Last Day

So the time has come, ladies and gentlemen, for me to go back to the ATL. You know, it's funny...I've been calling Korea the motherland, but today when I went into the store, the lady there said, "You're not from here, right?" So I asked her if she could tell, and she said, "Yes, plus you were in here the other day with a foreigner" (Matt). I told her where I live and all that, and she said, "Do you have problems speaking and reading Korean?" I told her a little bit, but not much, and then she kinda laughed and said, "It's like your a foreigner here, but you're a foreigner there too!" Okay, so it's not like I've never thought about that before. And being here really has made me realize that I definitely don't really belong here, but I don't completely belong over there either. WHO AM I, DAMNIT?! hehehe...

Anyways, I'm leaving tomorrow afternoon at 2pm, which means I'll get back to ATL around 6pm EST. How do I feel about going home, you ask? Well, I've only been looking at and talking to Asian people for the past 4 weeks (except for Matt...), so I think it'll be kinda weird seeing such a mix of people again. It'll also be weird not riding public transportation (but I think I might start doing it more often), and having the right of way as a pedestrian will be really weird too (I think I could've died at least 5 times while I've been out here). I feel like I've learned a lot about people out here - how they live, how they act, etc - and as much as I've bitched about being out here without a car, dryer, and being called fat all the time, I think I might just miss being out here enough to come back sometime...soon. I'll definitely miss eating street food and smelling waffles in the subway (yes, there are waffles in the subways). I'll miss clothes for $5 and shoes for $10. I'll miss having so many people around that care so much about us. I've pretty much invited every single family member to come visit us out in the ATL, so I really hope that some of them will seriously consider the offer and visit, especially the younger cousins (out of the entire Song side of the family (~100 total), only 4 are 25 and younger).

I guess the next time I write, it'll be at home (where ever that is, right?). I'll probably speak to most of you very soon. I bought presents! Well, kinda. I didn't get a chance to buy too much, and I don't know what all I've purchased, but we'll see. I can't wait to see Coco! Oh, and Andrew :)