So I've given up the notion that life here in Korea will ever slow down (except in winter when everyone is miserable, cold, and hibernating). July has happened upon me (rather unexpectedly) with my life just as topsy-turvy as it ever was. Not that I necessarily mind, a hectic life is a life full of adventure!
Having recently returned from a weekend excursion to Busan, I have to admit I'm more excited than ever to move there! It's an incredible city full of amazing people and opportunities! I wish I knew more about my placement in Busan, but sadly contracts and other such details will not be distributed until after mid-July. An annoyance, to be sure, as I have a number of trips I'd like to plan for August, as well as gather information about moving south. Yet, as always in Korea, everything that happens must happen suddenly (often without warning) no choice but to jump in both feet first and enjoy the ride!
Monsoon season has officially begun! Rain in in the forecast for the next week(ish), in fact it's been raining most of today with signs of more rain tonight! I love the sound of the rain and thunderstorms are a favorite of mine. Though the skies here don't often flash with lightning, it is wonderful to escape the humid heat for a spell to the sound of rain. Granted the humidity becomes thick enough to drink once the rain stops, but it's nice (so long as you keep your umbrella handy).
No rest for the wicked (also Michael)! My weeks and weekends are BOOKED SOLID FOLKS! Between visiting friends in Seoul and around the country, and going on trips and tours I am SLAMMED with activities! Granted I'm having an amazing time seeing all my friends and getting out of my sleepy little town, it is exhausting. I can honestly say it's not easy rolling out of bed in the morning! Even with the exhaustion, I'm looking forward to each weekend. With Mudfest coming on the 20th and Ansan Valley Rock Festival the weekend after, it's going to be hard to not have an absolute blast during the month of July!
I acknowledge that I have mentally "clocked out" of work. It's currently finals week and there are still two more weeks of school (plus English camp, which at current is mostly a mystery event that I am somehow leading). I suspect the end of the semester will be full of games, rowdy students, and a few goodbyes. My school knows I am not resigning with them next year, but my students are still in the dark (which I plan to keep them there, I suspect if they know I'm leaving they'll disregard everything I say). Though I can honestly say I will miss my elementary school kids (they are impossibly cute) I will be less attached the the middle school I'm leaving.
On top of being insanely busy day in and day out, I've taken it upon myself it do Camp NaNoWriMo. Many of you dear readers know I participate in November as National Novel Writing Month, well apparently the Office of Letters and Lights is sponsoring similar writing events during the summer months... July being one of them. So in this hectic time of trips, parties, moving, teaching, and visiting the States, I will also be hashing out my next novel. I have no certainty that I'll hit 50K words like I did last November, but I'm surely giving it a shot!
In any case, excitement rises! Adventure is around every corner and it's only 4 weeks until I'm flying back to the States! (I should probably start picking up souvenirs for the folks...) Everything is happening at once, but I wouldn't have it any other way!
Tally-ho!
