The Story So Far

I want to share with the very few people that still receive this in their e-mail inboxes a joy of mine: the Korea Chronicles Soundtrack. I realize most people probably have not been to the actual website, but rather just read the e-mails sent whenever a new post is written. So, if you are so inclined, visit http://koreachronicles.blogspot.com and look for the soundtrack on the right side. Every song has meaning, from what I was listening to while in Jinju or Busan, or what I was listening to while preparing for the trips, or just because for some reason. It's terribly self-indulgent.

So, the story so far. I cannot go for too long in my life without change. Changes take you places, Yes said. The most recent change will take me from Morristown to Morris Township. My roommate and leaseholder sent an e-mail a few days back saying that her brother was moving back to the area in mid-April and I would have to move out. Which, is just as well, we never connected on any level. I could easily dismiss her as just a bitch, which to some extent she is, but there are just certain people who are just incredibly incompatible. So, be it.

There is a better alternative. I am moving April 1st into a guest bedroom at the home of the editor of Morris Township-Morris Plains Patch. I will pay $350 less a month and stay there for 4 and 1/2 months, until it's time to go to Korea. That's $1400 in savings. That's a credit card, gone.

My application is finished. I have two people who have agreed to send me letters of recommendation. I have submitted my federal criminal record check application. I have gotten my transcripts. I need to look for my degree, get a copy apostilled and notarized. Still need to renew my passport, which can be done by mail. I have a $1,300 queen-sized bed I bought in July that I planned to give to my dad, and he decided to downsize instead, buying a new twin. I know I paid a lot for it, but honestly, if I can find someone who can put it to good use that I know, I would be just as happy to give it to them. I almost prefer that to selling it for $300.

A new cleanse begins tomorrow. I am not going super extreme in my diet, but I am going veg., caffeine-free. No smoking, no alcohol. Wish me luck.

And, that's the story so far. Less than six months to go.