nice to know that I have no plans to move from this city anytime soon. I just got a job as a paraprofessional at a charter school and will be working with children who have special needs. I think its going to be a wonderful challenge and a change of pace- probably one that will require a glass of wine at the end of a long day. Better yet, a nice Colorado brew that I have been craving for a long time. It's funny how craving work though. Besides indulging on salads constantly, all I seem to want is Korean/Asian food and chopsticks. The grass is always greener on the other side.
I've been thinking about how to end this blog, but I'm not sure I'm quite ready. My life is slowing down at the moment and adventures now are much different, but still very much present. I find myself day-dreaming often about the places I've been or the people I've met along the way (especially cute ones with accents). I may not be there anymore, but it is still very much apart of me. Korea will forever be etched into my soul. I have some very close friends who left for destinations abroad this week and it was very strange that I wasn't going to be following them. This time around my life will be a bit different. I've found new places for my things. My luggage is put away indefinitely. My passport may have a new place, but I will not allow it to get dusty or too comfortable. There are far too many pages in it that are dying for a stamp or a visa. If there is one thing I've learned during this life is nothing happens according to plan. My new chapter begins now. I have no idea what this year will look like, but I can't wait to find out how it turns out.
After all, I will always be freckles on the move.
