Nah that dramatic twist was just a joke. Really everything is going great - at least for the most part. To be serious for just a minute, I have been a little stressed out over the past couple weeks. When I got here it was kind of like wandering around in vacation mode ("Oooh, look at that! Look at this! Everything is new and exciting and wheeeeee!"), and there is still a lot of that from time to time, but now that I'm approaching the two-month mark the majority just feels like everyday life. And everyday life is stressful! I'm getting BILLS and stuff now! Who the hell has to pay bills while travelling in a different country? It was a good reminder that this isn't just a trip; it's basically relocation for work.
It hasn't really been anything major. Although - I'm embarrassed to admit this but it happened - I did temporarily start smoking again. Yes I know, I can hear the boo's already. I was off them for about 18 months, but a combination of anxiety and alcohol and a few other things...I'm just making excuses now. I fucked up, that's basically it. All I can really do now is try not to smoke again. So I've reset the counter and I've gone without them for six days. Not as awesome a number as 544 admittedly but there you go.
Anyway, moving along. I'm trying to remember some things I've done since my last post but it's tough to follow "I wandered around the Red Light District" with "I'm starting to take the bus a lot HUR HUR HUR." I've noticed that my social circle is starting to grow a little bit. When I first got here I was so worried about making sure I had a place to live and knew where to buy groceries and could remember how to tie my shoes or put on pants without falling over, stuff like that. Organizing day trips and meeting new people in Seoul was wayyyy down on my list of priorities. But now it's much easier to branch out a little bit. I have to get out of my little town every once in a while and see this country! I've gone up to Seoul the past two weekends to meet people and explore a bit. Today there was some sort of event in Itaewan; pretty huge crowds of people and seemed like there was live music happening but I didn't stick around long. Because when I say "music" I mean rapping and it was, ah...I didn't stick around long.
I think my next two priorities are Busan and the DMZ. Hopefully by typing them down here I'll make more of an effort to actually travel to those places. My weekends feel kinda short because I'm trying to pack so much stuff into two days. Might have to fake my death so I can take some extra time off. Maybe blame it on one of my students. That'll show them for talking in class.
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