So here it is. I've jumped through hoops, climbed mountains, bent over backwards, taken a 2 hour (round trip) drive for a 5 minute process, been told "yes" "no" "maybe" "next week"... and, at long last, it's official. I am going to South Korea. And don't forget the 11 hour layover I have in Dallas/Fort Worth. Midnight to eleven a.m: Just what I always wanted. I'm all set to lock my bag in one of those security lockers and sleep in a chair, but my father, for some strange reason, is less enthusiastic about that idea. Anyway it's set and it's official and I am thrilled. So in the spirit of never-make-things-easy, the Korean government requires that I take a bunch of stuff, including a 12-digit code given to me by
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