My month-long tour of South Korea has reached its conclusion.

I returned to Tennessee safely earlier this week and I am extremely happy and relieved to be home.

It was an educational trip filled with many highs and lows that will serve as important memories for the rest of my life.

While I could never put everything I learned and experienced into words, I will say Koreans are wonderfully kind and proud people with so much to offer to the world. Their focus on tradition, family and education -- with a work ethic that is second to none -- are just a few spectacular traits of which Koreans should be very proud.

I am thrilled to be back at work and look forward to communicating with you all again in the days and weeks to come.