- \ˌən-ˈra-vəl\
1: to resolve the intricacy, complexity, or obscurity of : clear up <unravel a mystery>intransitive verb: to become unraveled
i am not a blogger by nature, but i will give it a go for your sake. since i am also notoriously bad at staying in touch with people, i hope this will become an outlet for interpersonal communication and perhaps some revelry along the way. your patience is requested.
so, as many of you may know, i am headed to south korea for a year. i will leave from wausau on august 20 and will not return for at least one year. "why am i going to korea," you may ask. well, i am going for numerous reasons. let me entertain you:
before i leave in 3 weeks, there are many preparations and details that need to be completed. i still need to get my e-2 work visa, a one-way plane ticket, figure out what to pack, say all of my goodbyes, get everyone's contact information, move out of my place in madison, relocate my precious pearl, and who-knows-what-else.
on a separate note, i have been thinking about getting another tattoo. there have been several images and ideas floating around in my mind, but today i finally had an epiphany about what i truly want. originally, i was thinking about a large tree on my side that had branches wrapping around both sides of my armpit and roots reaching toward my hipbone. then, i thought i wanted a world map outline possibly on my forearm or back. however, as i was browsing through tree photos on flickr, i came across a giraffe nibbling on some greenery. i have always adored giraffes, as i do most animals, but there is something special about this particular mammal. it could be the fact that we are both ungracefully tall and inconspicuously awkward. with that said, i want a lanky giraffe on my side, but not just any giraffe. this giraffe will have unique fur made up of a pattern of random shapes. amongst the random shapes, there will be not-so-random shapes including outlines of the countries and significant states that i have traveled to. i am currently working on a sketch that i will post if i ever finish...
i am not a blogger by nature, but i will give it a go for your sake. since i am also notoriously bad at staying in touch with people, i hope this will become an outlet for interpersonal communication and perhaps some revelry along the way. your patience is requested.
so, as many of you may know, i am headed to south korea for a year. i will leave from wausau on august 20 and will not return for at least one year. "why am i going to korea," you may ask. well, i am going for numerous reasons. let me entertain you:
- to travel: 8 countries down, only 185 to go...
- to eat authentic korean food...mmmm, kimchi and toasted seaweed!
- to teach: it is my official occupation after all.
- to learn: the language, new & tasty recipes, 태권도 aka taekwondo, the national sport of korea.
- to visit rashoo & ji won and any other korean friends i can track down.
- to become more open-minded.
- to be adventurous: it is always easier to be spontaneous and try new things in an unfamiliar environment.
- to see different species of plants and animals.
- to save some money: i am not trying to be greedy, but i would like to come home with at least $15,000.
- to be able to eat regularly with chopsticks (again).
- to discover ways of life that i may want to incorporate into my own.
- to compete in at least one asian inline marathon.
- to meet people who are as strange as i am.
before i leave in 3 weeks, there are many preparations and details that need to be completed. i still need to get my e-2 work visa, a one-way plane ticket, figure out what to pack, say all of my goodbyes, get everyone's contact information, move out of my place in madison, relocate my precious pearl, and who-knows-what-else.
on a separate note, i have been thinking about getting another tattoo. there have been several images and ideas floating around in my mind, but today i finally had an epiphany about what i truly want. originally, i was thinking about a large tree on my side that had branches wrapping around both sides of my armpit and roots reaching toward my hipbone. then, i thought i wanted a world map outline possibly on my forearm or back. however, as i was browsing through tree photos on flickr, i came across a giraffe nibbling on some greenery. i have always adored giraffes, as i do most animals, but there is something special about this particular mammal. it could be the fact that we are both ungracefully tall and inconspicuously awkward. with that said, i want a lanky giraffe on my side, but not just any giraffe. this giraffe will have unique fur made up of a pattern of random shapes. amongst the random shapes, there will be not-so-random shapes including outlines of the countries and significant states that i have traveled to. i am currently working on a sketch that i will post if i ever finish...
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