We’re such losers for not writing more, but then again, we’re not sure you want to hear about our boring routines.

Oh well, here goes. We hit the five month mark here in two days, and we figure it’s as good a time as any to reflect a little on being in Korea (no worries, we have no plans of getting too deep).

There have been days, and weeks actually, where we were fed up and tired. One of those occurred not too long ago. The bosses were stressing us out, and it was the Fourth of July.

What does Independence Day have to do with anything? Especially considering we hardly celebrate it when we’re home?

Well, it was just that. We weren’t home, and I found myself at the NPR Web site, listening patriotically to the reading of the Declaration of Independence.

It’s not just the familiarity we miss, it’s the essence of America that we can’t even really put into words. Yes, I know this sounds cheesy, but I suppose one effect of leaving home is learning to appreciate it all the more.

At this point, we’ve traveled to the northern, southern, eastern and western most points of Korea, or at least to the places we’re allowed into concerning the north.

We can finally stomach almost all Korean food, though I’m still not having anything to do with those silk worm pupa.

Have we figured out Koreans yet? Not totally, but we don’t worry too much knowing that we probably never will.

We miss everybody at home so much, and it’s sad knowing we’re not there for birthdays, holidays and those days when you just need to throw back a beer with the family.

On that note, I’ll end this post with a bit of American optimism. For all the craziness involved with being at this job, in this country, we’re finally at a point where we can say, “it is what it is,” and mean it.

We’ll take the bad with the good and put another check on the bucket list because really, what else would we be doing?