I am HOME!

I have arrived in the U.S.A.! Angie and Keri met me at the airport and here I am! I look forward to seeing everyone as soon as I can. YiPpEE...

Who needs luggage?

My bags didn't quite make it through all 5 airports. I am still happy, I have taken a shower and am sporting a hotel towel. Yes, that is a Captain Morgan and Coke in my hand! Life is good!

Where are they?

Angie, Sara, and Keri waiting for my bags the next day at the airport. I am ready to burn these clothes at this point!

They have arrived...

A day late and a dollar short, I am still thankful! I love my baggage.

Who could ask for more?

They know me so well. Angie and Keri had all my favorite treats waiting for me when I got to the hotel! I love you girls!!

The Finale.....

We are so lucky to have made such good friends. They threw Mo, Anderson and myself a going away party. It was amazing, they made slide shows that made us all cry our eyes out! I am so lucky to have had these people in my life this past year. I don't know how I would have made it through without ALL of them! My DGEV family, I love YOU!

My Romanians....

Dana, Me, Raluca, and Anca! My good friends that I will miss dearly.

My boys....

Tim and Rex, my first TA's at the Village. I love these guys!

Just us teachers and the birthday girl...

Here we are again, having some beer and soju. Anderson, Tad, Alina, Kevin, Me, Joann and Julie! No matter what we were doing, we always had a good time!

The last birthday party!

Rose and Joann's birthday party in Central Park. Well, in the DGEV of course. Good times and good food!

Cheesin' in Daegu....

We are doing some last minute shopping at the 1,000 Won store before catching the shuttle bus back to the DGEV.

Hurry up....

Dana and Joann wanting to get back to their delicious food. My favoritest Romanian and Philippino. :)

Aren't they cute?

Carolyn and Kristin giving some "kimchi" love to the camera.

Russian anyone?

Our biggest loser dinner at my new favorite Russian restaurant. It is so delicious. I can't wait to eat good food again.

Just us losers...

The cool kids in front of Kyobo in downtown Daegu. Kristin, me, Joann, Dana, Mo, and Anderson.

Too cool for school....

Me and my best friend in Korea, Anderson! I will miss my pookie...but have made a lifelong friend.

Village with a little green....

The DGEV in the summer. It is hot..hot..hot here! Only a few more days to go, I can't wait to get out!

Korean friends...

Michael, myself, and Tony (Itaewon) having dinner at an amazing noodle soup restaurant. They make the noodles by hand in the back... I could eat this every night! :) I will miss these 2 guys.

Sexy poses....

Nate, Anderson and Sarah giving me their best "I'm hot" poses! Rock'n'Roll Bar in Busan!

Last trip to Busan...

My favorite Korean swans...Sarah and Nate!

Anderson's 26th birthday party!

Having a great time with my good friends at the Villageeeee! Yes, that is plastic bag on my head. :)

Gettin' smooches....

Having a blast at the much needed party.

Say kimchi.....

My good buddy Joseph and I chillin' on the couch. Taking a breather from all the Soju!

Who knows....

So, apparently I decided that if you leave you must leave something with me to ensure that you return. I have collected many cell phones and a shirt here! This is early in the evening..later I had a pair of jeans wrapped around my arm. :)

Celebration....

Posing with the birthday boy....Anderson. I am lucky to have found such a good friend!

Rockstars of the night...

Sara, Eric and Anca......we were the shooters of the night! We did a lot of soju shots in a very short amount of time.

Birthday crew!

Celebrating the only way we know how in the Village....soju and beer!

Good food..good friends...

We ended up going to TGIF and having a few beers and a great Australian beef cheeseburger. I can't seem to find that American beef yet in Korea....hehe

Traveling fans...

Christine came to volunteer at the Village and we spent a weekend in Gwanju and ended up seeing a baseball game, kinda!

The Village Crew ...

Those of us that represented the Village at the Samsung Lions baseball game.

Good times...

We had a blast, we need to do this more often!

Who needs baseball ...

When you have entertainment like this!

You drank the last one...???

Tad and Alina...I think I drank the last Miller Lite..sorry Tad.

Samsung Lions game

There was more talking and laughing than watching the game..and that is o.k.! We don't get out much here in Korea!

Good times, good friends!

Marshy, Mo, Me and Anderson....having fun at the baseball game. Il, ee, sum, sa!

Baseball game is secondary in Korea

So, when you have free tickets to a game they must hire this guy! I think I saw 5 plays of the game the whole evening. I have no idea what he was saying but he was entertaining none the less. :)

My favorite photographer!

Here is Tony, our photographer at the village. He is so much fun! We have a lot of good times together.

Crazy Philipeno's

Good times at the baseball game. ;)

My favorite student of all time.....

This is Judy, she is an amazing little girl. She came up to my window in the office and we just started talking. My good friend Dana is in the picture with her. I wish Judy would be here every week! :)

This is what I'm working with....

This was my weekend with these two weirdos! But I love' em just the same.

Celebrations all around

Just a few folks celebrating Budda!

Celebrating Budda!

We were in Insadong and these men and women came parading down in celebration for Budda's Birthday! It was cool!

I will mess him up....

My friend Anderson and I thinking we are cool! We just had a great Mexican dinner in Seoul. I'm pretty sure I can take him.

Chillin' in Insadong

I love Insadong! It is a traditional market area where you can find anything Korean! :)

This looked really good....

I wanted to buy some of this from them, but they were just so busy. It looked like a really good trail mix! Maybe next time?

Really???

Can you believe this sign? I couldn't pass up taking a picture of it. This is in Seoul.

A beautiful day...

What talented people..these sculptures were great!

Sculptures in the water....

The festival for Budda's birthday was so much fun!

Festivals in Seoul....

I painted a mask, it was fun! :) I need to add a little more detail to it but I am scared that I will mess it up..... Maybe my dad can help me, he is artistic!

Another weekend away from the village...

The only way for me to stay sane is to get away on the weekends! My first time to Busan, it was amazing. Honestly, Korea is awesome it's just the DGEV that is killing me!