25/01/10: Vacation
Category: Korea
Posted by: LiteraryHero
I leave for vacation in less than two weeks, and it is needed. I know that most of you think that I can't complain because my job is easy and I barely work at all as is. However, I am experiencing what I like to refer to as expat fatigue. Yes, my job is easy, and yes, life is good, but living in a foreign country can get tiring. Even though I have been here for over five years now, there are still aspects of Korea that really irritate me. It isn't anything that bad, obviously, but a break every six months really helps me relieve that feeling of annoyance. Don't get me wrong, Korea is awesome, and I am happier here than I would be in the US, but from time to time I need a break.
To that end, Jisun and I are leaving out of Incheon International Airport and flying to Bangkok (I can't spell the airport name and am too lazy to look it up) for a three week trip of fun, sun and more fun. The thing is that I am not planning out anything in advance. Jisun has never left Korea before, aside from two trips to the Philippines, so she knows nothing about it. I have been there several times, and am just not that worried about setting anything up in advance. I like the idea of landing in Bangkok without a plan, a place to stay, or any idea of what I will do.
I do have a tentative plan to meet up with Nick and Stan in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, but we haven't actually set a date, so that is more or less up in the air. I also want to spend some time in southern Laos in the 4,000 islands area. A third place I want to visit is Koh Kong, Cambodia. There are some very short passages alluding to the fact that Koh Kong Island has some of the best beaches in Southeast Asia, but no one seems to have any real information about the place. Sounds like something that I want to check out. Other than these very tentative plans, though, I have no real idea what I am going to do.
Either way, I am sure that it is going to be a great trip and that I will arrive back in Seoul fully rested and ready to teach my new first grade students. Until then, however, I am basically in shut down mode. This past weekend I did nothing but read books, play computer games, and work on a jigsaw puzzle. Nothing to write home about. So, for the next two weeks or so, there will probably be very little of interest here.
To that end, Jisun and I are leaving out of Incheon International Airport and flying to Bangkok (I can't spell the airport name and am too lazy to look it up) for a three week trip of fun, sun and more fun. The thing is that I am not planning out anything in advance. Jisun has never left Korea before, aside from two trips to the Philippines, so she knows nothing about it. I have been there several times, and am just not that worried about setting anything up in advance. I like the idea of landing in Bangkok without a plan, a place to stay, or any idea of what I will do.
I do have a tentative plan to meet up with Nick and Stan in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, but we haven't actually set a date, so that is more or less up in the air. I also want to spend some time in southern Laos in the 4,000 islands area. A third place I want to visit is Koh Kong, Cambodia. There are some very short passages alluding to the fact that Koh Kong Island has some of the best beaches in Southeast Asia, but no one seems to have any real information about the place. Sounds like something that I want to check out. Other than these very tentative plans, though, I have no real idea what I am going to do.
Either way, I am sure that it is going to be a great trip and that I will arrive back in Seoul fully rested and ready to teach my new first grade students. Until then, however, I am basically in shut down mode. This past weekend I did nothing but read books, play computer games, and work on a jigsaw puzzle. Nothing to write home about. So, for the next two weeks or so, there will probably be very little of interest here.
