Today was my last day of work.  Has it really hit me yet?  Not really, because I'm still here in Kangneung, still here in Korea.   Whenever I get ready to travel, people will always ask, "Are you excited yet?"  I think the answer they want to hear is "Yes, of course I am!"  In reality, the excitement starts to build when I'm at the airport, holding my ticket.  It's not until I'm physically there that I feel the anticipation of the airplane taking off.  After boarding, I put my things away and head to the magazine rack.  I get my pick, because nobody thinks to do that right away.  Slowly the airplane positions itself on the runway, waiting for clearance to take off.  The plane then jerks slightly and begins to gain speed.  About 10 or 15 seconds into the takeoff, the airplane gains so much speed that it makes me wonder how mankind achieved the ability to move such a heavy object so fast from a standstill position.  At that exact moment when I don't feel the ground underneath me... THAT'S WHEN I'M EXCITED!

My glamorous desk.	The view from my classroom.  The sun starts to set on my last day.
After work, I went to dinner with my boss and the other 4 teachers.  This is the BEFORE plate of "naeng myeon" (cold noodles).	The AFTER picture.... not so pretty.
We also ate "bosaam".  A little fatty, but good.	Afterwards, we went for coffee at "The Antique Cafe" near Ojukheon.
There was a drama that was filmed there, so of course there are photos and autographs of the actors.  Or, as I like to call them, "famous people I don't know."	These are two of the teachers at my school.
I had a mocha coffee, which was pretty good.	My boss had rosemary tea, and you can see the plant behind the table.

This is one of the reasons why I never moved to Seoul in the 3 years I've been here.  Outside the cafe, the moon was so bright and you could see stars twinkling in the night sky.