I had let my driver's license expire during my long stay in Korea. Given my health issues with the cancer thing, making it back to Minnesota to renew a license wasn't high on the list.
In theory, it's possible for me to get a Korean driver's license. But that's really just theory, until I can take the driving skills test in the Korean language. I just don't think my Korean is that good.
The alternative to get a Korean license is to hand over my valid US license – they'll make a trade of it, basically. So that left me with a need to renew my US license.
I went to the Minnesota DMV (not called "DMV" in Minnesota – that's my Californese talking) and stood in line for a few hours and took a written test and paid some money and got my license renewed. This is useful not just for traveling in the US, but for traveling anywhere.
In fact I had been feeling a lot of stress and worry about whether this would work out. There was a lot of uncertainty because the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's available online documentation was essentially useless. I felt very happy that it went smoothly.
I also visited my storage unit and my "home branch" of my bank in Uptown.
Then I gave Curt and Mr Jin a bit of a tour of my old haunts around the University of Minnesota, and I felt nostalgic. We rewarded their patience with American cuisine by buying some 순두부 (Tofu soup) at a Korean hole-in-the-wall in Stadium Village (near the University).
[daily log: walking, 4km]