the date is set.

i'm coming home to america on june 16th for good.

back from beijing safe and happy.

pictures up on flickr and slightly more detailed post when i'm not so tired and i have some extra time.

going to beijing tomorrow for 6 days!

my digital camera seems to not be cooperating (at all), so it looks like i'm going to have to take my slr and use actual film. awesome.

first things first, thanks to everyone who sent me birthday wishes from home and here in seoul. it was a really great to hear from everyone, especially those friends from home that i haven't seen in a while or kept in the best contact with... it really made my day that you remembered! i really miss you guys! celebrating my brithday here in seoul was pretty perfect. ben took me out to dinner and when we came back, my friends surprised me with cake and balloons and flowers. it was just a really sweet way to wrap up my day, and one of the most memorable birthday's i think i'll ever celebrate.

anyway, my time here's been flying by so quickly. my last term at yonsei is already more than halfway over. my midterms went a lot better this term compared to last (possibly because i actually studied for them this time... although, i had a really good excuse for not studying for them last time, seeing that sam was visiting me). i'm starting to feel a little anxious to go home though. not to say that i'm not completely enjoying my time here and that i won't want to leave once the time comes, but i guess i just feel like i've had my time here in seoul to play, and now im ready to go home and get my life back on track. meh.

i'm going to beijing on may 19th for 6 days. i don't know who's more excited, me or my dad (who won't even be going on the trip). i really love how excited he gets for me when i travel though. it's awesome to get parental support in your life. anyway, hopefully i'll get to see the great wall and forbidden city and all those terracotta statues etc. although, i'm wondering how much of it will be under restoration and reconstruction since the upcoming olympics are going to be held in beijing. i guess all i can do is cross my fingers that the whole city won't be covered in scaffolding.

i've missed out on the last 3 episodes of the oc. where have my priorities gone???

happy graduation to all my friends back home who are leaving their undergrad years behind them!
and lastly, late happy birthday to spamuri! hope your birthday was even more awesome than mine was!