Preparing for Departure

After four years of wanting to live abroad and two months of some solid research earlier in the summer, I have committed to teaching English in South Korea for one year. I have been placed with a school called ECC Pukdaegu teaching elementary-aged children in Daegu, located near southeast Korea.

The past week has been a busy one for me. My flight itinerary came this past Thursday, my last day of working Twins games was on Friday, I moved out of my apartment and into my mom's house on Saturday, my last day of work at Fraser was yesterday morning and I had surgery on my vocal cords yesterday afternoon. I also had one of my best friends and roommate move across the country this weekend. All of this change has brought about many emotions as well as the beginning of many closures to my life in MN.

Due to surgery I will have no voice for 3 days and major voice restriction until my post-op appointment on Sept 10th, when the doctor will re-evaluate me. Until then, I am working on organizing my stuff at my mom's, spending time with my mom who is off of work d/t hip surgery, and getting other random odds and ends done before leaving. 

Although I have never been one to blog, many people have asked to me to keep them updated while I am gone. So here I am attempting to blog my life in Korea.

Departure Date: Saturday, September 19th.