Have you ever wondered why when you get started on a fitness program, how you always get hurt? Does anybody else out there have this problem? Or am I the only person who is so arrogant to assume that her body can still function like it did back when she was 22 years old and 40 pounds [...]
Living with a rice paddy just beyond your backyard comes with interesting predators. This is the female, she is about 2 and a half inches long! This picture is pretty close to her real size. Ewww! This is her husband, but he is only about an inch wide. Still….. How many of those freakishly large spiders do [...]
After many weeks of waiting, I heard the first real thunder here in Korea this morning. I love crazy weather and have been waiting for thunder and lightening. It has not been dramatic yet. It is raining pretty hard though, and the air feels like a thick wet wool blanket. But there is nothing to awaken me [...]
I have had so little to write for the last couple of days. But back in the early spring I took a bunch of pictures at the Korean National Folk Museum. The museum is in Seoul inside the grounds of Gyeongbokgung palace. Entry is free with admission to the palace grounds. So for 3,000 won, [...]
This is a program that is run through Pyeongtaek University. Every Soldier that is stationed here is required to take the 3 day long program. Spouses and others are allowed to join on a space available basis. It covers learning the Korean alphabet, history of the Korean war and culture lessons. The main reason I [...]
Imagine the air around you as juicy as freshly bitten ripe peach and you’ll have a pretty good idea of how summer in South Korea feels. Some may find it oppressive, but as my body slid through the air here, I felt comforted. Like I was comfortably ensconced in a safe womb like atmosphere Being on [...]
