Justin Tadlock

If you would’ve told me back in May, when I graduated college, that I’d be where I’m at right now or doing what I’m doing right now, I probably would’ve asked you what medication you were on.
In just a few short hours, I’ll be boarding a plane, taking off for Fukuoka, Japan. This is [...]

“They say you can never go home again.”
I was thinking about that quote a couple of weekends ago (I know, I should’ve been blogging since then). I was homesick. It took a couple of weeks, but I felt it. Really, I just didn’t have anything to do. I was sitting around [...]

It’s been a few days since I last blogged, I know. I’m finally settled into my apartment in Sunae. That’s after spending a week in what my coworkers call the “love motel.” I think that has something to do with the motel-provided condoms and the pay-by-the-hour rates.
I’ve enjoyed the school so far, [...]

This will be my last post while living in America—at least this year. In just a few short hours, I’ll board a plane in Birmingham, Ala., land in Dallas, then fly 14 hours straight to South Korea.
I haven’t had any anxiety attacks or anything of the sort yet, although I did feel a bit [...]

So, I’m a little behind on blogging. Almost three months behind to be a bit more exact.
I’m not exactly sure where to start, but I’ll come out with the big news first. I’m going to Seoul, South Korea to teach English for a year. Yes, pretty big news.
I had somewhat of an [...]

I graduated last week — Thursday, May 10. It was one of the most boring experiences of my life. I don’t even remember half the ceremony. I may have fell asleep a few times. I happened not to sleep the night before. I was just so wired. But, when [...]

I decided to do a little cleaning today. Maybe I should’ve been studying, but this is still progress. And, any progress for me is good progress. For the most part, I only reorganized my bookshelf, as you can see here.

I’ve actually had my books alphabetized for at least two months, maybe longer. [...]

I had actually planned to write a post on my birthday (May 1), but I figured, in keeping with tradition of my last four years of blogging, to take the day off entirely.
Several times I thought of something I would like to have blogged about. However, I opted to watch Stargate Atlantis: Season [...]

Or, as Joel’s dad mentions, “Sometime’s you just gotta say, ‘What the heck.’”
Today I said it. Well, I said what Joel’s dad said. I just don’t think the F-bomb rolls off my countrified tongue as nice. “What the heck” is much more poetic, don’t you think?
Have to write a 10-page paper by [...]

He looked over at me, hands on his hips, and said, “It looks like your radiator is leaking.”
“We got some leakage,” the man below said, referring again to the antifreeze oozing out of my car.
I figured they’d say I was a little low on oil, which was why I was getting my oil changed today. [...]