Right now I'm about to send off all of my important documents that I talked about in an earlier post. It's just a TINY bit nerve-wracking to mail your university degree off to a foreign country! I'm sure it'll be fine, but still...
I've also started to buy some of the many things I need to take with me. From what I've read, Koreans don't use the exact same brands or quality for certain items, so I'm stocking up. For instance, I've bought a year's supply of: deodorant, soap, toothpaste, razors, gum, medicines. I also bought a set of luggage for the first time. Shut up, it's exciting to me! :-)
This is only some of the stuff...
This is my ridiculous collection of DVDs. I hardly ever watch them.
And here's what they'll look like for the next year!
I'm really excited now, especially since I have a fixed departure date and location.
Oh, one more thing! Some of you know that I claim to have a shellfish allergy. Well, this isn't entirely true. My dad's allergic, so he's basically scared me into thinking that I am as well. This has gone on for 25 years. Flash forward to my current adventure. I figured that once I got to Korea, I might not know exactly what I was eating all the time and didn't want to worry about dying. So today, I decided to brave the shellfish world and try shrimp and crab. I brought my mommy with me for moral and financial support.
Here I am, waiting for the potentially-deadly food to arrive. Note the hint of fear in my smile.
Shrimp! I don't even know what kind, but it was pretty decent.
My mom, trying to figure out crab legs.
The verdict? About 6 hours afterward, I felt kinda queasy, but it passed. I probably won't purposely eat shellfish again, but I won't avoid it like the plague, either. Yay for trying new things! :-)
