South Korea
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Back a few months ago, I was in a conversation with a coworker about my hopes to one day travel to South Korea to visit my old roommate. At the time I was in the conversation, I had done a little saving, but not enough to cover the cost of the ticket. My coworker asked me about my progress, and said he would be willing to help me out once I figured out all the costs. I thought little of it, because I didn’t assume he was actually serious about that offer.
After a month or two, I was again asked by the same person about my progress, and this time I was able to provide a better answer on my savings for my trip to South Korea. It surprised me when he again repeated the offer, and shocked me even more when he then started working on getting a date set for my flight.
With the help of my coworker, I have set a tentative schedule of December 9-15 to fly out to visit my roommate in South Korea, provided I receive the necessary papers in time for the ticket to be affordable. I and my roommate are very excited, and I’m already anxious to start taking pictures of the area. I’ll have to buy another memory card to replace the one I lost (unfortunately, the pictures that were on the card will require me to wait for the leaves to return to reshoot), and purchase some sturdy luggage to carry all the stuff I hope to buy while I’m over there.
Life in Bartlesville remains the same, and I am feeling more comfortable with my job these days, or at least, I’m less nervous. My social life is social enough for my taste, and I am content with my daily routine. My car is still running, and I am continually thankful for the generosity from VOM executives to offer it to me.
I had plans on putting up a picture of a bridge near my house here in Bartlesville, but I discovered the memory card that I lost was the only placed I had stored the picture. In its place, you get a more recent picture of a tree from downtown Bartlesville, which has since lost nearly all its leaves.
As usual, I apologize for the delay between posts.