Chrissy Renae

I leave in TWO WEEKS and the anticipation is killing me. I’ve been doing some serious google searching lately, so I feel like I’m slowly becoming more familiar with Korea. Of course it’s never the same once you’re there, but it’s nice to have an idea of what I’m getting myself into.

This is the fourth time I’m packing up for an overseas journey (how am I THIS lucky?), so I’ve been surprisingly calm about the fact that I’m leaving, and that I’m leaving for a whole YEAR. And that I’m going to ASIA, which is very different from other places I’ve been. It’s just hard to find the balance between stressing too much or too little.

In the meantime, I’ve been enjoying AUTUMN in a big way. I’ve always liked it alright as a season, but something about being back in Washington this year just makes it ultra spectacular. Nowhere else can pull off all four seasons quite as stellar as this state.

It’s official.

I AM GOING TO SOUTH KOREA

I’ll be living in small town north of Seoul called Yangju, which also just happens to be like 20 miles from the DMZ. Ummmm awesome? I ended up being placed at an elementary school, which at first got me pretty nervous. But the more I think about it, the more excited I am, because what is cuter than this?

This is a picture straight from my school’s website. Too adorable.

I leave in exactly one month, and I really just can’t wait.

If you’re curious about where Yangju falls on the map, just click this link. More updates about that later, I just had to let you know that it’s for REALS!!!