Thursday, August 20, 2009

And so it begins!

World Travels here we come! Ok. So it's really only South Korea right now but we have big plans! Regardless, we've made it to our last night in the Valley. Who knew this day would come? 3 months ago were were planning the wedding, 2 weeks ago we were getting married and 5 days ago we bought luggage! (lots of luggage, mind you.) We also bought: a new Mac (using it now), lots of clothes (wearing them currently) and loads of deodorant (suggestion from westerners in Korea). We've also managed to avoid cooking at all and have been using the excuse that we need to appreciate western cuisine for the last few times before we ship off to a new country. (maybe not a good excuse, but it's worked for us so far). It's been a fun filled week.

So, we're heading out tomorrow afternoon to sleep in Boston and arrive at Logan for our 6am flight refreshed. I imagine you must be thinking, "wow, they're packed and ready and so prepared that they can be posting on their new blog! What a couple!" Well, that may be true for some couple somewhere but not us. Currently Jamie's making a pizza for our "last night get together" and i'm well....procrastinating. We're trying to stick to our regular patterns-they say it helps with culture shock.

Ok. We're real excited to be moving to Korea and think it's going to be an awesome challenge and yet incredibly rewarding.
Want to know what the guide books tell us? (We'll keep you posted on whether they're true)
that there are no ovens, that rice and kimchi are eaten at every meal, that there's lots of drinking, that you can only find frilly and uncomfortable underwear, that everyone dresses up all the time, that Seoul never sleeps, that driving is like taking your life in your hands, that the subway system is incredible, and, of course, that we'll love it.

We're off on Saturday- 6 hours to san francisco, 4 hour layover and 13 hours to Seoul. Plans for our flights? While we're still in the states we want to finish up our Thank You cards so we can mail them with all the postage we have. On the flight to Seoul, watch the rest of the Angel Series!

Great! This is going to be great!

2 comments:

  1. Oh man. I miss you already. I hope South Korea treats you well. They have no idea of the wonderful people that they are getting. I love you!

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  2. shannon, really, i miss you guys so much. i'm so excited for you to have a good time, but i'm full of tears and sadness that you're not near me!
    maybe one day, if i learn how to make money, i will be able to come visit you, and you can show me your favorite kimchi spot.

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