It is now the Chusok holiday. I have off till Thursday, thus a little time to write. I was up in the center of the country for about a day and a half in the pictures that you see here. Some good and bad things happened on that trip. Bad- 1. My ongoing hip pain was exacerbated to the point of not being able to sleep on my side, or shift my left leg to the right or left. 2. The weight from my new backpack was bruising my hips. Good- 1. I got to see a lot of those cool spiders. 2. I got to see a lake. 3. * a possible reallignment of my hips as the pain has ceased (my hypothesis being that the weight on them from the pack added the pressure needed to shift back into place) We shall see if this conjecture holds true or perhaps the pain is just taking a short vacation. But right now I am home, hoping to make it through the day before I test my mobility with a bit of soccer.
One thing which came to attention again this week was the need for Korea to think up better names for their cities. In America it's pretty easy to get around in the sense that if you ask for a ticket to Chicago it's likely you can get there without too much confusion. But in the past week I have traveled through Chunju, Chongju, and Chungju. The latter two happen to be an hour apart so at least your not far off with a mispronunciation. But really who does this? It's like putting a Hauston in Texas. I couldn't have survived without my excellent Korean phonetic skills. I appreciate Korean community in many aspects, but this lack of indivualism when it comes to name is a bit of a nuisance.
I have been in a bit of a rut with the lack of physical activity but hope that the recent progress will result in a return to normalcy that will allow me to get out of the house a bit more now that I have the time. I hope you all like spiders.
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