The idea of writing this post seems so strange. While I flew out of Incheon airport one week ago, it still doesn’t feel real that I won’t be going right back. At this time last Thursday, I was wrapping up my final classes, grading end of semester tests, and finishing my last report cards painfully trying to ignore the fact that I would be leaving in less than 24 hours.
How did the time go so quickly?! Thinking back to the summer of 2015, I so clearly remember tensely packing my two huge suitcases to fly to Korea and start this adventure. I was anxious about where this decision would lead but excited and ready to try something new. Never could I have imagined that a one-year hiatus from my Chicago life would so easily become a two-year reality.
In the time that I was away from home, I met incredible new friends, decorated a sweet little apartment, mastered a new job, taught over 400 students, and got to travel the world. I feel so lucky to have had such an incredible experience.
While it doesn’t quite seem like time, indeed the time has come to say a grateful farewell to the country that allowed me to make it my home away from home. Thank you, Korea, and I’m sure we will meet again.
As for now, I’m currently off on an entirely different adventure as I continue my explorations through Asia for the next three months. Follow along via Instagram.
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bbm travels 