Looking forward

I thought that Chicago summers were bad, I was wrong. Korean summer is proving to be the worst. So hot, humid, no air conditioning in school and no waterfront to make it all worth it. I have a rash on my butt and stomach from sweating and I have no appetite for food besides ice cream.

BUT! Only 2 weeks until vacation!

For vacation Derek and I are going to Taiwan for a week. I am excited to hang out in Taipei, sit on the beaches of Kenting and go hiking in Takoro gorge. The weather may not be better, but I am sure I'll enjoy it more when I'm not dealing with crazy kids. If you don't know much about Taiwan, it is basically a foodie's paradise. Here is a CNN article about the food and most of it looks amazing. It also has many terrains, is super cheap and has a high speed rail across the country. Vacation should be an easy, breezy, stress free affair.

After Taiwan, Derek's brother is coming to visit! I am so excited to show off all of our Korean knowledge and share our experiences with someone from home. It will also be nice to get Danny's impressions and remember what it felt like when all of this wasn't so normal to us.

I am so excited for these next couple weeks, and I'll even be excited when it's over because then it will be only 3 weeks until I go home for my sister's wedding! On a scale of 1-10 for anticipation and excitement to go home, I'm at a 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000.