florida

so a couple weeks ago I went to Florida for a DoDEA meeting. it was a lot of fun to catch up with friends i had made from the last meeting in massachusetts. a group of us went to busch gardens on sunday before all of our work began, fed some lorikeets, rode on some crazy roller coasters, got SOAKED on some water rides, and even heard a concert from huey lewis. aside from the fun, we did have our share of good work to do. we spent most of the day in discussions, collaborating, presenting, and then more discussing. it was a lot of fun, but tiring work. i'm just very grateful to have made friends with all those in the task force. it makes "work" seem a lot less like work.

it was nice to be in some warm sunlight and be around some familiar settings too. i've now fully recovered from the jetlag. my apologies to anyone who had conversations with me between the days of february 20-march 4th. i've been half zombie up until now.

it's pretty surreal to travel from one end of the world to another in just a few days. it does feel good to be back...i missed pete, my best bud. it's always nice to reunite after being apart, even if only for a few days.

random side note: koreans really like their romantic dramas. as i'm sitting here typing this blog, i'm watching a korean music video of a couple in love who not only get in a horrific car accident--their bodies lay twisted and bloody from the wreck, but they survive. their car is hanging off the edge of a bridge smashed to smithereens. then for the kicker, the two lovers lay staring at one another relieved neither has died, but the car teeters off the edge and WHAM, flattens the guy. the koreans like their depressing love stories!