31 Days to go!!

I leave one month from today, February 19th, 31 days away! I can't believe how fast it's coming up. I only have 11 days left at work. As it gets closer, I am getting more and more excited but also realizing I won't be seeing my family and friends for at least a year and that is starting to freak me out a bit! I know breaking out of my shell and daily routine will be tough but I also know, and hope, it will be eye opening and show me what the world has to offer. I want to go in with the idea of staying there for two years but the more I think about that, the more I think I'll see how it goes when I'm actually there. One great thing is that I am traveling with someone else. Having a travel buddy and someone who is from MN and going through the transition and everything together will be great!

Right now I'm just anxious. I think I'm more afraid of the unknown then the actual move over there. 31 days!! Wow!

Getting Cold Feet-January 5th 2009

Well this is the short story...I was looking at a job posting website and saw an add for teaching English in South Korea. I had heard of these opportunities and I was curious as to what exactly goes into teaching abroad. I clicked on the link and discovered all you need is your bachelors degree, no criminal record and you are a US citizen. Well I had all that so I decide to pursue it. About 3-4 weeks latter I had met with the recruiter, picked a school and signed a contract to teach for one year in Seoul, South Korea! After that I moved home, to save on rent, and started packing things away and figuring out what I am going to take with me. It all happened so fast that I didn't have a chance to rethink my decision, and I am very glad I didn't. I have wanted to leave MN and/or the country since I was in high school and now, at the age of 28, I am FINALLY doing it! And although I am very excited for the challenge, experience, and all the fun and life-changing things I will do, I am also a bit scared and am wondering what the heck I have gotten myself into!! I know this is just cold feet and feeling anxious but I am starting to freak out just a bit. I have less than 7 weeks left here, around all I'm familiar with, until I venture out to the unknown. Getting ready to jump!