I have nothing amusing or profound to update on. So I'll do a little picture-talking. Cheers

These are my kindergarteners in traditional Korean wear. The kids wear it the on the collective birthday party day each month. Yes the men wear pink pants. Sadly, the little pink one was forced to sit out because she dressed up even though it wasn't her birthday.


March 14th White Day-The day where men all give the women presents, opposite to Valentines where the girls are the givers. Women actually desire these pictured baskets which are covered in every fluffy, sparkly, bubble-gum-colored decoration you can imagine. A co-worker got 100 roses, a cake, and various other gifts. I got a lollipop from my least-favorite student, Mattew. I think its just another over-rated holiday...unless you're actually getting presents.

This was the nicest rest-stop bathrooms I've ever seen. Not only did it have a fountain, fauna, clean restrooms and toliet paper...it had heated toliet seats. I would road trip again just to experience the goodness once more.

My first Korean breakfast involved: spam, seaweed, rice, lettuce, pickled meat, kimchee soup with tofu and pork and of course...kimchee. Koreans really eat this for breakfast. Quite frankly I just wanted my beloved IHOP and some waffles.

Gone But Not Forgotten...

1371 Rivermont Ave. lives on...we will be reunited again one day circa East Coast USA. I cannot even begin to express the happiness these sweet lovers bring to my life.

Our love story involves an avenue called Rivermont, countless black people, theme nights galore, much cheap cheap alcohol, Starbucks in excess, every episode of 10 seasons of Friends atleast 10 times, a man called Chuck, break-ins, break-downs, many male regrets, life, death, and of course...dancing by all. They make me love my life.

a recent conversation:

friend: so do you see the sun?
me: yes, nearly every day. i'd even venture to say it looks a lot like your sun.
friend: oh because all the pictures i see of korea, theres no sun.
me: those are probably of north korea (see pic), and the sun shines there too.
friend: oh...
me: in fact the sun shines over the entire earth, including antartica.

this friend is indeed a college gradate, school undisclosed (self-preservation measure). but then again, it was college where i learned georgia had a coast. (california schooling doesn't really focus on anything outside it's borders)

so incase you too were wondering; the sun does shine in korea. that is why i am here: to debunk our Western myths. i welcome any other comments, concerns or questions...there are no stupid questions. only a blog on which to mock you after.