Can I please go?

So, in August, I'm going to Thailand for summer vacation. Apparently, in Korea, all goverenment employees, including me, have to ask the government for permission to leave the country. So, today, Stella helped me fill out a page of detailed questions about when I would be leaving the country, where exactly I would be traveling to, and how many days I would be at each location. On top of that, I had to write what my expectations are for the trip and what I think I will learn while I'm there. Can you imagine the uproar it would cause if this was the rule in America!?