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Mathew has been staying with us for four days now.  This morning over breakfast of eggs and sausage gravy: Mat:  Let’s play “Who would you rather?”  Would you rather be killed by Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer? Me:  Ted Bundy was the good-looking one, right?  And Jeffrey Dahmer? Mat:  He killed boys and ate them. [...]

This year, Lunar New Year (“Sollal” in Korean, Chinese New Year) fell on a Sunday, which meant that Koreans had Saturday and Monday off. I spent the long weekend by going to Seoul and hanging out with Allison for a couple days. It was a much needed break because I was getting cabin fever hanging [...]

I just wanted to thank Reardon for letting Ras and I stay at his apartment for a couple week while he’s in New York.  As much as we liked Brad’s satanic cat that constantly hissed at us, we felt we were there too long.  Ras and I are in Chuncheon, the city famous for my [...]

Allison forwarded me this email from Rachael.  She, Glyn, and Catherine were friends of mine and ex-English teachers in Korea.  The three of them are now living in separate parts of the world, but managed to come together for a great holiday in Egypt.  (Kate is in Austria, Glyn in Yemen, and Rachael in Ghana.)  [...]

Updates have been sparse because of barely no internet access. It’s been really cold in Korea, and I’m too lazy to leave the warm of Brad’s apartment to venture out every day to the PC room. Ras and I are in Kangneung visiting, and staying at a hotel with internet access. We both brought our [...]

It’s almost time for Thanksgiving dinner. The table is ready for the turkey, which is cooking as we speak.

The days seem to fly by! Usually on the weekends, I just relax. That’s why you don’t see a post for chunks of days. Especially since my weekends are four days, I make the most of it by sleeping in and staying up late. This week, I only had one day of classes, due to [...]

I’ve been near a lot of dogs lately.  For the last three days, I’ve been helping Ras take care of Ian and Erin’s dog while they’re in California for a wedding.  (Ian is one of Ras’ best friends.) Moose (the dog) was a real handful at first, but we’ve both bonded. Today, Ras and I [...]

  For two friends (and Korea alum) who share the same birthday.  She’s kickin’ ass in Vienna.  He’s beachin’ it up in Hawaii.