Our Last Day in the US

Hello Friends Family and other interested people!

This is our last day in the United States.  We are making our final preparations to depart for South Korea.  If you have not heard, I (Riley) am attending graduate school at KAIST in Daejeon South Korea.  Margaret will be researching there as well.  We are not entirely sure what she will be researching yet, but there is plenty of research to be done, so we are not worried. 

We have been in Littleton, NC for the past week packing to leave.  We are almost ready.  The preparations have taken a long time.  Getting all of the paperwork in order was hard.  We also had to move out and store all of our stuff.  All that took about 3 weeks!

Us at the going away party thrown for Beth and Ourselves at Cousin Bill's.  (The BBQ was GOOOOD!!!)

Leaving the country has had its upsides too.  It has given us a wonderful opportunity to indulge in everything American.  We have eaten a lot: Pizza, shrimp, grits, steak, fried chicken and don't forget that Eastern NC Barbeque!  We even had a goodbye party thrown for us and our cousin who is leaving for Egypt.  Even after all that, we still don't feel like we have said goodbye enough. 

We will be leaving in the weee hours of Wednesday morning, and arriving in Korea about 21 hours later.  The time there is almost exactly the opposite of the time in the Eastern US.  Depending on the time of year, it is either 12 or 13 hours time difference. 

We will try and keep you all updated!