sorry I haven't posted lately. january is incredibly busy and I'll be back to my talkative (...typative?) self in february. here's a cartoon

its crazy how fast you can learn a language when you are immersed in it. I mean, this is way more than any French immersion I recieved when I was younger. Today I was at the bank and had a conversation with a banker who didn't speak Korean and all I had to do was tell him to slow down. I couldn't believe myself. 'Tis an ugly sounding language, however. I'd much rather be learning one of those pretty languages like Italian or Spanish.

Things I miss, in no particular order:
-eavesdropping
-dentyne ice
-real peanut butter
-real butter
-real milk
-English signage (Ican't read Korean despite having been able to speak to the banker today)
-mcdonald's breakfast
-my books
-easily accessible personal computer
-changing my iPod
-Olands
-poker
-band practice
-north river road
-family and friends go without saying
-etc.

randoms

a few photos from my time in seoul. I updated a lot of the other posts as well. ciao
snow in janggak
waBar
waBar
skating in the rink they want to have the olympics figure skating championship in 2014

soju tent bbq. that scruffy looking fella is varley

there's he again scruffing around with dawn and leanne

same party in ilsan

party in ilsan

TinPan.. a fun korean bar. cheap beer and tequila. not a lot of korean booze. good times

january is intensive month. that means lots more work and less time to email folks and update blogs. I have to teach more classes every day so no breaks unfortunately. but I'll do what I can.

new years was grrrrreat. reunion in mokpo with a bunch of xaverians. black jack and noraebong. good times. and I was tackled... cut up my hand a little bit.... yup... tackled by a guard rail. here's some x alum and some other waygooks in mokpo.