July 8, 2009 - Oregon

"To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries."
~Aldous Huxley




It's been over a year and I'm finally back in Asia. The Institute of International Education (IIE) has once again grace me with acceptance to one of their programs - this time the Korean Studies Workshop for American Educators 2009, sponsored by the Korea Foundation.

The natural question from others when about to leave on another journey is, "are you getting excited?" I have made it a rule to not get excited until the flight is over and I'm standing on foreign land. South Korea and the United States are both currently experiencing breach of computer security. North Korea is being blamed for the attacks. If Kim Jong-il (or any of his cronies) decides to pull something excessively stupid in the next couple days and the trip is cancelled, by not getting excited or having expectations, my disappointment will limited.