this is what i'm doing instead of packing and organizing (go figure).

where the wild things are, the movie! yes! the book that originated this film was a well-read part of my childhood. AND arcade fire providing musical accompaniment makes my heart fill with glee (as, they hold a special place in it).

ok, but here comes the mushy part. what also caught my attention were the taglines: "inside all of us is hope.. fear.. adventure." clichéd, yes. makes-me-seem-like-a-cheeseball-of-sentimentality, also yes. because this is how i feel! a strange mess of hopeful, fearful, and.. yearning to feel exhilarated. OHMYGOD, THE LITTLE COSTUMED BOY'S ADVENTURE TO DREAMLAND MYTHICAL CREATURE ISLAND IS SO SO SO PARALLEL TO MOVING TO KOREA TO TEACH ENGLISH FOR A YEAR!!!!!!!! (see, i can make fun of me, too.)

let's continue on that sentimentality train and quote a former co-worker of mine (though, if you knew him, you might not refer to him as wise or thought-provoking) who in a young grasshopper moment once advised: "sometimes you have to take a leap to make a change." it's interesting how a sentence can stick with you, and have such a resounding affect. it keeps running through my head over and over again - it's that unknown part that is so simultaneously scary and exciting. that's the part that's got my realism feeling a little surreal. and a little wild ... thing. what, too much?

two weeks to go - TWO weeks! that's the amount of time since i last updated this blog. wait, no, less than that! how's that for perspective? aside from all these heartfelt emotions and feelings of mine (seriously, i think this could've doubled as a dear diary entry, gush), things are well underway for our departure. all initial paperwork has been completed and mailed, and we're off to the consulate on monday morning to apply for our visas and book interviews. in the meantime, i've called on my most organized besties to come sort out this mess of an apartment of mine over the weekend and help me organize my life pre-departure.

i learned a new korean phrase this week. and by "learned a new korean phrase" i mean, my friend jenn phonetically sounded out one phrase and i memorized it. and have no idea how to read it in korean. however, mok-ju juseyo = more beer please.