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Disclaimer:  This post was written and saved in my Notes on my phone since November 5, 2023. I have just now gotten around to posting it.  So the thoughts/sentiments might be a little "dated" but knowing me, I don't think they will be!  So, thanks to a calendar reminder I set some 7 years ago…. I was reminded that today would have marked the 7th year in my last relationship. If you know me, at all, you know that the relationship is no longer and hasn’t been for almost 3 years now. Is that for the better? I’m sure it is, but as I lay here writing this post I can’t help but think about how things could have and would have been VERY different had things not turned out the way they have. This relationship started in Korea; both of us were expats, from different countries respectively, living and working there. For me it was a point in my life I would love to go back to. I was younger, more zestful and more full of life; at a point in my journey where I was ready for a relatio
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Dating in Korea - Size Matters

Living the single life is something I have become a bit of an expert on over the course of the past 2-3 years.  However, the older I get, the more I feel like I am ready to "settle down" or at least try to start a relationship with a bit of substance behind it.  Actually, let me be 100% honest: the idea of a relationship sounds enticing and exciting to me, however the more I think about actually being in a relationship the more petrified and rebellious I feel.  Maybe that has to do with the fiasco my dating life has been since arriving in Korea.  I'm not usually one to share this type of information publicly, but I feel I need to get a few things off of my chest. If I'm being honest, it hasn't been until lately that I have actually whole-heartedly been trying to find myself a relationship.  My first couple of years in the country I was trying to get my bearings, see where I fit into the grand scheme of things and trying to make friends.  Over the course of the
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Hong Kong - An Experience

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Wow....  I am really terrible at keeping this thing updated!  I always make a vow to do it a bit more often, but that vow always goes by the wayside.  Hopefully this time I can be a little more consistent, but I'm not making any promises! The last time I checked in here I had just taken a new job at SoonChunHyang University and posted about my process moving to a new city.  I guess I'm happy to report that I am still at SCH and have officially signed a new contract, so I'll be sticking around for at least one more year!  Yay to that! All is good on the work front.  I am currently on summer vacation until September.  Which should mean that I have time to blog a bit more, but we'll see what happens.  Well, I say I am on summer vacation, but I have volunteered to take on a summer class for adults in Onyang.  This class meets twice a week and is basically a discussion class.  The students are pretty advanced with speaking English, so I usually struggle and stress myself
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New Job, New Chapter!

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Hello, everyone!  It's definitely been way too long since I last decided to update this thing!  I apologize for my absence and my silence, but I guess life has gotten in the way.....  Or maybe I have honestly had nothing to blog about for over a year or maybe two?  My Z-List life hasn't been all that exciting lately.  Nevertheless, I am back and hopefully I'll stick around for more than just this entry or the next one!  I've made an honest vow to try to update a bit more often, so I expect my MILLIONS of followers to hold me to that! Anyways, what is new in my life?  I'm sure you are all dying to know..... Well, as of last month, I accepted a new job here in Korea.  I have accepted a position as English Professor at SoonChunHyang University in Asan, South Korea.  For those of you know that know me, working at a university as been my main goal since coming to Korea.  Until now, I honestly hadn't really felt like I was completely prepared for the job. However, a
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Holy Korean Matrimony

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Well, "Hello" again everyone!  It has been a really long time since I've written in this blog, and I greatly apologize for that.  It seems that when you're working 6 days a week for 3 months, the last thing that seems to enter your mind is updating something like this.  However, here I am again in with hopes that the words I need will not escape my mind or my fingertips before I can finish this blog.  In my absence I have attempted to write an entry or two, but I haven't had much success, motivation, or content to include.  This time, I think I have found the cure.... Love! Where to begin!?  The beginning seems like the most logical place, but that requires some thinking on my part, so let me try to do this....  Let's see...  It  all began about 2 months ago.  At work, we have what we CDI-ers like to call the "Share Folder."  Basically, in this folder we are able to access all of our important work documents such as tests, supplemental readings to
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