I’ve spent the last few days thinking about what has happened. A lot of thinking. Really trying to clarify my values and reflect on my actions. Reading the emails and comments from friends, family, and, hmm… “friends of the blog” for lack of a better term. Thank you to everyone who has offered advice.

When I first read the suggestion to implement cookies, I thought, “Yes. That’s what I’ll do. That way I can continue writing whatever I want and people I interact with on a daily basis won’t know my true thoughts, about life in Korea, about my (mis)adventures, about how homesick I am at times.” But the more I thought about it, it just didn’t feel right. I don’t want to write worrying about if someone will accidentally (or intentionally) “discover” my blog. I don’t want to feel like I’m in “hiding.”

I don’t believe in censorship. There are certainly subjects/topics/ideas that I find offensive, but I like having the choice whether to read these or not. I believe we can learn as much from people we disagree with as from people we share common views with, if not more. So, basically, I would be a hypocrite if I blocked access to my blog. A big one.

With this said, I also like to consider myself a practical person. Sometimes. At least I try to be, not always successfully. So, the stories on the blog may become a little more “G” rated. Not that there was anything worse than “PG” on there before…

And, I won’t use real names anymore. If you’ve been reading since my arrival, you’ll recognize the characters, but the names will be changed “to protect the innocent.” Or whatever that phrase is they always use in Cosmo.

So B., you’ll have to find someone else to round up the late night troops in San Francisco, at least for another 9 months…

With that said, time to start another story…