I've dusted off the keyboard and cleared away the cobwebs to make a one-year anniversary post.
I don't care much for blogging, particularly because I've become busier and busier with work and life in general.
Coming back to this blog feels a little like looking at a Geocities-era web page.
So, a lot has happened since my last blog post. In sum (because in reality I don't feel like writing much at the moment), I went to Taiwan for my summer vacation. I stayed with an old friend from university and had a really good time. I'll pour out my thoughts of Taiwan later.
I celebrated my birthday with some new friends, and more importantly, with my best friend from back home.
Fall came and is almost gone. Today I realized that one year ago was my first day on the job in South Korea.
I've become more fond of Korea the longer I've stayed here. I'm taking language classes three times a week. I don't put as much effort into it as I would like to, on account of so much work that I do outside of actually being at work. The past month has been a real pain in the ass. I have even noticed gray hairs that have prematurely manifested themselves on my head. No doubt that it has come from the long hours.
But, griping aside, I do want to express that I'm very satisfied here and I love living in Korea more than I did before. I got a new apartment, simply by requesting it...which was more a mixture of luck and good timing on my part. So, that's pretty awesome.
I haven't saved as much as I should have in 12 months, but I have enough to get by.
I'm thinking about going to Vietnam for Christmas vacation. I have to purchase my tickets soon, and I'm waiting on a friend of mine to confirm if he can join me. I went to Taiwan alone, and I know I'll have fun in Vietnam on my own if I end up going that route again.
I'll write more later...
