I'm back. Certainly it was not supposed to be this long before I could write a conclusion to this post. I apologize if anyone was worried that perhaps I was eaten by a pack of first-grade monsters. Don't worry. They may be scary, but they're not THAT dangerous. Honestly, I've been trying to write at work for at least the past week, but something has happened and I can't seem to access Blogger. Maybe my computer is messed up, or maybe it's been firewalled. I'm not sure, but every other website seems to be working fine.
Anyway, I really don't know where I left off or where to pick back up. It's kind of too late to spend too much time dwelling on my trips to America and Japan (which were months ago, at this point), so I'll just give you the fast-forward up to now. As I may or may not have mentioned, I was in the States for most of March and all of April, visiting family and preparing for a new season in life (more on that another day). We visited a bunch of places and saw a lot of great friends, including Wilmington, North Carolina, where our friends Andrew and Olivia are, and Oakland, California where our good friend, Claire, and this guy live. After an amazing trip, we headed back to the peninsula (where the world didn't end, hence the now-vastly-outdated title to this post), hung out, found new jobs, visa ran back and forth to Fukuoka, Japan and have been living it up ever since.
So...yeah. That's life. Time has been flying by, but I've been keeping myself busy. I've been waking up earlier but trying to use the time productively and keeping myself away from the black hole of time that is the computer (or the 'Devil Machine' as my 10th grade history teacher would affectionately call it). So far so good...for me, that is. Not so much for you, if you've been waiting on the end of your seat for my updates. Sorry about that. But life is good. Minus the four weeks of non-stop rain.
Where am I now? Still in Korea, and still loving it. If you've been patiently following my blog from the beginning or at least have gone back and read my prior posts from the start, you'd know that I never had any intention on staying a day longer than a year. But, alas, the three-year anniversary of my landing on foreign grounds is already less than a month away. I'm not going to say I'm surprised it's been that long. Because, really, I'm not. I've become so comfortable and accustomed to life here, that the fact that I'm thousands of miles from my home sits in the back of my mind, unnoticed. This is my life. What is amazing is the transition in retrospect. Maybe I'll go back and read my old posts again, just for fun. It's always interesting to reflect back and think, 'Boy was I dumb.'
Where am I going? I can't say for sure, but I know that I'm on the right path. I know that this is what my life is supposed to be right now, and as things continue to develop, I'll take them as they come. There's no need to worry, as long as you trust the one who is leading you there. Without going too far into the topic of religion, here's a bit of advice from a pretty wise source that I'm sure anyone of any faith can agree with:
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? (Matthew 6:27)
Personally, I'm not in the business of adding hours to my life. But I don't want to throw them away, either. So worrying and sitting around reading blog posts about the Pittsburgh Pirates (which were amazingly in first place, as of yesterday) are the first to go.
Wow, sorry. That got a bit deeper than I expected. But it's me, and that's the only person that I expect to be. (awkward silence)
Soooo...anyway. Studying for the GRE, trying to get into grad school, making big life plans, deciding whether to go to Bali, Kota Kinabalu, or elsewhere for a special trip with a special someone in October (you know, the kind of trips you take after tying knots;), exercising, reading, praying, working more to save money, trying to get back into music, and studying Korean (for reasons that may involve needing to talk to a certain older, married couple for the rest of my life;). Those are my top priorities right now. I love writing, and I still plan to do it. But, sadly, this blog is often the first thing that falls by the wayside.
This is the point in the post where I sum things up, make promises, make jokes, or cut off abruptly. Today I'm not going to do any of that. Let's just keep it pleasant...
It was good to see you again.
Until next time,
...unless, of course, the rapture comes.
-Steve
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