The Adventures of.....The Bacon Wallet

Yes. That's right. The Bacon Wallet. This amazingly stylish, always-in-vogue wallet was given to me as a parting gift from my colleagues at the end of my summer internship. Don't be fooled by its delicious appearance--this wallet is not in fact made of actual bacon. I found this out the embarrassing way and was presented with the wallet immediately afterward:

Dawn: "Hey, Yoon, do you still have your bacon wallet?
Yoon: "No, I don't think I have it anymore." (False, Yoon did have it. And now it is mine.)
Me: "What happened, did you eat it or something?"

Cue questioning looks and mocking-ish laughter, along with reassurances that The Bacon Wallet was not made of food. It is, however, made from recycled paper, so if anyone ever accidentally happened to accidentally drop it in a remote area and accidentally leave it there forever and ever, it would decompose eventually instead of remaining there for hundreds of years until one of Yoon's great great grandchildren smelled bacon from miles away and found it again. ...Just kidding. It doesn't smell like bacon either.

Let me just clarify this really quickly, in case you don't quite understand. And also to clear my name from any suspicious bacon-usage accusations:

The Bacon Wallet is not bacon-esque IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. Except the way it looks. The Bacon Wallet is not made of bacon strips sewn together. The Bacon Wallet is not a wallet wrapped in bacon. The Bacon Wallet is not a wallet saturated with bacon perfume. The Bacon Wallet is not even a formerly baconed wallet fried until it reached acceptable leather status. According to the package, The Bacon Wallet has been "inspected for wholesomeness by the U.S. Department of Agriculture" (no joke). The Bacon Wallet is one thousand percent NOT bacon.





But it looks pretty real, doesn't it?

Anyway, per the requests of the wonderful people I met during my internship, I will be taking The Bacon Wallet with me on my travels. I will not be using The Bacon Wallet as it was originally intended to be used. Just imagine...Hey do you have 5 euro? Oh sure, let me just whip out my BACON WALLET and get it for you. No. Sorry. That will not be happening. But I think The Bacon Wallet should be allowed to experience life outside the confines of Yoon's dark and gloomy desk drawer, so I am going to show The Bacon Wallet the world. I will take a picture of The Bacon Wallet at all the great sights I see, so you will know just how much The Bacon Wallet is enjoying its adventures.

It'll be just like Flat Stanley...only it's The Bacon Wallet instead of a cute little flat paper man.

Another Page For The Scrapbook

This is a milestone moment for me. My first blog ever! I've told some people about my secret obsession with blogging, but if this is the first time you've heard it, now you know. I'm a closet blog-lover, although I've never done it before. Anyway, unless you happened to come across this journal of sharp wit and (soon to come) fascinating stories about yours truly by simply clicking "Stumble" (my dream come true!), I'm sure you know why I've created this blog. However, for all you randos out there who are so intrigued by me that you just can't bring yourself to click "Stumble" again, here's the skinny on my life:

Exactly ten days from now, I will be leaving the good ole U S of A to frolic around Europa--specifically España--for four months. Just kidding, mom. About the frolicking. I suppose I'll try to study a little while I'm there. I will be spending the semester in Toledo, Spain, taking pictures and perfeccionar-ing my español, while simultaneously conquering Europe one three-day weekend at a time. Oh yeah, and studying...I forgot about that already.

Since I'll be cut off from the most basic form of communication, the cell phone, and will likely have limited access to Internet, I'll be using those precious online minutes to update the masses on my adventures. I'll post some pictures (maybe even a video or two if I'm feeling crazy), detailed stories about my jaunts all over the continent, and obviously I will keep everyone up to date on my grades.

...ha ha.

I went abroad to Ireland last summer, and I tried keeping a journal while I was there. But mostly it ended up just being a list of places I went and things I saw and did. Since no one was going to read it, I didn't make it very interesting or worthwhile to read. But because I know that everyone back home is going to be absolutely RIVETED by what I write here, I'm going to make this the most exciting, jam-packed, fun-filled, make-you-feel-like-you-were-right-there-with-me blog you've ever read. Maybe some high up producer will come across it and make a movie about me and my travels and then I will be the next Julie Powell, only less profane. Fingers crossed!