Thursday, March 4, 2010

New blog!

Korea is done! Check out the new blog here:

http://jonandadaminasia.blogspot.com/

Monday, March 1, 2010

Let's put this sick dog to sleep

Well I am on the last few days of my time in Korea, and my experience somewhat parallels this blog in that the first few months started out with a bang, while the last few months were relatively dry, and sparse for content.

I've said my goodbyes to lots of people, including my kids who have been an utter joy in my life this past year. Two girls in particular cried and refused to let go of me when I told them that I was leaving forever. The bartender at the watering hole I frequent gave me a goodbye present, a flask filled to the top with Canadian Club, in hopes that I maintain my unhealthy lifestyle into the future. I had two final night outs with friends and coworkers in Hongdae, both of which, of course, were not slight on shenanigans.

So, onwards I go. However, I won't be coming immediately back to Canada. Instead my good friend Adam and I will be trekking through Southeast Asia for several months. He flew in about a week ago and is staying with his sister, who also lives in Seoul. In about two days, we board a plane for Bali, Indonesia to start what will be a massive overland journey up the continent and into the unknown. So far we have almost absolutely nothing planned, and we're keeping it that way so we can keep things unpredictable. All we know is that we both hope to make it as far as India. It's going to be tricky, but we've talked about doing this for almost two years know, and the fact that this is becoming a reality has yet to sink in with me.

I am kind of sad to be leaving. I feel like my social rank is a lot higher here in Korea, and the thought of going back to Canada and being yet another university grad with a useless diploma and a lousy job frightens me. I'm entertaining the notion of going back to school, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to stick it out. I love teaching and there's a very good chance it may end up being what I want to do with the rest of my life. There have been numerous factors lately that have been enticing me to come back and work another year, but I haven't seen my family in over a year, and I don't know if I'm ready to give up on everything else I wanted to do with my life. So many things to think about. A hard dose of reality is going to greet me when I get off that plane back in Canada.

So I'm putting this blog to bed. I'm going to start another one to document my travels. When I make it I'll post the link here. Till then, here's a few pictures from the last couple of months. Enjoy.