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Greetings to fellow SQTalkers from Seoul!
As many of you know, I have been serving in the Korean army for the last 21 months to fulfill national service, and I'm now down to the final month. Time just flew past at an amazing rate - it seems like only yesterday that I flew back from LHR, but that was September 2009!
Despite my worries, it has been a great experience overall. (No, before you ask, I'm not about to enlist for a longer term!) I met some great new people, learned about the workings of Korean culture/society and generally had a good learning experience as well. It'd be a lie to say that it was always pleasant - the first few months were probably one of the most difficult periods of my life so far - but once I adjusted to it all, I am glad to be able to say that I had a great time.
Although I did have a few leaves in between (and even met up with a certain SQTalker who lurks in the shadows
, during his visit to Seoul) I wanted to wait until around now so that I'm in the right frame of mind to go back into 'normal life', as it were. So, if you were wondering about my whereabouts, you have the answer, and apologies for the radio silence until now. 
I'm planning a trip back to London for mid-August and hope to be able to catch up with as many of you as possible along the way And also plan to do one of those 20k-words-plus TRs that I used to love doing, so you can look forward to that.
Hope everyone is well, and happy travels!
As many of you know, I have been serving in the Korean army for the last 21 months to fulfill national service, and I'm now down to the final month. Time just flew past at an amazing rate - it seems like only yesterday that I flew back from LHR, but that was September 2009!
Despite my worries, it has been a great experience overall. (No, before you ask, I'm not about to enlist for a longer term!) I met some great new people, learned about the workings of Korean culture/society and generally had a good learning experience as well. It'd be a lie to say that it was always pleasant - the first few months were probably one of the most difficult periods of my life so far - but once I adjusted to it all, I am glad to be able to say that I had a great time.
Although I did have a few leaves in between (and even met up with a certain SQTalker who lurks in the shadows
, during his visit to Seoul) I wanted to wait until around now so that I'm in the right frame of mind to go back into 'normal life', as it were. So, if you were wondering about my whereabouts, you have the answer, and apologies for the radio silence until now. I'm planning a trip back to London for mid-August and hope to be able to catch up with as many of you as possible along the way
And also plan to do one of those 20k-words-plus TRs that I used to love doing, so you can look forward to that.Hope everyone is well, and happy travels!
I have a never-ending TR of my own - need to get round to writing up the OZ flight from back in 2009 
I know that there's probably plenty of life left yet in your old faithful acquisition from back in 2009, but if you're thinking of moving onto something newer and better, I may well be willing to take it off your hands... need something to put me back into the hobby! As for the sushi place - definitely, I'll give it a try when I'm in London.
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