Starting my last work day in Korea hasn’t looked like what I expected it would look like. On Wednesday, the day before, I developed a case of laryngitis that shut my voice completely off which would prove interesting as the day began.
0400: I woke up at my normal time and decided that today I needed to rest. This is the first work day I’ve done this all year—but with my throats the way it is, I needed every advantage I could get. I slept in another hour and then got up to begin drinking hot drinks for my throat. I even found an unused container of Cup Noodles for breakfast-not the ideal breakfast but I needed to get rid of this junk in my throat. I was able to clean out the freezer to defrost while I waited for my tea to steep. Then it was off to the shower.
0800: I had a very distracted prayer time, but I one. I hope to get my journaling done later today. I fear everything will be upside done for a couple of days. Then it was time to start work—by way of the trash bin to drop of my rapidly thawing freezer trash.
It was my last day, and last chance to see people-so it was disappointing to not be able to talk well. But, we bounced from station to station to in-process my replacement. It was also Sergeant’s Time training day—which means many of the offices we needed to visit were closed.
1130: I turned in my internet modem. That’s when I know it’s serious. That is always one of the last things to go. Until I check in to the hotel tomorrow, I will have to grab a signal where ever I can find it. I also ran by the PX to get some spicy noodles to hopefully open up my sinuses to relieve my throat.
1300: We met at my room to go take care of more in-processing. As we walked out the door, and it shut behind me, I realized that I left my wallet and my key inside. I had to run back to my office to pick up my spare. Soon, I was ready again to work. We walked around and finally we made it back to the office to wait for the next meeting.
1430: We walked to a calendar meeting. It is a meeting where we look at six calendars and make sure all of them are in agreement. After the meeting, we returned to the office to answer some emails and to close out the day.
1730: I left for the day. It was my final work day in uniform, in Korea. It felt good but it doesn’t seem quite real-there is still so much going on and so much to do. In my room, I gathered up the laundry to do one last load. I stepped out the door and heard it close behind me. I left my key inside again, this time with no spares.