LET THE REAL ADVENTURE BEGIN!

I turn on my cell phone and it reads - 5:30pm.

It is Sunday, January 22,2012, I finally landed back at Incheon, Seoul. Didn't think this day would ever come. I have finally made it full circle and another full circle and now back in Korea. I grab my suit case full of clothes (which is still only 1/3 of the clothes I own but I couldn't fit all of them in a suit case). I head to a taxi and immediately remember why I love Korea so much.

Its the people.

They are warm, accepting, and friendly. Its the fact that I can meet a complete stranger they will turn to me smile and do their very best at making me feel welcome whether they speak English or not. This mindset is so different from everywhere I've been. Texas, California, East Coast, West Coast, America, Hong Kong, Thailand, Ireland, Sydney, etc... Its a very inviting feeling here.

As the days progress I start remembering slowly my korean schooling and have found myself able to somewhat communicate, but trust me I still have a long way to go. Some times I spurt off words other times I smile and say, "I'm sorry... what?" to which they immediately understand I don't speak Korean.

So here we go... again... time to learn my culture and heritage and find out if me being Korean isn't limited to the fact I'm 5'5", black hair, slanted eyes, and can solve complex math problems.

Thailand

So it's finally here. My vacation or holiday if you live anywhere besides the US. Kind of funny how the English language is broken into so many types of dialects. I find myself using all these British words that I never would have used in the States... "Line" is "Queue", "holiday is "vacation", "cheers" is "thanks"... To me it's all rather confusing.

I find myself correcting myself when speaking...

"Hey guys, we need to set up a line... Errr... I mean.. Umm... Queue...Outside the store.. I mean shop"

"wow it's crazy busy today! Must be because everyone is on vaca...holiday"

"thank you!" and yes I am I said thank you.. Not going to say "cheers" that's ridiculous.

Anyways, so it's my VACATION.. and I decided to might as well take advantage of the fact I'm in Asia and vacay to Thailand. Wasn't sure what to expect... First night out was slightly ridiculous... I am used to the craziness of Hong Kong... Especially in the Wan Chai area what I refer to as the "red light district" of Hong Kong... But just walking around the streets last night I never have before been offered more prostitutes, badgered by sales people, or had "cat calls" by random girls from the bars that line the streets. I thought I was gonna get raped... Scarier thing is, is that most of the women that were trying to entice me to come into the bar weren't really women... I'll let that stew in your brain for a second....

Ok... Definitely going to spend the rest of this vacation either at the beach, pool, or getting a massage.. And by massage I mean a legit massage from the spa at the resort...

Cheers!