Greetings from the South Pacific

Yes it is true. I made the 36 hour journey here from South Korea. I think that the journey in and of itself was one in which I needed to reflect on my time spent. One cannot integrate into a society in one year (maybe one can, but it is pretty difficult). On my departure I knew I would be back, it is just a matter of time. For me, I needed to break away and come back here, but even in coming back, so much has changed that it hardly seems like the same country I lived in for four years.

Don't get me wrong, my experience here has been great; it is just that I need to bridge the gap between two different worlds. Asia and the South Pacific are vastly different in cultures, people, ways of life, etc. The problem is that I have not mastered Korea yet and I want so very much to understand the people, language, and culture very much.

So at this stage, I am interviewing heavily from my present location. My hope is to be out of here in a few weeks. Strange enough, I actually miss the randomness of the country! Not to mention that they are doing an admiral job at the Olympics in Bejing!