alright, more info

so yeah. accepted a position, starting the 26th, hooray. everything is out of my hands now as my visa gets processed. if i start the 26th, which is a wednesday, i'll probably be getting there a day or two before that. which means i could be leaving in as little as 10-14 days. that is insane.

i think for the most part i'm pretty prepared. i got myself a whole new wardrobe, that was weird. i'd been wearing the clothes i'd had for years without many changes, so i figured why not switch that up as well with the other big changes. now i literally have fancy pants. i'm not planning on bringing that much with me. clothes, a towel (the towels over there are weird, i hear), some fitted sheets (they just tuck them in, crazy! i am way too lazy to do that all the time), my laptop, my camera, some gifts for my boss and teachers (it's customary to give gifts when you arrive), various toiletries, mr. moose, some mementos from various places and people, and i'm not exactly sure what else, hopefully not much. packing light is my goal. i still need to get some good bags though, ones that will carry everything, but still be easily transportable, just in case i need to book it between planes at airports.

other than saying my farewells to a few people, and spending time with my parents before i go, i don't really have a lot to do. in a way i wish i could just leave now and get all this waiting over with.

on the upside, i think i found another blog that has a teacher who's working at the school where i'm supposed to be stationed. he had a few pictures posted, posted some information about the teachers and school, so that was interesting. they play frisbee behind the school, i hope they're still doing that when i get there.

i've also been trying to find some hobbies to take up once i'm there. at the moment i'm leaning towards Hapkido, a korean martial art that does throws and locks and some striking. or Kumdo, which is korean sword techniques. i want to be a black belt (or equivilant) in something. it would be really cool to say i genuinely know how to use a sword, haha.

there probably won't be a real update until after i visit the korean embassy in boston to get my visa settled, so stay tuned til then. hopefully that happens late this week or next week!