Summer Vacation, Part 1

I already miss it.

I've been back in school for 1 week.  Only one week, which has somehow managed to feel much slower and longer than the entire 2.5 weeks I had off for summer vacation.  I still can't believe how quickly it came and went, but as they say, time flies when you're having fun, and I definitely had a LOT of fun.  I'd love to say it was nothing but fun; unfortunately, that would be a lie.  Certain aspects of my vacation carried serious heft and weight, which is why I haven't written about it until now.  But I figured I should at least talk about the good stuff before too much time passes and my memories aren't as crisp.

Monday, August 2:  Matty arrived at Incheon International Airport in the evening and I went to pick him up there after shopping for some new clothes and getting myself a cute "Asian haircut."  (My hair guy, Min, always wants to try something new and different and since I usually don't experiment with my hair, at least not since I turned 21, I figured why not?)  I'm not sure I've ever been so happy to see someone.  We went straight to the Avis counter to pick up our Hyundai rental car.  It's hard to believe we actually spent the next week driving on the crazy roads in this country.