10.12.2011

JADEishome.

Oh hey look, I found my blog! It was buried under the pile of shit I own and have been refusing to unpack since my return to the US. The weather is getting colder tho so I decided it was time to give up and take out the warm stuff, looks like I might be here a while. Eh.
It's been almost three months since I've left Asia, I think I was in a bit of a culture shock when I got back on American Soil; especially when I made my first trip to the grocery store. Bigger is not always better people! Holy shit! For real tho, everything is just, HUGE here. I guess I never really realized it. I also never realized that midday Tuesday is the old folks home weekly shortbus trip to Shoprite, note to self. Another thing I didn't see for the first 25 years of my life is just how clean and manicured the streets and lawns are here. Good job, people.
Anyways... the American awareness phase didn't last too long, before I knew it everything was back to normal and it was like I had never left. Normal being the state of the economy is in a forever downfall and the realization of possibly never getting a job in the field I would like smacking me in the face even harder this time around and kicking me back to reality REAL quick. Bummer.
So, naturally, I found a cute little Asian family to let me nanny their child ^^ I call it my: "Don't Ever Get Student Loans" job. Keep your fingers crossed that the trusty old Jeep will hold up through the colder months because He is the lively hood of this gig- being Asian and all it wouldn't be right if the girl didn't have a bunch of classes and lessons to go to after her school day, and the Jeep needs to get her there.
So now it almost feels like the year in Korea, and the fews months traveling through SEA were just a dream. Almost like it never happened. Although I know that's not true, I mean, I have a tattoo and photos to prove it! Right? Anyways, I could not be more grateful for the experience I had in Asia, the amazing things I got to see, the people, the food, the kids, the friends I've made... Hopefully I will be able to make it back in this lifetime. But for now, I'll just wait for it to come to me... in 2 months! My bestsest Korean is coming to the states! I cannot wait! Ms Dori Uhm will be arriving in New York right before Chirstmas, obviously the best place to be for the holidays! The plan then is to shoot down the East Coast (in a rental vehicle of course, the Jeep would most certainly not make it) with another semi-Korean love, Diane, who will be back from her adventure in Korea and then carry on cross the Southern route of the country so that she (and I) can learn more about this mass of land I call my own.
Until next time, and by next time I mean 5 months from now, adios amigos!
No, really, maybe I'll pick up the blogging again, maybe I'll fill you in on SEA, or maybe not. We shall see ;)