Milestones!

Well the past couple of days have represented numerous landmarks for me. For one, Sunday marked the 6th month that we've been in Korea. It's so hard to believe that Chris and I have actually been here that long. At the same time, we've learned and experienced so much already. I kid you not when I say that we came to Korea knowing NOTHING. We didn't speak a lick of Korean. We laugh about it now, but we were also pretty ignorant when it came to anything Korean. We stocked up on clothes before we left because we weren't sure if we'd be able to find anything here, only to realize that Korean men and women alike are dressed years ahead of western fashion. (^Chris and I while on vacation in Jeju^)

Technology here is ridiculous. Eye-scanners, heated toilet seats, and cell phones that can pay your bills are a common sight. We also get to reap the benefits of Korean hand-me-downs. We've been informed that Korean people love having the latest and greatest when it comes to possessions. They don't like to buy used which is why used cars, clothes, and furniture are really cheap here. Chris and I were able to get a beautiful motorcycle for about $300.

Aside from celebrating our 6 month Korean anniversary, we now have only 30 days left until we leave for our Christmas vacation! I am bursting with anticipation. I have always wanted to visit the Middle East, places like Petra, Beirut, and Israel. While we are not currently able to make it to any of those places, we were able to find relatively cheap tickets to Dubai, U.A.E. I didn't think that our trip could get more exciting until one of Chris' close friends invited us to visit and stay with her and her family in Bahrain for a couple of days. We'll also have the pleasure of having some of our close friends come along with us on the journey. Sarah Willey, who I met at PLU (who is now living down the road from us), and our neighbor Ed. Both Willey and Ed take Hapkido with Chris and I so we see them at the very least three times a week.

I kind of took the wheel for this trip, and now have the responsibility to make sure that everything goes as smoothly as it can. It'll be a little hard to accomplish everything that we want to do, but since we're big kids I figure we can split up into groups if we need to. I'll continue to update as our launching date approaches. If we're lucky enough, we might even have a few spare hours to spend in Beijing =)

That's all for now, it's hard to post everything that I want to without the fear of boring everyone to death. Until next time.