2 days from now, I’ll be finished my current job.

4 days from now, I’ll be in my new apartment.

7 days from now, I’ll be in Japan.

10 days from now, I’ll be exhausted.

“The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.” …a good tip to keep in mind next time you’re stuck on a deserted island, and are feeling a little anemic.

Ugh. I’ve come down with a cold. I’d planned to spend most of the day packing, but now it’s 8pm and I’m ready for bed…and still haven’t packed yet. I keep forgetting how much I hate moving. ugh.

On a brighter note, I bought an MP3 player today to keep me company on my trip to Japan. I’m listening to Duke Ellington right now, and have a happy smile spread across my face….although that could also be the effect of the cold medication. Either way, it’s nice.

I only have 5 teaching days left here in Daejeon – and the woman who was supposed to replace me just backed out. So if you, or anyone you know wants to come to Korea ASAP, we’d love to have you!!!! Send me an e-mail, and we’ll talk.

“Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.” ~ thanks again to Jason and Stephanie for that useful tidbit. I immediately cancelled my ticket on the trans-pacific donkey caravan that I’d been planning on riding home next summer. It looks like I’ll be flying afterall.

Today was pretty taxing. Not a single one of my 7 classes went smoothly. However, my night class did do their homework (a rare event) – which was to prepare a History lesson for me about Korean history. There are only two students, and they stood up at the front of the room for almost a full hour regaling me with tales of Korean history. Dates, Kings, Generals, etc. They’re only 1/2 way through, so they said they can finish the rest of it next time! I’m looking forward to it. With that exception though, I spend most of my day mentally counting down my days here.

(8 more teaching days to go….)