Nov. 29 - Dec. 3: Cover Girl!

Well, hallelujah, there are some honest people left in this world...or maybe they're all in Korea...who knows, who cares, I got my backpack back! As my last blog confessed, I left it on the subway train after my long weekend in Gyeongju. I basically got off the train because they were closing it for the night, stood outside the train for a good 5 minutes while it was being cleaned, waited for the next train for about 5 more minutes...only when I was getting on the next train did I realize how light I felt! Well, that bag had EVERYTHING...A nice Canon film camera, a digital camera, clothes, shoes, a blanket, my favorite scarf...you name it, it was in that bag! Well, Thursday I got off work at 1:30 pm, took the train to the subway's main lost and found office, and recovered my fully-intact-bag! Yippee! I love this place!

Other stresses from the week came from planning my Christmas trip. Our school is closed December 27-31 for the holidays, so I wanted to take advantage of the free time and travel outside of Korea. Thursday night, after much deliberation over costs and budgeting, I bought tickets to fly into Osaka, Japan on Christmas Day. I will be backpacking up through Kyoto and Nara to Mt. Fuji and then on to Tokyo for New Year's Eve. I was originally planning on doing the trip alone and meeting people as I traveled, but my friend Kelly is considering meeting me up in Tokyo on the 30th. I don't mind doing the rest of the trip by myself, but I'm glad she may come because it will be nice to have someone I know with me in the city.

Oh, and what does Cover Girl mean? Well, I am officially the December cover girl for Swaton Language School's monthly newsletter, which is distributed to about 20 schools nationwide. Ahhh...it's tough being a celebrity! ;) Oh, and for those who haven't seen me for awhile, yes, my hair is now brown!

The December Swaton Newsletter...with yours truly gracing the cover.