Month 3: November 2009

I'm not sure how it happened, but I can actually pinpoint the moment that I realized that 'life in Korea' was actually becoming my life.  I was walking home from the gym (on one of few visits there ...I swear, I'm starting full time next week) texting someone and I realized - whoa, I actually have a life here.  And not only that, but I like my life here.

Somewhere along the line, I not only had a full time job, but I gained friends, a grocery store, favourite restaurants, Sunday afternoon rituals ...and life here became about more than just trying new experiences and seeing new places - it became about life.  The same way that it is at home.  I no longer feel like I have to be out experiencing everything every other second, I have started to relax on weekends after a long exhausting week and I take so much comfort in the little things that make life for Wayne & I good.

That being said, I am certain that if the thought ever entered my head to make this life my permanent one - not only would I have one mother, a handful of aunts and one best friend on a place quicker than I can say Kimchi ...but the feelings of homesickness that I am constantly doing my best to surpress would take over.  The fact is - one of the parts of my life here that I love the most is how connected I still feel to people at home through the wonder of skype.  My dates are my lifeline and they keep me sane, and having a finish line in the distance (though farther away than I would like) allows me to live a life here that is full and a lot of fun.  It's also great to see how much Wayne really loves it here ...seriously, they are constantly joking in our office that he is practically Korean - funny, they never say the same about me.

This month was a quiet one, and as it's rolling into December, I am keeping up with my Christmas movies (I'm even going to watch the Griswalds this weekend knowing that my family is doing the same thing at home - and I am going to hear my dad laugh at all the ridiculous parts in my head, as only he does,) we bought a little tree (I will post pictures when it's decorated,)  we are planning our trip to China for Christmas and I keep pictures of my favourite person all around me so that I don't miss him quite so much.  He's my bookmark, he's my desktop at home, he's on my fridge ...and he's even with me at school!

xoxoL