Fears

I had a small medical scare yesterday (related to my time in the hospital over Thanksgiving) and that lead to me freaking out because of Korea. Then I started to really think about it, and there's nothing that scary about it.

I recently read an incredibly sad story about a local college student who passed away while traveling after a study abroad program. I believe she was in a four-wheeling incident in a country in South America. It is a huge tragedy and I feel absolutely terrible for her family and friends.

But that is an extreme case. That is a one in a million scenario. That is something to keep in mind as precautionary, but not to base one's actions around.

As I'm sitting here writing this post, I'm legitimately trying to think of scenarios that I actually fear for my time in Korea. I can think of situations that would make me uncomfortable and I can think of undesirable scenarios but every time I think of something to fear, my mind immediately jumps to the solution.

"What if I get sick and end up in the hospital?" I know that my school will take care of me and I know that I'll have a support system over there. Plus, Korean healthcare is like, really good.

"What if I have a travel mishap and I lose my luggage or something?" Been there, done that. It's not THAT terrible.

"What if I'm hiking in Borneo and I get bit by a bat in the face and could possibly have rabies?" RABIES VACCINE TO THE RESCUE!

As I mentioned in my first post, one of the biggest lessons that I have learned since graduating college is that it is impossible to really understand a situation until you're actually in it. I know that something will come up. I know that fears are inevitable. I know that I will have to overcome undesirable situations.

But I also know that I'm braver than I believe. I'm stronger than I seem. And I'm smarter than I think.

And if worse comes to worst, I'll just close my eyes and totally let the fear take over. But only for 10 seconds.

Who else has combined Winnie the Pooh and LOST in a blog post before?