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So I have officially been in Korea for a month. Part of me feels like I just left but at the same time I am starting to get the feel of working the grind. I guess thats good and bad, good that I still feel some of the excitement of learning something new and good that I am becoming comfortable but bad that I am falling into that abyss everyone has but no one wants; the daily grind. I'm realistic and understand that there will obviously be quite a few days over the next 11 months that will fall under the daily grind category but to make sure that this trip doesn't just turn into the same old shit just a new place it will take a conscious effort on my part.

This is where the blog gets pretty dry...I am going to have to research some of Korea's hidden gems so I can make the most of my weekends instead of always going out to the bars, sometimes just a day trip to a market or going to see some live music will be more than enough to keep things interesting. Also utilizing my vacation days by hopping over to a near by island or country will very key. Then on a day to day basis I need to really focus on being productive before classes. These afternoons will be the key to a successful year...I am in the process of joining my first gym ever and when I'm not busy pumping iron and flexing my new muscles I'll need to make sure I put in a good hour or so on my Korean. If not my next year could consist of sleeping in till noon and bullshitting around my empty apartment which I think I've done enough of during the first 23 years of my life.

As far as my new neighborhood and school go...I'm happy here, it's quiet and laid back but only a 15 minute subway back into the belly of the beast. The apartment is starting to shape up but still has quite a bit of work to do. I like the school, its not as hectic as the last one, I like my kids except for a few punk asses but I guess you'll get a few of those in every bunch. My co-workers are nice, they're from Colorado. All three of them went to College together which tags me as the outsider but they are very nice so I don't feel get that feeling at all really.

SO overall I would say things are going really good. I am still happy and still having fun. I look forward to the upcoming fall weather and getting a couple of chances to explore some different parts of the country. The only bad thing right now is that I lost my diploma and a notebook today when I was at the store. Hopefully someone will return it to the academy since it was still in the envelope with the address on it. If not oh well I guess I will just have to start college all over again once I get back to the States.

I promise I will try and make the next post a little more interesting.