http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Jareb/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Jareb en-us Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:15:54 +0000 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:15:54 +0000 Many days and other numbers... To my friends both at home and abroad I'll say that it has been too many days since my last post and so I thought I'd get this off to you all before it's many more. I will keep the theme as arithmetically consistent as I can to avoid mimicking past letters. Year 2 in Korea ... I'm approaching the end of a second year in Korea . It's strange to note how contra http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Busan/blog-352431.html Indeed it's true I enjoy work and life in Korea more than one should be allowed. Because of this I forfeited a 26000 Scholarship to Kenya to sign my second contract with the Chung Dahm Institute in Busan South Korea. The decision didn't come easy. Months back it was no decision I cared to make quickly and I did not. I had a month of deliberation to decide weather or not to forego my sch http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Busan/blog-238462.html As an English Teacher in Korea one is obligated to make the trip to Thailand just as Muslims are to make the hajj to Mecca. Ok so I may be exaggerating a bit but it is a very clich trip to make and one that I had to make. So the final week of June I left Korea for the first time in 7 months and met up with my friend in Bangkok Thailand. Although I did standard tourist stuff I refused to t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/blog-186499.html To semicompletely recap a new and enlightening three months of living in Korea dares me to be brief with my words. Irsquove established a great life in Asia both living and working and in just that order Irsquove such an ideal lifework balance that some days I feel guilt for not having more complications in my life. To start I am an English Instructor living in coastal Busan South Kore http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Busan/blog-138911.html Less than 24 hours after running 26.2 miles in the Chicago Marathon I took my sore legs to Rio de Janeiro Brazil. This economically diverse city has much to offer a curious traveler. Over 6 million people enjoy this mountainous coastal city which was colonized by the Portuguese over 500 years ago. Because South America is in the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are opposite ours and thus the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-101074.html My time in Spain is passing by fast and over two months have flown by. I really haven't forgotten any English but have certainly improved my Spanish. Santiago de Compostela Life here is relatively inexpensive and low key compared to other parts in Europe. I have come to know the city well and have also befriended a couple locals which have helped getting to know the culture a little better. I http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Canary-Islands/Tenerife/blog-84190.html Most of you guys I'm in South Africa for 6 months. After flying 18 hours on Swiss Air I was ready for something better. It got much better I love the weather here It's 34 Celsius here in a beautiful African summer. I don't know what that is in Fahrenheit but it's perfect for me and I'm no longer pale anymore. It cools down at night and it is perfect for sleeping.After a couple days to set http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/blog-84185.html Leaving Spain I had a few sad days before all of my friends in Spain left each other but my mood improved while traveling Europe. I came back to Santiago and felt all lousy again about leaving. I would have liked more time in Spain but it is also nice to be in the US again. Traveling Justin Sarah and I traveled Europe for three incredible weeks. We were able to visit Europersquos fin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/blog-84191.html I am writing at random about my life in Spain thus far so I hope you can transcribe my thoughts into some type of meaning. I came on the 11th of January and will leave June 4th for the US. In my time here I hope to study travel and improve my Spanish considerably. MY HOME I live in apartment in city center of Santiago de Compostela with a host family. I have my own room here with leather f http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Galicia/Santiago-de-Compostela/blog-84188.html Each of us should have had great holidays and an even better new year to look forward to. If not my thoughts are with you. Good buy 2004 You are now a group of memories. I like to write a general update from time to time to fill the world in and keep yrsquoall up to date. However I also realize that I can go on and on in my emails and will try to be concise with my thoughts for 2004. S http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/blog-84192.html I completed my undergrad at Loras with degrees in Business Management and Spanish. Studying abroad two semesters with a double major and finishing on time seems sort of congested in retrospect but it all worked out and now I can start to tackle that loan debt. However I can no longer consider myself a poor college student anymore. For now I am just plain old poor. As for a way to pay back http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Iowa/blog-84194.html Greetings I write to my friends today with a new vision for the future. I mean that quite literally I now have 2020 vision after getting Lasik surgery in Chicago last week. It was some of the best money I believe Irsquove ever spent. and Irsquove spent a little bit of money That said Irsquove taken the opportunity to expose myself to important milestones in recent weeks.Last ch http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Dominican-Republic/blog-84197.html I write you to say Irsquove chose a much different path than expected since my summer and fall chapters. Some of you may think Irsquom in the Middle East for this Christmas. Well that was the plan all through the summer and some of fall. However after selling my car a lot of cloths and some furniture with intentions of leaving the country I was introduced to a business opportunity impo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/blog-84198.html Irsquove spent recent weeks working overseas with LeadAmerica and some brilliant students from across America. I started in St. Petersburg Russia with an incredible group of select staff and a great group of students. We spent time getting to know the leadership culture and history of Russia in our ever changing world. By good fortune we were in Russia during the time of the famous white n http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/blog-84405.html