It’s too damn hot!
Yes, I am still alive! Summer is showing it’s 100 degree face. Ugh… But the upside is I’m back in the river. Kayaking is my newest love. Even though I have been doing it for the past couple of summers, I’ve never owned my own kayak. I’ve finally decided to stop mooching and buy my very own for my birthday. My birthday is coming up this month and I’ll be 33. Eeek! How did this happen? Seems like I was just a young 20 something not too long ago and now I’m close to MID-30s! Where did EARLY 30s run off to??? A friend who has already experienced 33 says it’s a good year. Double 3’s are lucky. I sure hope so. Things have been steadily moving that direction. As you know I didn’t pass my EMT exam last year. I had to make up 36 hours of class time and retake the state exam. I took the exam in April and… it’s official, I’m an EMT! I am starting at a volunteer agency this Friday night. It is sure to be an interesting experience and I’ll see a side of my city that’s I haven’t seen before. At least up close and personal. Wish me luck!
There are good aspects about getting older. I feel like I’m finding more things that I enjoy. I’m all about adventure lately. Kayaking being one of them. My usual spots are nearby but I’m anxious to try new rivers with new challenges. This past weekend kayaking through Balcony Falls, we drove a little ways down river to the James River Footbridge.
A lot of kids jump from this 50 ft. bridge. All the excitement and adrenaline made me feel young. Not like the almost 33 year old that I am. I think it’s important to keep adventure in life so you don’t forget what you’re capable of, no matter how old you become. I have upcoming adventures to look forward to this year. Skydiving and white water rafting being a couple of them. I hope 34 and beyond (if I make it that far according to my mom 
) bring new adventure to keep me feeling young.
I wish everyone a great summer!
serenityinseoul said,
June 10, 2008 at 11:36 am
hey glad to see you back on the blogosphere! i’m wishing you lots of luck.
do you think you’ll blog more often now?
Ji In said,
June 11, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Congratulations, EMT!!
korean-or-american said,
June 25, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Hello, thank you for the congrats. I hope to blog more but I’ve said that before
Shame on me!
I haven’t even been on enough to check out your blogs
I’m sure I am missing out on a lot
I hope you are having a good summer so far! I will see you in the blogosphere soon. I promise!
Myriam Cransac said,
July 11, 2008 at 4:07 am
I’m sorry because this comment is not directly toward your post. I am hoping, however, that you will take the time to read this, and make a future post based on the following information.
My name is Myriam, I am a French adoptee born in Korea and I am currently interning at the Global Overseas Adoptees’ Link (GOA’L), located in Seoul, South Korea. I am writing to you with intentions of both providing you with information on, as well as asking for your assistance with our current campaign.
As you may already know, GOA’L has been supporting overseas adoptees born in Korea since 1998. We are now lobbying for overseas adoptees’ right to hold a dual citizenship.
At the bottom, I will include a link leading toward documents about our campaign. There is an information package which contains the specific details about our campaign. Within, issues such as military service and tax responsibilities are outlined. The second document is the petition form. We are hoping to obtain 50,000 signatures by December 2008. To reach this goal, we are contacting organizations and individuals connected with Korea, or with adoption in general, in order to get their help, as this is an issue that could concern all adoptees in the world who are denied dual citizenship. We hope to set a precedent so that other countries forbidding dual nationality could also liberalize their legislation.
We would greatly appreciate your support in this campaign. The info package and sign sheet are available at this address:
http://goal.or.kr/eng/?slms=room&lsms=1&sl=6&ls=17
You may also contact us at campaign.goal@gmail.com
Thank you so much!
Myriam Cransac
Campaign Coordinator