It's been quite a while since I've had the opportunity to sit down and write. Reality is that if I tried to capture everything I'm experiencing, well, I'd miss out on actually having experiences.
August 1 marked my three month anniversary here in Seoul. In many ways I can't believe how fast the time has passed. I am also accutely aware that my life in Dallas remains "on hold" and while I wouldn't change one moment of this experience (okay, well maybe a few...) there are defintiely times when I'm looking forward to the comforts and familiarity of home.
The experiences I've had, the people I've befriended and others I've, let's just say "encountered," have been amazing. Or at least provided a good story. Which in my book equates with amazing, because good or bad, experiencing things is what life is all about.
I won't lie - there are days, particularly when I'm experiencing something completely out of any realm of context for me or am extremely tired that my patience is thinner than a sheet of tissue paper. Luckily, those are fleeting moments that pass very quickly - or are eased with a good Skype session, a glass of Soju and a good laugh at whatever insanity I just experienced.
I won't lie - there are days, particularly when I'm experiencing something completely out of any realm of context for me or am extremely tired that my patience is thinner than a sheet of tissue paper. Luckily, those are fleeting moments that pass very quickly - or are eased with a good Skype session, a glass of Soju and a good laugh at whatever insanity I just experienced.
Life is "happening" here for me, and I'm happy to say I can look back on my time here and recognize how much I've experienced, learned, grown and best of all, laughed, as I've lived in the future. Because even in the future, you've got to take time to appreciate the past.
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