I'm not unemployed anymore - I actually have a very fabulous job as a preschool teacher with the University of Michigan child care centers. But I'm still posting, albeit a little more irregularly, and I don't want to ignore the personal progress I've made since starting this blog by renaming it.

Blog inspiration: I read 48 States in 48 Days by Paul Jury in the summer of 2011. It was fabulous...although he planned way less for his roadtrip than I would have. And at the same time, my lovely Anna was constantly reminding me that our lives were awesome, despite the fact that we didn't have job prospects, new cars, boyfriends/husbands, houses, etc., like so many people we knew. So, in an effort to appreciate my life and the crazy uncertainty that it is, I started writing this blog about the little adventures I have. (And by "writing a blog," I mean "making a list" because I make lists, not narratives.) Even if there isn't a BIG adventure that happens every day, I try to find at least one thing to list :)

Thursday, July 26, 2012

View Master (July 23)

  • Busan today! I haven’t been before and was/am really excited to spend time here and with Monique and Richard (my wonderful hosts). It was bloody (Jeanette is influencing me!) hot though! OMG! (This is gross) I definitely sweated through my shirt, in almost every way, and onto any part of my backpack that was touching me. I also felt like a percussionist...my bag was so heavy it felt like a drum. (Though I’d be a bad one if I were carrying it on my back.) Monique, her mom and I did a lot of extra walking too – the museum we walked to turned out to be closed and we couldn’t find Art Box for the life of us. We took a nice break in the middle at an adorable coffee shop, taking pictures and enjoying the service smoothie we received. But we eventually just went to dinner early and took advantage of the aircon and cold beer that was available to us, while waiting for everyone else to arrive.
  • Dinner was yummy (and I got to meet Monique’s mentor teacher, her MT’s nephews, and her co-teachers) but afterwards was the best...we went to Gwangalli beach, which was beautiful, and then up to the roof of their friend’s apartment building! The view was fantastic and it was a great way to cool down and just chat. Plus, I have now drank twice on a rooftop, which has never been a goal of mine, but is a pretty cool thing to say I’ve done :)




  • In addition to seeing Richard and Monique, it’s really fun to spend time with Monique’s mom, Donna. She is a teacher in Tacoma, WA, so it’s great to compare ideas and information about teaching and traveling. And it’s nice to have an adult around that speaks English – even though she’s not paying for my stuff or anything, I kind of feel like she’s watching out for me :) 
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