Our time in Korea is coming to an end quickly, and while we're excited to see our families, friends, and some real texmex, we can't help being sentimental as we pack our year into boxes and put them on a boat to Texas. We have grown quite fond of this little country and its strange ways, and leaving it brings the same anxiety and sadness that leaving home brought. In an odd way, we've become comfortable being out of our element. This year has been full of lessons, tears, laughs, and love. We have been confused, lost, homesick, bewildered, stared at and laughed at so many times this year and have learned a lot about ourselves, our relationship, people, traveling, and of course Korea.
But not only will we be leaving behind a beautiful country with friendly people and delicious food, we will also have to say goodbye to our compadres. We've stuck to Mike and Diana since the day we met them (Mike in January, and Diana in August), and they've become two of our closest friends. We've gone on trips, eaten mandu, played cards, laughed about work, looked like weird foreigners, danced, sang in the noraebang until 5:30am, and drank tea together. They're both incredible people and great friends, and we'll be sad to move away from their neighborhood.
Our last day of work is December 16. Mom and Lindsey will be here December 18. We will depart Korea on December 22.
Let's eat lots of kimchi and mandu in the next two weeks!!
2 comments:
Man..I can't believe it's almost over! But you better come see us when you get home! We've missed you!
Have a fun time with Lindsey and your mom.
Holl :)
From your 1/10/09 post:
"Certainly our lives are different now than they were just weeks before, but we still tell silly jokes, we still listen to Sam Cooke while we cook, we still make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for late night snacks, and we still dance like dorks when we're all alone."
I bet ya'll haven't changed in these respects, but I can't imagine the other changes that did occur between 1/10/09 and today.
In my dream last night I was reunited with you following your return. Now it's my turn to look from the future and tell you there are good times ahead :)
Dan
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