Signs of spring.

Cherry blossom season was highly anticipated around here. My entire route to work is lined on both sides with cherry trees so I had a convenient vantage point to gauge their progress. This past weekend Mike and I headed up to Bucheon to check out the azalea festival (see it on my instagram) and came across some gorgeous cherry blossoms as well. Of course, we couldn’t resist crossing the street to stroll up and down the scenic walkway.

The azaleas did a number on my shoes.

So pretty. If only this season could last all year! It’s almost painful to see the little petals beginning to litter the ground now. But as my Korean co-worker counseled me, “Don’t be sad. More flowers are coming!”

xo, jill

At last.

If you follow me on Instagram, you might know that Mike and I recently moved to Korea. We’ve been here for three weeks as of today. I’m now at the point where enough things have fallen into place that I’m feeling like I can relax a little. Our health checks were approved and on Monday we waited for four hours at the immigration office to complete the rest of the paperwork. Unfortunately, two of those hours were waiting outside in a long line in the cold. The immigration office is so backed up right now that people are arriving at 5am to get in line before the office starts handing out numbers at 9am. (We arrived at 7am). The previous week we arrived at 10am and all the numbers for the day had already been distributed. I’m very thankful that we’ve checked that set of paperwork off the list. Now we wait for our Alien Registration Cards before the next steps are taken.

I always forget about the set up process required when you move to a new place. It’s pretty much a hassle wherever you go.

Next up on my to-do list is to install a filter for our shower head. My hair has been…well, basically a helmet since I arrived. I think it’s the hard water.

xo, jill