It appears I have already failed terrifically at my goal of updating the blog ever MWF. I have a blog post written about a weekend trip I took to Seoraksan two weeks ago, but I don’t want to post it without the pictures. Finding time to upload and share photos has been difficult, because I can’t do it at work and the time I spend in my apartment when I am not cooking, doing laundry, or sleeping is nearly non-existent. I suppose this reflects well on my ability to stay busy in Korea, but poorly on my ability to keep everyone updated. As soon as I get a chance, I promise to post pictures on facebook and share them with the family via email.
Now for an update on the last few days. Friday night, I got to see a friendly face for the first time since coming to Korea. My childhood friend, Tyler, is a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point and a pre-med student. Tyler is here for three weeks to shadow doctors. We are both busy during the week, but over the weekends we have an opportunity to explore the country.
It’s a pretty crazy coincidence that one of my closest childhood friends happens to be in Korea at the same time as me. 10 years ago Tyler and I were making videos for our English class together, now we are running around the streets of Seoul exploring the culture, eating the food, and trying to figure out what on earth people are trying to say to us.
Last weekend, Tyler and I went out to Gangnam and Itaewon. The former is a social hub nearby my apartment, and the latter is where many of the military personnel stationed in the US Military base go for a night out. We had fun in both places, but I think Tyler would agree with my preference of Gangnam over Itaewon.
Its only Wednesday, but I can’t help but already anticipate the weekend. Tyler and I have plans to go to the Boryeong Mud Festival. I don’t know much about the event, but when I had coffee with another Tech student who had spent time in Korea, he said that if I do nothing else in Korea, I need to go to the Boryeong Mud Festival. If the event lives up to its reputation, Ill be sure to blog about it in detail.
Sorry for such a short post, but time is of the essence. Hopefully soon I will find some time to put up a detailed account I wrote of my weekend in Seoraksan with some quality pictures.
I also promise to put out a more detailed account and some stories from Tyler and my time here in Seoul, as I know many of Tyler’s family and friends follow the blog.
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