thoughts before i leave ...

No, I'm not all packed yet. But I would say ... 90 - 95%? My only concern now is that I don't carry way more than what the airline allows.

The most common question/remark that I get these days is "Are you excited?/You must be really excited!" Well, I must say that at first when I started to put my crazy plan into action, I was really psyched. Then as the day approached, I realised how woefully weak my command of the Korean language was is. My first instinct was to start mugging, but as a language teacher I know how futile that is. So ...

please just don't let me be in the lowest level!

So now I'm more terrified than excited.

I doubt I'll have any real difficulty living in Seoul, having experienced a bit of it last year. I didn't do the usual touristy thing by staying in a hotel - I did a homestay and besides the palace and museum tours, all I did in Seoul was to follow my host mum to the supermarket, go for evening walks along the Han River, cook Korean food and eat it while watching Korean shows (of which at best I understood 1%). I find Seoul very livable and I LOVE being able to blend in and not stand out at all. Well, that's until I open my mouth to speak English or very hesitant and bad Korean. Seoul's also much easier to get around than Yangon SO! I'll be able to survive here pretty well, I think.

AND OH THE INTERNET HERE IS PHENOMENAL.

:)

I sound like I'm already in Seoul. Hehe.