Blogs from South Korea, Asia - page 359

Anyang....... I knew it would be a good one. In fact, I almost predicted to a tee how the day would go. Thankfully it went fabulously. Ususally when I look forward to something it all falls apart. Fortunately (this is where I would tell my elementaries, who love the game "Fortunately, Unfortunately"...."no kids, there wasn't an unfortunately this time, and don't you ruin it for me with your pessimism...".......ok, maybe i wouldn't say that) we made it to the hockey game with ourselves and most of the wobbly pops in one piece (Sean almost lost a limb after he dropped the cooler of beers for the bus ride. That would have been a funny riot...20 screaming Canadians beating on an American in the streets of Itaewon). When we got to the arena I could feel my ... read more

Well my time (our time) in Korea has eneded and it's time to head south!! No more shanty town apartment and no more ABC's!! I can't beleive it's been 13 months here!! Maybe I should have started like 13 months ago but ah well!! Better late than never!! Read my blogs as often as you like or as little as you want but there will be a test for my closest friends and family of where i've been and what i've done when I see you in October!!... read more

So here I am, at the end of my first day at my home stay family. I’d like to blurt out everything I want to say in one syllable as I usually like to when writing my entries, which turn out to be incoherent sentences, but I’d like to take my time on this memorable experience. I’ll start on the two little kids. When I first came to the apartment and rang the door bell, I was greeted by a little nine yr old boy who didn’t seem a touch bit shy. He, Shee-oo, was the only one there at the time, and he was all too kind of a host. He knows English quite well, especially for a nine yr old who learns off tapes! I was quite astonished overall of his demeanor and I’m ... read more

I do hope this world finds you all in at least reasonable health. Wishing you all well and that jive, take care. Here's another assault upon your senses for you. I'm sure you can even smell this from where you are. This may not be as bowl shaking and genital giggling as the last update, but I guarrantee you'll need at least one hand free... Anyhow, there's been a few major happenings. Namely... I've become quite old and decrepit... all of 22 years under (and over) my (non-existent) belt. There's also been the discovery of the new Irish Bar in Anyang... which is a bit of fun. They even gave me a cocktail for my birthday! I've met the manager of "FilmNara" the biggest camera accessories distributor in Korea... and his family. They're a lot of ... read more

So we're here, We arrived after an nice 22 hours of travel. Thanks for the drugs Katie. We we were only conscious for about 3 hours of a ten hour flight from Vancouver to Osaka, Japan. From there it was smooth sailing. We hung in the Osaka airport for a couple of hours. Which, by the way, was awesome. Best airport experience of my life. It was the first time I ever felt like I was seeing something just by being in an airport. We watched Japanese television on a nice gigantic flat screen. They love to hit each other in the face. They're a lot like Pat'a friends. We also met some Korean Americans from Atlanta. They were really nice and taught us how to say important things like the names of Korean alcohols ... read more