Still here at my little desk, grading papers and teaching classes. Dreaming about far away lands and exotic people but surrounded by the 9-5 lifestyle. I hate it. Someone telling me what to do,  where to go, when to go there.  It is just not for me.

Bought my one way ticket to Hanoi, Vietnam and am counting the days (104 to be exact) until I have two months of freedom – exploring, swimming, relaxing, enjoying, LIVING! Will be traveling south in Vietnam, to Cambodia, and then onwards to Thailand where I will be searching for a job as an English Teacher, hopefully in the North, near Chiang Mai, if I have my way. It is going to my first adventure like such and I have been planning endlessly by reading my  Southeast Asia on a Shoestring Lonely planet guide, checking out travelfish.com for great tips and reading countless blogs about how to get the most out of your backpacking experience. I just need to buy my backpack and get rid of all the shit I have aquired here in Korea and I’m gone. Seriously, it can’t come soon enough.

I love Seoul, don’t get me wrong. But it is too much like what I have always known and I am ready for the unknown. At least I think I am.

More updates about fun times in Seoul as they come. Also check out my (more up to date) blog onedayillflyaway.com

xo Ellie