I'm Back

I miss her......

I miss Korea and everything thing she has to offer.
 
My vacation ended abruptly and now I feel like I’m going through a cold turkey phase. I keep thinking about her like a bad breakup that I just can’t shake off.
 
I’ve only been back for 4 days and I’m already going through withdraws. Where is a good place to get mackerel around here?? How can I get a $7 meal that includes 5 panchans, rice and soup? Where else can I bargain a good deal with the ajussi for 2 for 1? Only she can offer those happy thoughts.....
 
Yes, I’m back and already depressed……I miss the flashing neons lights and late night hours, little fast scooters swerving inches from me, students walking by in their cute little school uniforms, the smell of fresh food on every corner, cute Hyundai and Kia cars driving by, and just the cute random things you find on your way on a daily basis.
 
Now all I have are my 1500+ photographs to look back at…..*sigh*
 
Moping around isn’t going to help so I've pledged to keep living my kimchi world until my next trip…..(hopefully next year.) The real eye opener for me was how competitive it is in the job market. Good thing I just plan on sticking to teaching. ) I think that's all I could qualify for......

I wish I could transport the Emart here. That store took so much of my money. I was in there for hours....and that was before I even put anything in the cart. With 5 stories of options a girl could spend here whole day shopping in there without even having to set foot anywhere else.

You know that feeling you get when you come back from a vacation? It's like this invigorating feeling of a new you and all of a sudden new ideas and envisions pop up every which way that you are excited to aim for. I have that feeling right now and I've been thinking of new ways to some how do a semi 180 in my life.

After my trip it made me realize that my life gets repetitive and boring. It's so predictable and routine that it makes me angry. The days are long but the year goes by so fast. That statement hit me immediately as I set foot back home from Korea. I worked so much for 11 months just to get pure happiness for this 1 month of getaway. It was well worth it but what are my plans now? Even though my goal is to go every year I feel like I'm cheating my daily life. When I was saving for this trip the last 4-5 months I skimmed out on everyday fun. If you asked me to go to the movies I would think about if the $9 ticket was worth the show or if that $8 sushi (times 2) was necessary for an hour of happiness. Would I rather have short term delight or a long term period of 504 hours of delight? Haha, I know. A weird way of looking at it but it helped me save a lot more money that bought me so many cute souvenirs. :)