Its been a busy month (or so)

I can't even begin to comment on the past month and a half here in Yeosu...and Korea in general. Here is a brief overview:

Hugo's bachelor party in Daegu- Baseball, Mexican food, meeting new friends, getting abducted by Koreans, getting lost and spending the night in a public bath house.

Robbie V's Wedding in Seoul- Traditional Korean style (circa 1500's), great food and great to see Tom Opp and Robbie V.

Busan- God I love this city. Rowdy baseball compete with orange plastic bag hats, aquarium, seeing my Daegu friends, playing roulette, noraebang until the sun comes up...literally.

Camping on Bangjukpo Beach- Awesome scooter ride out, Daegu friends invade Yeosu, randomly seeing 60 people from Seoul who came to Yeosu to hike, drunk guy backing into my scooter, bonfire, mandolin, soju, chopping down a tree, TIMBER!, sleeping on rocks, having a 2 sided tent.

Daegu part 2- awkward van ride, hangover, rugby game, Korea loses by a landslide, macaroni and cheese, drinks in ziploc bags, thumper, team t shirts, beer pong, losing my voice, breakfast burrito, really gay couples shirts.

Yeosu- (a lot has happened here) Turtle Ship Festival, being sick, taking Korean lessons, moving upstairs into a bigger apartment, seeing good friends leave, getting abducted by more Koreans, shooting ranges, roller coaster simulations, springtime, screen golf, hangovers, noraebang, buying a convection oven.

On top of all of that its contract resign season. I told my co teacher that I would like to stay another year. Now I'm wicked paranoid about not being hired back. From what I've been told they will keep you around unless you do something really bad/stupid/suck at your job. I think I'm in the clear but I just hate not knowing. I like to have some sort of plan.

Speaking of plans, I think I might be changing mine. Maybe instead of going down the culinary road I'll go down the road to graphic design. Upfront, graphic design will cost more but average salaries are higher than that of a pastry chef. That also means earning another bachelor's degree. Luckily there are some good online programs that I could start here through the Art Institute or the Savannah College of Art and Design. We'll see. I need to skype call some admissions officers once the internet in my new (bigger!) apartment improves beyond shotty wireless.

Spring is here in Yeosu and summer is well on its way. Its almost "think about where you want to travel on summer vacation" time. My plan is (assuming I am re-signed) go to China for a week or so then go back to RI for about two weeks. As part of my contract I get one week of home leave, so I'll use a week of my summer vacation to make it longer. Then as part of Chuseok break (this year we get a whole week off!) I'll jet (probably ferry) over to Japan. As for winter break...its too far to tell. I've pretty much done all of mainland Southeast Asia with the exception of Laos so I'll just go wherever the most (and most fun) people want to go.

Lets hope I can keep up with this thing more regularly.

Really sorry.

No I haven't died. No the North hasn't invaded and taken me hostage. I'm just lazy. I'm sorry, I will update this week. I promise!