Fun Fact

Tonight when the clock strikes midnight my Korean alter ego will turn twenty-five. In Korea when babies are born, they are already considered to be a year old (so, already I'm twenty-four instead of twenty-three). On January 1st, everyone gains another year. For those of you with inquisitive minds like my dear friend Emz, if children are born on New Years Eve they will then be two years old the next day. Kind of crazy, isn't it? Another interesting fact is that Koreans tend to celebrate Christmas with their friends and New Years with their family. It's completely reversed from the Western way of celebrating the holiday season. That's my tidbit for the day.

Last New Years Eve I was driving around Dallas taking a cheese platter to my best friend's parents, and salsa dancing to 70's music with a Peruvian man. Life changes fast. I do miss all my friends and family, especially at times like this, but I would never trade this experience for the world. Every day I wake up knowing this is exactly where I'm supposed to be. How many times in your life do you truly have that feeling? So, tonight I'll make a toast to my dear loved ones, with a glass of soju in hand, and wish you all the happiness that I feel right now. Happy New Years!