this weekend, i went to gangchon lg resort to go snowboarding with about 20 other people. it's the first time in a few years since i've gone, so it was like starting from scratch again, and naerim had never gone skiing or snowboarding at all. so, we started out on the bunny hill, but weren't getting anywhere (literally... it was really flat), so robb, d.lo and ricky took us up a mountain and tried to teach us from there. needless to say, we ate it numerous times, but it was actually a lot easier to learn on a steeper hill.

and then the tyme machine ate my woori bank card.

we woke up this morning in a lot of pain. everything aches. we can't lift our arms or turn our heads. walking seems to be a problem. and all i want to do is lie in bed and dream about pain killers...

highlights of the trip:
-when i took out the ski lift operator while trying to get off of the ski lift.
-standing at the bottom of the hill and watching naerim face plant (okay, so that turned out to be really painful for her, but it looked awesome from far away)
-when naerim and i went down the mountain for the first time without help from the guys... we mapped out places where we were going to force ourselves to fall so we would stick together.
-walking down the stupid bunny hill because it was taking too much energy to try to build up any momentum.



one last thing: HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY, AMY!

i never thought i'd actually say this, but i miss winters in wisconsin.

i miss sledding and throwing snow and tackling each other and sliding around on the ice on the lake. i miss walking around outside in the frigid cold and then stepping indoors and feeling the heat slowly prickle through your entire body. i miss watching people wipe out on the sidewalks on the way to class. good times.

this weekend was just kind of blah, and now it's over.

3 weeks until sam comes to visit!

as if public speaking didn't suck enough already... now i have to memorize this crap, it's in a foreign language, AND i've suddenly developed a stutter?

my dad's friend had a photo exhibit last night here in seoul at the fuji photo center. i've seen slides of most of his shots, but to see them blown up into larger versions was amazing. he also put together a really great photography book that i got a copy of... then, naerim and i went out for steak dinner. awesome.

a few of dr. kim's photos:

i've decided that my roommate and i are responsible for the success of the my-chew and hi-chew candy companies. our consumption of their products is keeping their businesses afloat. it's a good thing that that's all we ever really eat... i wonder what the nutritional value of each candy is?

it's friday!

the first week of class has been pretty routine. i'm liking my class more and more though. i really lucked out again this term and am in another section full of interesting people. my class is made up of mostly chinese and japanese students who are really lively and talkative, which is awesome. i was also really fortunate to get placed with two of my friends from last term, who are the only other english speakers in my section.

my teacher definately has adhd. she's really hyper and easily excited. and she occasionally uses sarcasm, which i find pretty unusual for a native korean...

other than that, things have been pretty quiet here! i can't believe i've only been back for two weeks. it feels like i never left at all...


my roommate, naerim!

blizzard
Originally uploaded by janough.

my window doesn't have a screen... just wanted to share that.

continuing the familial tradition of making stupid faces for the camera
Originally uploaded by ohio snap.

plane2
Originally uploaded by janough.

somewhere over canadia?
Originally uploaded by janough.

delayed in chicago
Originally uploaded by janough.

i'm back in korea as of last night. and so far all i've done is unpack a little, sleep a little, and... well, that's pretty much it.

my plane ride here went pretty smoothly. we were delayed for a little over an hour at o'hare because the weather was so shitty, but i was pretty okay with it. the plane was really empty, so i ended up getting an entire row to myself. and since i was doped up on sleeping pills, i slept most of the 14 hours.

and now i'm back in seoul, back in the dorms, and back in the exact same room. it was so great to see some familiar faces last night and today, but it feels weird to be back. the dorms are so empty right now and it's so quiet. plus, i'm jetlagged again, which always proves to be a good time. and now all i have to do is pass the days until class begins on monday...

to everyone who i gave my temporary cell phone number to: starting tomorrow, my mom will be taking it, so no more drunken phone calls at 3am, okay? i have a feeling that she won't appreciate them as much as i did...

i'm leaving for korea again tomorrow morning.

packing doesn't seem to be happening, which is unfortunate.

i guess i'll be seeing you guys in june.