Good Day!

I had to venture into Seoul to extend my visa today. It was an amazing experience. I'm not kidding: I booked an appointment yesterday for the right time today and when I got there, I sauntered right in. It was remarkable. Of course I told the school it took hours to get 'er all done: hate to paint the immigration folks with a bad brush, but a girl has to get a day off when she can ;)

Anyway, I can stay in the country legally now until my flight leaves...thrilling. And I have the ticket to get home in my hand: awesome.

So tonight, until my interview with the English school at 7:30, I'm packing up my winter clothes to send home. I'm allowed to take two pieces of luggage that don't exceed 50 pounds. Yikes. At least this transpacific flight, I won't be lugging 40 pounds of toiletries. Looking back, I'm still glad I brought those (for your information). It's nice to have some amenities from home when you first move.

Oh, I've also started capturing images of things I'll miss from Korea and things I definitely won't miss from Korea. I'll post it at the very end of the blog...sort of as a wrap up. And, as Jamie so eloquently pointed out, Adventures still Abound, so why not keep the old blog going? Life in England will certainly be worth documenting, non? I hope so!

One last thing...when I finally had my ticket booked, in hand, I called my Mum to tell her. I'm pretty sure she was fairly close to tears. She said what she always says: "I can't believe you're in South Korea. It sounds like you're right down the street. You get better reception than I do." She literally says it every single time I call her. It's hilarious. I then showed my Korean Mum the ticket. She cried. She asked, "Did you call your Mummy?" Phew...certainly glad I took care of that. Why is it that mums know everything?

Wish me luck...London's calling in 20 minutes!!