Across the world...for 365 days.

I know I have mentioned this in passing to several people, and talked to some others in-depth about my desire to do this, but I wanted to let everyone know the details of what's going on. I've been offered the opportunity to go to South Korea for a year and teach English as a Second Language to kindergarten students. I will be teaching in Gwangju Metropolitan City (also known as Kwangju Metropolitan City), which is in the southwestern part of Korea. It's about 3 hours from Seoul by bus, 2 by train, and is the 6th largest city in Korea. It's plenty industrialized, but it's very clean and much cheaper compared to Seoul. My estimated departure should be around the end of January, beginning of February, depending on how long it takes for my paperwork for the E-2 visa to be processed by the Korean Government. I am very excited about going and experiencing all that this has to offer, but I'm also very nervous about leaving everyone behind for a year! Yes, I will be overseas for a year; that's how long the contract lasts. Of course, I do get some vacation time that I will want to take for the holidays, or I might get the chance to visit sometime before then.

To let people know about my adventures in Korea, I have created a blog where I will chronicle the time spent there, and post pictures. You can find news of my Asian travels at http://thekimchichronicles.blogspot.com. Also, I will post pictures on Facebook, and email people to let them know I'm doing well. If you would like to be on my email list, please send me a message and let me know this, so I will have that on record. I hope that I will get to see a good majority of you before I leave, but I know that might not happen, so I want to let all of you know I will miss you terribly, and hope that all of you have a wonderful year, no matter what you are doing. I love all of my friends! Feel free to ask any questions you may have, and I will be happy to answer them.