Well, it's all very official now. I'm flying to Korea on Monday, February 26th. With me will be my good friend Ryan Ellis. We're fixin' to learn them there Korean children some of that there English.
It still doesn't quite feel real. When doing serious traveling, it usually doesn't feel real to me until I do something normal like eat, or sleep. Then the reality of it all comes rushing in, like when your ears pop after hours of dim hearing. I'm definitely excited, though I know I'm going to miss some people very much. Some people I ALREADY miss a lot. You know who you are. But hey, that's the way it happens. People come and go - these days I do more of the latter, but traveling the world has been a dream of mine since I was a child. Only thing that's changed is that I figured out how to get paid for it.
In other news, I've earned my 1st degree black belt in Taekwondo. After years of on and off study, due to injury, college, etc., Master Yang gave me the chance to test for black belt before leaving for Korea, and I jumped on it. Having spent a good deal of my time over the last couple months training, it was still one of the hardest hours of my entire life. As it should be, I think. It feels really good to make that step before moving on to my next big thing. Taekwondo is something that'll always be with me, but it's nice to feel like I at least finished my current assignment before skipping town. Of course, I'll continue to train in TKD while I'm in Korea, as well as other martial arts. Also, immediately after my time in Korea, I'm planning on spending some time in Thailand training in Muay Thai... but that's a whole other story.
My next post will be from the other side of the ocean. Wish me luck!
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