'코끼리', 'ko-gee-ree', or 'elephant': it's all the same.

I've been spending so much time and energy into getting ready (both mental and physical preparation) to leave that this evening I really just needed a break (from more of the former than from the latter).

So I got a new buddy to take with me traveling. It eased some of the stress.



This is Cheen-gu. Also written in Korean as 친구, meaning friend. Look for pictures of Cheen-gu on these postings as we travel (yes; he'll be stowing away in my backpack wherever adventure takes me), just to liven things up.

As if moving to Korea wasn't exciting enough. I'm really beginning to go crazy from all this anticipation.

5 days and counting!