September 09, 2012

Leaving Korea planning

It's been raining pretty hard here in Busan. The city I have called my home for the last 10 month. Time seems to pass by so fast. Now as I am about to finish my contract here in Busan I am beginning to feel more and more apprehensive abut my new adventure in Thailand. I will be learning Muay Thai there for 3 month!

Who would have thought it would be so much planning and organizing. Thank god it was raining today, otherwise I would have gone to the beach and played beach volleyball like every other weekend and put off the massive list of things I needed to do before I leave for Korea.

So before I forget here is a list of things that needs to be done before I leave Korea. A sort of Korea bucket list in no particular order:

1. Visit the DMZ (bungee jump near there, if I don't chicken out)
2. Do the temple stay program
3. Take pictures of my students and teachers
4. Set up my going away party.

And a list of things which are just administrative stuff for my next adventure, and damn is it long and tedious.

1. Post things for sale
2. Ask my teacher for a reference letter so I can apply for positions in other countries after my thailand trip.
3. go to the post office and ask about sending my bike and suitcases home
4. go to the korean bank to set up a travellers visa
5. get my medal from my bike trip
6. get a visa for thailand (have to go to Seoul for this one)
7. Transfer my cellphone and internet contract

Thailand T-minus 7 and 1/2 weeks. Excited and scared at the same time.

P.S. Just thought of a cool project idea. Save the money from the countries I visit and frame them in my room. 

Jack

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