Day: March 22, 2010

This Saturday, I’m going to Japan. My 90-day “tourist” visa for South Korea expires soon, so I need to exit the country. Hopefully, they’ll let me back in. I’ve never heard of them NOT letting someone back in, but one can always find new ways to feel paranoid, right?

Korea has been getting increasingly meticulous and rigid about immigration matters, and for the most part, I don’t resent this – it’s no worse than what you see in the U.S. or Europe. But it does make for a certain amount of stress, when one’s status isn’t “nailed down.”

I looked out at the sunny blue sky early this morning, and removed my gloves, hat and scarf from my knapsack. I figured South Korea’s winter was over. 

It was too soon. This afternoon at 3 pm, it was dumping snow like gangbusters. I was feeling very cold – I went out to Ilsan again to make use of my friend Curt’s scanner to scan some documents so that I could apply to a new recruiter who wanted to have copies submitted online. Since I’ve given up on the last recruiter. 

By the time I got back to Suwon this evening, there were piles of damp slush everywhere. Melting, but not very springy.