Not much going on here today. Ami's in Chuncheon with her brother to visit their father. Soon (that's brother's name) is going to California for a few months to visit their mother. So they went to Chuncheon so he could say "goodbye" to the family. I find all these goodbyes whenever a Korean is leaving the country a little strange, but who am I? Ami insisted, when we left for Key West in December and then Thailand back in February, that she call her father and grandparents from the bus to the airport to say these goodbyes. I asked her, "Why didn't you just tell him goodbye last time you talked to him?" to which I just received "the stare". So I left it alone. Anyway, she went last night and comes back later today. Thus, it's just me and Stella lazing around and killing bugs.
Winter here was rather cold, as you might remember; summer, on the other hand...well, the heat isn't so bad, but the humidity is now the foe. Running here is a different beast than it was in California. I can and could avoid the heat by running the early mornings, but the humidity is not to be escaped. I never knew how much the sweat was helping me in Cali. Here it does almost nothing. In addition, by the time I get to work and then back home again on the bike, my back is completely soaked. And I hear it's going to get worse in about another month. I wonder why anyone lives here with the winters and summers being as they are.
In other news, I've just finished my fourth session at the school. Next is the summer session where I'll once again be teaching six hours a day. Not fun, but it's just 8 weeks of madness and then back to normal. That's the good thing about teaching at the two places I have; if you don't like something, just hang on for a few weeks and it'll change. But the job is still good. It's a very supportive place to hone the teaching skills and between the students and other teachers, my social life is at a nice balance these days.
Oh, and I've started Korean classes. Started three weeks ago. So far it's pretty easy, but I know that will soon change. I'm happy to report, though, that my Hangul reading skills are getting better and I can now greet you and tell you my name, nationality and occupation. No follow up questions, though, please. Otherwise, you are bound to get a confused smile that is the international symbol for "I don't speak your language."
Ok, that's all. I'm not feeling particularly literary today. Just figured it'd been a while since my last real update.
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