Homeless Part 1

Saturday night was a very eventful night for me. I am now able to cross being homeless for a night off of my list of things to do. It all started with Wilson and myself going to the Korean war memorial and Seoul tower with Morrow who had never been to ether and needed someone to go with him. Me and Wilson thought we would go again just to have something to do on a Saturday and what's the worst that could happen. By the time we finished at the war memorial it was about 1600 and we figured that we could still go to Seoul Tower and take the 1800 bus back from Seoul. Mistake # 1.

By the time we left Seoul Tower it was about 1730 and we knew we weren't going to make the bus on time. Morrow said we could take a express bus back from Seoul instead of catching the one at 1800 which is just for U.S. military. And we trusted him. Mistake # 2.

Once we got back to the post we ate some quick dinner(the smartest thing we did all night) and then caught a cab to the express bus terminal. This place was like an airport. It was huge. There wasn't a bus running to Wonju which is the city where Camp Eagle is located. Instead we took one to Hongseong which we mistook for Hangseong which is about 15 the other way of Camp Eagle. Mistake # 3.

The bus left at 2040 and we didn't get to Hongseong until 2230, just as the bus terminal there was closing. We didn't recognize anything around us and were beginning to wonder where we were. We jumped in a cab and told him to take us to Wonju. He knew where Wonju was but was going to charge us 200,000 Won, which is a little under $200. And that is when we knew we were just a little of course.

To be continued . . .

In other news I will be flying out of Korea on March 15 at 1140. I will be back in MI at 1540 on the 15th.

Yes I Am Coming Home

Well, my original plan was to post today and tell everyone that, yes I will be coming home to the GREAT U.S.A. but even better to Michigan in March. However, my mother, beat me to it. As of right now I have about 25 days of leave so I should be home for at least 20 days. Let me tell you I am so ready to be home too. Being able to see my family again is the biggest thing but there are also hundreds of small things I realized I miss about the states, like the smell of the air and being able to talk to people that speak the same language and being in almost the same time zone. Don't get me wrong being in Korea was a cool experience and something I will never forget but I am more then willing to leave early and hopefully never be stationed here again.

The New and Improved

Just thought I would show you all a picture of the new me. Also I did get my orders to go to Fort Carson. I still don't have a exact date, although the counter is pretty close to what should be the truth, +/- 2 days. I will be leaving Korea no later then the 18 of March. I can not wait to be back in the States.

Hit The Road PFC!!!

Some of you know that I have been undergoing rigorous training lately. For those of you that don't know what I am talking about let me explain. For me to be eligible to get promoted from Private First Class to the next pay grade of Specialist I would have to have 2 years of service in the Army which I will have in July of this year. However you can go to a waiver board and if do well enough you can win a waiver and get promoted.

On Thursday I went to the board and am know happy to announce that next Friday I would like to be addressed as Specialist Bruins!!

There were 9 people that went to the board but they only had 6 waivers to give out. We were asked questions about our weapon, the M-16, map reading and land navigation, military justice, drill and ceremony, and N.B.C.(nuclear, biological, and chemical). I only got 1 question wrong out of the twelve questions they asked.

In other news, concerning my pending move to Fort Carson, CO; our chain of command has our orders to move there and we will be receiving them on Wednesday. I still do not know what the official date for leaving the country will be or a date of when I will be home on leave. Hopefully soon though!

The BIG News!!!!

Boy do I have some exciting news to share with you today. But first some other things.

It snowed a lot here on Sunday so Myself along with two of my friends decided it would ba a good idea to go sledding at 9:00 PM on Sunday night. Except the only problem was we didn't have sleds. So we had to come up with our own way of sledding. The plan - put on the slickest clothes we have, which for me was my military issued rain gear, and slide down the hill on our stomachs. It worked and we had fun. I was going to post a video of the event but it was too dark to see anything.

This is Mackin going down the hill.

 

 

 

 

On Wednesday I got to eat lunch with this man. Major General John Morgan. He is the commander of 2nd. Infantry Division, the division I'm a part of. I was just one of the lucky few who was selected. I sat right across the table from him.

 

 

 

And know the big news.... well, you know what, I think I am going to make you wait. Let the suspense grow a little. Hope you all have a good day.