Two weeks ago, I booked my flight to South Korea to visit Derrick, a guy I have been seeing for about nine months. I will leave from the Des Moines airport in the afternoon on Wednesday, Dec. 23, and get into Seoul at 5:15 a.m. on Christmas Day. I am very excited, as I have never left the country before and am ready for an adventure. I miss him so much, and we have kept in close contact since his departure a month ago ... today marks a full month since I have physically seen Derrick. He is going to plan a lot of fun stuff for us to do when he has the holiday weekend and New Year's weekend off from work, teaching conversational English at a Hagwon in Ulsan, Korea. I won't be back in Des Moines until the 16th of January, leaving a full three weeks for me to explore the country with him. He is even planning a small trip to Japan to see the sights, possibly for New Year's.
The only drawbacks (besides the expensive ticket) are the layovers; one going to Seoul for 11 hours and changing airports in New York, and one in Atlanta for 8 hours on the way home. The jet lag could be fierce, too, but the red eye flight from New York will allow me to sleep, which will be nice.
Another good thing is that I am expecting my passport any day now, after getting an email from the U.S. Government today that it has been finished and is on its way! Now I have the tools needed to make this trip and future trips across seas.
My parents have expressed concern in my leaving the country, but I am hopeful that they will support me in my choice and be glad knowing that I have many ways to keep in contact with them and that I am safe and taken care of, with well-prepared plans, for when I am in Korea.
I am so excited for this trip! I am so excited to do something new and different, which I would like to experience. I don't want to look back 50 years from now and wonder why I didn't travel when I had the freedom to do so. Now, I have started.
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