A Mid-Way Perspective

Time is a funny thing… sometimes hours can feel like they’re taking far too long to pass, and the weekend seems so far away, yet months can pass you by in the blink of an eye.. and so if feels with the past six months I have been here… and it blows my mind. I’m no longer a “newbie” though in some ways I still feel like I only arrived last month. But, I’m settling in so well, and I’m living this life now, and it’s a strange but wonderful reality. What seemed strange and bizarre at the beginning is now normalized and commonplace.. (which hopefully explains my less-than-frequent blogging). I have a life, a routine, friends, acquaintances, drama, boys.. all the great things that keep me sane…

But my six month mark also held some of the hardest times since being in Korea. In the past 2 weeks, I have said goodbye to two very close friends. Girls that have made a mark in my life and helped define the first half of my time here. But that’s the way things go, especially living in a foreign country… Most of us are here temporarily, so people are constantly in and out of our lives.. but these same individuals are part of the small circle of people that we have here… so with no family around the friendships, though brief, are insanely intense, and wonderful. So, the summers end, my six month mark, and the tearful goodbyes haven’t been easy, but they have encouraged me to remember all the great experiences I’ve had since coming here. And I’m ready to begin anew, and step up to what the next six months will offer… I’m only half way done, so my adventure is far from complete!