I can be a creeper now

So I've been here three weeks already....went by pretty fast so far. I still have a lot of moments when I forget and I'm like "whoooa....I'm in Korea" Mostly when I'm with Kyle and Amy or at some Western seeming place - you can forget where you are. We went to Seoul again on the weekend, went to a huge market called Namdaemun....lots of everything for sale....food, ginseng, traditional Korean stuff, cloth, clothes, kitchen wares, everything....we were mostly interested in camera stuff and we were not disappointed. Kyle and Amy got a new DSLR and (after much cogitation) I got a crazy long zoom lens. (50-500, which on my camera means 100-1000.)

I can be the biggest creeper now. From the top of my apartment I can spy on pretty much anything. People walking a few blocks away, the North Koreans in the hills, you know. I feel like a sniper when I'm on the roof surveying the surroundings.

I'm going to have to head to the Zoo for wildlife though, because besides crazy insects there's not much around here. Luckily there's one nearby.

Here's a sample image I shot with it of Kyle from like three light years away.

What else is new? A new coffee shop opened by Kyle and Amys house that is so nice. Big open garage doors, so the evening cool air comes in. Nice music, cushy chairs. Feels like home. Too bad its not by my house, but whatever. So we've been two nights in a row. A new one opened today by my house too so I'll check it out. It's an Italian Restaurant/Espresso Lounge hopefully its nice.

The kids are still bratty....but evil Jack has been banished from the academy, so that is nice for me anyway. If we kick a few more out I'd be ok with that. Starting next week summer's over so my teaching days will get shorter by 2hours....that will be very nice. Then I'll teach 4 1/2 hours a day.

Last thing, I have to post this picture because its amazing....we've been playing a lot of badminton because that's the thing to do over here....and this picture of Kyle is pretty sweet....makes me giggle every time....its an authentic action shot...and not a pose...

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