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My student won our university’s speech contest – that was pretty cool.  Congratulations to Mi-kyung! We also had another Flea Market for the children’s program.  I think the kids had a really good time.  I lucked out and got a really good bunch of kids.

I’ve been wanting to do some more creative things lately, but always seem to have more pressing matters.  Today I forced myself to do something.  This is a scan from my journal.  It was fun… gotta do more of this. Note to self: Attempt to write straighter next time.

I wanted to inform people about a service by the United States Post Office that most people don’t know about.  It’s a very cheap way for people in the United States to send books or magazines internationally.  There is no longer an 11 pound minimum to send a package, but you’ll still get charged for [...]

I don’t like to wear clothes that SHOUT what brand I’m wearing.  My camera strap was a little loud for me.  Sure, I’m happy I have a Canon, but I don’t need to advertise for them. Before: I bought this tape from the fabric store for under $3 and I used about 1/3 of it [...]

Happy Birthday Ras!  I hope you had a WONDERFUL day.  I wish I could’ve been there with you today.  Miss you…

I had a couple of pre-cooked rice bowls and went online looking for cooking directions in English.  I knew they could be microwaved, but didn’t know if the plastic bowls could stand being boiled.  I found the answer at KOA Mart, which got me thinking.  This online store selling Korean products would be a great [...]

Time Magazine asked online participants to vote for who they thought was the most influential person in the WORLD.  The hands down winner was South Korea’s RAIN!!!  WTF?  He beat out people like Steve Jobs, Warren Buffet, and even Oprah! Who? Rain, who drew far more votes than the runner-up (Stephen Colbert), is a 24-year-old [...]

Ras called to set up internet for our apartment today. It’s through Megapass Ntopia (English version) and was really easy to do. Dial 100. (Yes, it’s a three digit phone number to a call center in Seoul.) Press 8 for English, then 1 for “New Accounts.” You’ll talk to an English operator that will instruct [...]