One week

It's a little hard to believe I've been in Korea a full week already. It feels like I just arrived, but somehow Lesotho already seems like it was ages ago... I'm not sure where my brain thinks I've been. I had very big plans for what I would be doing once I got to Korea--mostly involving daily hikes with Ella and a few hours of review each day for my pediatric board exams in October (and to review all the general pediatric topics I didn't use in Lesotho--ADHD, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, food allergies, etc just aren't things you really think about there). I'm off to a bit of a slow start, mostly because I'm going to bed late (meaning waking up late too)--partly jet lag and partly because it's nice to use the internet after everyone is asleep. Ella being sick also put the brakes on father-daughter hikes. Explosive diarrhea in the backpack carrier didn't sound like much of a bonding experience. But, I think I'm turning the corner (Ella has already turned the corner). I got my hair cut yesterday (just like in China, they are obsessed with using thinning shears instead of regular scissors to cut hair here), downloaded 5 years worth of Pediatrics in Review articles to use for board review, got a certified copy of our marriage certificate from Seoul City Hall where we were married 10 years ago (we'll need it for the baby'-to-come's birth certificate and passport). So, I'm not quite putting in a 40 hour week, but who needs a 40 hour week? I'm still working on the retrospective Lesotho posts, and plan to take the camera out this weekend, so keep checking in.