Seven days

Nats

One week to go before I fly. Still to be done:

  • Complete getting my papers together so I’m prepared to apply for an F-6 spouse visa in Korea.  Technically, most of the documentation Jee Yeun needs to supply but I’ll want to bring the marriage certification and my proof of income.  I’ve not seen anything about a police background check, so hopefully that won’t be an issue.
  • Tonight is my final appearance in the Pointless Dart League for awhile.
  • Hope that I get the promised letter from the Social Security Administration so I can go downtown and be provided a social security number for Jee Yeun.
  • Then I need to take said SSN to my accountant and complete my income taxes.
  • Head out to Augusta, GA Friday morning to compete in the Garden City Classic dart tournament.  That will keep me busy all weekend. I’ll be playing in the first National qualifier that I actually earned my way into (i.e. paid entry).  I don’t have any illusions about making it to the Nationals.  It would be interesting if I did however, seeing as how those will be held in Charlotte in April.  I’m guessing the American Darts Organization would balk at paying my airfare from Korea.  We’ll see.  I’ll also be doing all the other usual events.  I’ve hooked up with the #5 ranked female player in the country for mixed doubles which should be interesting.  I’m sure I’m the worst male partner she’s ever had, but maybe I’ll surprise her (and myself!).
  • Clean out the refrigerators and cabinets of everything perishable.
  • Final visit with the kids.  Make arrangements for bringing in my mail once a week and mowing the lawn periodically.
  • Prepare some priority mail envelopes and customs forms for anything I need to have forwarded to me in Korea.
  • Visit the credit union and withdraw some cash so I’ll be ready to hit the money exchange in Korea.
  • Go to the Lids store to pick up the Washington Nationals baseball cap I special ordered (black with white trim).  In Korea it will be the hat I wear for darts.  And the “W” will be re-purposed to stand for “The Walrus”.  Of course.
  • Make my final appearance of the season in the Monsters of the Midlands Pub League.
  • Pack a suitcase. And I mean one (each).  Delta charges $100 for a second bag on international flights.  Fuck that.  We’ll get everything into a suitcase and maximize our carry-on bags.  This isn’t too hard for me as I had the foresight to leave a fair amount of clothing behind in Korea.  Jee Yeun will utilize whatever leftover space I have in my suitcase. Although I was forced to concede we’d need to bring an extra suitcase home with us (the one filled up with mama’s kimchi).
  • Be driven to the Charlotte airport Wednesday morning to catch our flight to Detroit and after a short layover, a direct flight to Incheon.  I’ve connected in Detroit before without much trouble (it’s actually easier to move about than Atlanta or Chicago).  I’m just hoping this crazy ass winter weather is over so we don’t encounter delays or cancellations.  Not much I can do about that though.

And that’s my to do list.  If everything goes according to plan we’ll be arriving at our Gireum-dong apartment Thursday night.  And I’ll be playing darts at Pub Dolce Vita in Itaewon on Friday night.  And that’s the way I like it.  Uh huh, uh huh.

 

 

6 thoughts on “Seven days

  1. Hi John, have a safe journey and a great time in Korea. Looking forward to some Korean posts whilst you are there!!

  2. Thanks Thirsty! Glad you still check in here. I’m sure there will be more interesting things to blog about in Korea than I have in my sedate American life….

  3. I check in on a weekly basis. Looking forward to the posts, i hope we will get weekly darts league updates, roadtrip stories and pics, and night out with friends posts culminating in the obligatary “Walrus does karaoke picture!!!!”

  4. Thirsty: You have captured the essence of this blog. Who knew I was so predictable?
    Nomad: I have moments of interesting I suppose. And days and days of same old same old. But yeah, there is some adventure involved in spending half your time on the opposite side of world. Thanks for reading!

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