22 days to go and I don't really have a good short term goal schedule. Oh sure, I have long term plans that are looking like they need to be changed to reflect graduate school... and I'm still not sure exactly where that will fit (and more importantly, when it will happen). But that's not the pressing issue. First, I need to get through this first year, and then we can worry about annoying fellow grad students with incessant question asking. Until then, here's a look at my calendar:

- August 2009
attend morning classes (9am-1pm) (Mon-Fri) "Summer2" @ Ewha (Aug 4 - 20)
meet 영권의 가족 in 일산 Aug 8-9th
meet up with 정민, 순민, 지혜, living mirror
go to 부산, meet up with 상엽, 택규 Aug 14-16th
start work for SMOE Aug 23rd @ Hyundai Learning Center
get new apartment

- September 2009
weasel myself into languagecast.net crew
create self study schedule
create new exercise schedule
make sure to stay in contact with family
create bank account
buy some clothes
make plans for 추석

- October 2009
find a temple
stay busy with weekly volunteer @ undecided
maintain languagecast.net meetings
get korean credit card
get non-rental cell phone
meet with 순민

- November 2009
transfer money back to the states
start paying off student loans (aka stick a needle in my eye) Nov 16
stay busy with weekly volunteer @ undecided
maintain languagecast.net meetings
if not already, find language exchange partner

- December 2009
find information about graduate school @ Hawaii & Yonsei
be productive
don't get negative
be thankful you're in the most beautiful country on the planet

- January 2010
*i might have the whole month of january off from work. hallelujah holla back*
travel to Japan and meet up Ayumu, Rina, Ericka for a week
come back
go to 목포, 부산, or some other beautiful city
take a rest

future: attend evening classes (7pm-9pm) (Mon, Wed, Fri) "Spring" @ Ewha (April 1 - June 10)
future: visit Texas in the summer


And on a side note, I'm getting crazy fat. Damn it mother...stop feeding me like it's going out of style. This goes to you too, grandma. No, I don't want to eat half a pound of bacon every morning....but I guess I will if you cook it for me...oh, who am I kidding? I love eating with my family and it's totally worth it! Bring on the bacon!