six month mark

Tonight was my six month anniversary in Korea. I spent it, not even meaning to, with a French engineer on Gwangali beach. Drank various cocktails and finished off with White Russians. Sampled the Honey Bread (lots of sweet whipped cream over sweet white bread), chicken nachos, and chicken quesadillas. All quite tasty.

I can't believe it's been six months already.

Foreign Culture

I spent this evening walking in the downtown of Korea with a Frenchman and a Chinese woman who speaks Korean. I rather love this life.

In Which I Digress

I realize my last few blogs have been a series of half-finished thoughts, dashed off as I ran off, my rather needy cat very likely whining in the background, or at least mentally preparing herself to begin whining at the sound of my approaching footsteps.

This needs to change.

I hereby endeavor to be better at writing such experiences as Korea has offered me, or that I have, more often, taken forcefully. Korea is not the sort of place that gives you much. This is probably for the best-- I am much more proactive and capable than I used to be. Or, more accurately, more capable than I thought I was. I doubt I have changed much, only realized more. I should give a quiet thanks to the people I have met that have helped me through this.

Oh! I should mention, too, for the very first time in my life I have joined a gym and am going daily. I have, in the span of a week, become deeply addicted. I assume, by the time the euphoria wears off, that I will be disappointed to discover it has become an unfortunate habit and I shall not be able to stop.

I am also attempting to incorporate regular meditation and yoga into my daily schedule. I feel, between that and better diet, I will have taken care of "Self Improvement" in my list of Things To Do. My friend tells me this is what I need, I think he is right.

Next I think I need to Become More Aware. Of...life in general...of what is happening...here in Korea, in the world. I am less and less inclined to grad school, but I am more anxious to find a good seminar which teaches communication. Because I doubt there is much out there in schools that I can learn, that someone else doesn't know already and more fully than myself-- but! I think, if I search and find those people who really inspire, the people that are changing or will change the world, and bring their thoughts and ideas together...create a philosophy that makes the world a better place and more receptive to their ideas and creations...the thought is overwhelming but not impossible.

It is sort of my new mission in life. But if Ayn Rand could do it, then I think I can, too. One based on harmony and creation and progress as the ultimate good. Where making a useful product is the end goal, instead of, as too often seems the case, power.

I know what I want to do...I don't know how....

This post has definitely drifted. I apologize.