Thank goodness, Korea is finally getting a little warmer. Well, at least Gyeongju is (I can't speak for the rest of the country). As usual, we have a lovely blue sky and bright sunshine today, and, for a very nice change, I do not feel frozen to the marrow every time I step outside my door. It's wonderful to be back to only wearing one sweater under my coat!
I only have a little over a month left here in Korea, and the time is passing me by at an alarming rate. I choke up a little whenever I think about leaving, and even tear up sometimes. I've really learned a lot and gained a lot this past year, and I confess, I don't want it to end. Even on days like today, when the kindergartners leave me weary after six minutes with them, I still have a hard time accepting the idea of leaving Korea. Even more than that, I hate the thought of the return journey: another 23+ hours spent on planes...ooohhhh (picture me curling into a fetal position and whimpering in a most pathetic manner).
I shipped the first box home last week and was "amused" to discover that sending a 5 kilogram box from here to the US cost about $15 USD (ground shipping), but shipping over a few papers from the US last year cost me $99 USD. Yes, granted that was Fed-ex and sent through a faster method, but still, the price difference is a bit staggering. I'm hoping to ship another box or two this week, so that I can perhaps only have to take one carry-on on the return journey and fit everything else into two suitcases.
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