There's a Hole in My Seoul...

After doing my job for well over 10 years, I have learned that the only person I can count on is myself when it comes to making plans. I've blogged about integrity before and I suppose I might just do it again.

Integrity seems to be becoming a rare commodity. It's not just a matter of being true to yourself, but to other people as well. It means taking ownership of your verbal commitments as well as the ones you put in writing. It means following through -- doing what you say you will do, or else being man or woman enough to bow out gracefully when you cannot.

When I got my trip trade that took me halfway around the world to Seoul this four days, I had hoped to do a lot more siteseeing while I was there. While I'm not afraid to go it alone, it's always so much more fun when you can do it with others and share in the experience.

When I embarked on my journey, I asked all my crewmates if they were interested in seeing the city with me, to which several expressed high interest. After we arrived in So. Korea, I reaffirmed our plans and everyone was excited to go.

Sadly, I spend much of the next day waiting on these folks, while they got ready, made detours and changed the itinerary for the day. By the time the day ended, almost no siteseeing was done and very little of the city was experienced.

I really only have myself to blame. Like I said earlier, I have learned that I can only rely on myself when it comes to these types of activities -- which saddens me because it didn't always used to be that way. You really could take stock in people's words and commitments to you. I suppose I have my parents to thank for instilling that kind of integrity in me and during the return flight home, I avowed that I would simply take the lead in my efforts to see parts of the world that I might otherwise never see.

I have provided a small slide show below to share some of the pictures I did get taken while I was there. I'm too jet-lagged to elaborate on much else tonight! Cheers!

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