October 4, 2005

So yesterday I went really early to BCM to go with Mr. Yoo to the Korean Immigration Office to cancel my VISA. The whole trip was really a waste of time. I went to BCM for 7:30am so that we could leave at 8am... but we didn't end up leaving until 8:30am. Then it took basically 1 hour for us to get to the immigration office... and then... it took maybe five minutes to cancel my VISA... since all I had to do was hand in my Alien Registration Card and sign the back of my Exit Order. To tell you the truth, I had been pretty calm about the process of cancelling my VISA... and then... when I got the Exit Order saying that I had to be out of the country by October 4, 2005... well I became a little overwhelmed and the nerves set in. It is definetly difficult not to worry... even though the control of the entire situation is completely out of my hands. Oh well... I am trying to be cool as a cucumber and lay low.
In other news... I have officially moved into the Seoul English Village. Since this is vacation week for all the employees... the dorms are really (almost eerily) quiet... but I am finding ways to amuse myself. I found the teacher computer lounge yesterday (yay) so the cash that I was or would have been spending at a PC Bang can be saved. There is also a microwave (found yesterday as well) so I can heat up some food, instead of living off of bread and McDondald's (as previously thought).
In other news, my parents have started the renovations on their house. I shouldn't be able to recognize the place when I go back home next year... which is a little nerve wracking (the comforts of home)... I mean you know that life goes on when you aren't there... but sometimes you wisht that things would stop so that they will remain the same until you get back... but alas that is just a child's dream.
All in all though things are good... my dad said it perfectly when my mom said that I sounded depressed yesterday on the phone... it has been a long faught battle and now all I need is time to recouperate and regain my strength... though truth be told I think I left my funk lastnight... once I found the microwave (oh the joys in the little things).
Anyways... I will keep you posted on the VISA stuff as they arise.
Cheers!