9 more days!

9 more days... Seriously?

Ok, clothes are on the bed waiting to be packed. And then un-packed, re-evaluated and re-packed again. I'm in fear that I'm really waiting until the last possible moment to get everything done. And I suppose that's ok because it's in true Jamie fashion to wait.

I received my travel itinerary a little while back. It's going to be an interesting 24 hours. First I am set to leave Erie Int'l for Detroit, MI at 6a on Saturday morning. Then I get to sit in the Detroit airport for about 5.5 hours. From there I make the 13 hour flight to Tokyo - sounds great if you are able to sleep for some of the trip. However, since my blood clot incident earlier last year I am unable to "sleep" for longer than an hour or so due to having to get up and walk around. So that's fantastic. I will have a short layover in Tokyo and then will make the final 3 hour leg to Seoul. Total flying time is something like 18 hours or so but ends up being a full 24 hour day with the layover. I asked my recruiter who was picking me up from the airport, because at that time it's going to be 11p at night, I'm going to be exhausted and driven through the dark streets of Seoul with no idea where I'm going, etc. She tells me "David". David? Is this English speaking David OR English name David who speaks little English? :) OMG I can't even wait!!!

(Side note: When I finally arrive in my temporary housing on Sunday night, it will actually be Sunday morning for everyone else. Seoul is 14 hours ahead of the EST. I'd say around 1030a, think of me. Chances are I'm going to be sitting in my little 'room' looking at my suitcases, completely exhausted and thinking to myself "WTF did I just do...")

Found out that I'm going to be put up in some "temporary" housing when I first get into Seoul. :) I'm not quite sure what that exactly means. It's going to be awesome, I can just feel it!

This is going to be such an adventure, I can't even stand it...

9 more days...