Everything's Falling Into Place

My visa interview was this morning. It was supposed to take 2hrs and 15min to get to the office in Chicago. It took 3hrs and 30min. I was 30min late because we sat for 50min waiting for an accident between two semis to get cleared from the road. Right after the semi accident was cleared away, we hit 25mph-45mph traffic in a construction zone. Luckily we'd left an hour early, or I would have been even later. After that looong trip, my visa interview took 5 minutes! My visa will be ready to pick up on Tuesday. We'll leave 4hours for the trip!

I also have my final assignment for my work. I will be working in the Saha district of Busan, instead of Changwon. My friend Jinmee will be glad, because she told me that Busan would be a better place to live and work, and I'm hoping she'd right! I think I'll still be teaching older elementary and middle school students, but I'm not positive. I'll start teaching on the 14th of September, and I'll be in training before that.

Next Tuesday will be a hectic day, because I'll have to head to the consulate to pick up my visa at 3pm, and then I'm getting a flight for that evening from Chicago so that I can arrive in Korea by Wednesday evening, their time.

I was so excited and relieved that everything was in place, that on the way back I fell asleep in the car and took a nap when I got home. I've been having such a hard time getting a good night's sleep with all of this uncertainty hanging over me, and once I knew things were coming together, I think my brain finally decided it could rest! Now I'm refreshed and ready to work on packing and reading more about my academy and neighborhood! I already finished a book on Korean customs and etiquette this week, and I'm ready to start dedicating myself to learning Survival Korean! Here's hoping the next few days go smoothly before I travel, and that everything goes well on Tuesday!