I've done my research on what vaccinations I need before South Korea: Typhoid, Hepatitis A & B, Japanese Encephalitis, and possibly a rabies shot. Just the name, typhoid, sends a few chills down my spine. Hell, the disease brought down an entire city-state, and I'm supposed to inject weakened or dead parts of the disease into my body; though, I do suppose being injected with typhoid is better than the alternative: the disease is passed on through water contaminated with feces. Yum.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Typhoid
"Around 430-426 B.C., a devastating plague, which some believe to have been typhoid fever, killed one third of the population of Athens, including their leader Pericles. The balance of power shifted from Athens to Sparta, ending the Golden Age of Pericles that had marked Athenian dominance in the ancient world." wikipedia
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Easter Sunday 2008
When I first said, "I'm moving to Korea", no one believed me. My family was standing in the kitchen drinking coffee. It was too early in the morning to think about the other side of the world, and yet somehow I'd already managed to submit an application to a Korean school recruiter. I'd done absolutely no research, and I wasn't certain I believed myself.
Now, a little less than two months later, I'm firmly committed to my expat adventure. At the beginning of July, I will be moving to Changwon, South Korea.
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