Rachel decided that she was done with waiting, and so she was born at 2:02pm at Yongsei Severance University Hospital in Sinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. She is about 4 pounds and a bit early, at 32 weeks, but she's healthy and lively. As a preemie, Rachel will be spending a few weeks in the NICU, but her prognosis is excellent ( Read more... )

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So Taekwondo, that kicked my ass. I thought the police academy was tough, but this class.. it's taught on the Army base by this 70 year old Korean dude who looks like he walked off the set of some 70s kung-fu flick. He's about five feet tall, all wiry muscle, sinew, and giant calluses in weird places from kicking ass since before my parents were ( Read more... )

So getting a haircut in Korea kind of sucks. The stylists here can only give you one of two haircuts; the Jarhead, or the Ajoshi. On post or off, it doesn't matter. Even if I provided a picture, I still got a bad cut. Naturally, the only solution is to do my own haircuts. Since I don't know the first thing about cuttin' hair, there is only one cut ( Read more... )

I forgot that my wife had also taken pictures with her camera; some of 'em are better than mine.

North Korea's uninhabited "Peace Village". That is the tallest flagpole on earth, and the flag atop it has a dry weight of 600 pounds, takes 30 men to hoist, and has to be taken down when it rains.


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So the wife and I decided to do the famous DMZ tour this weekend. North Korea has always fascinated me, a nation-sized Cold War relic and monument to ego that would be comical if it wasn't so tragic and dangerous. The recent rumors of Jong-Il's health problems have really brought the question of "what next" to the forefront of alot of minds here.

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He's got his mind on his money and his money on his mind.

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Seoul is hot, moist, and awesome. More later as sleep becomes available.

Hey guys, it's been awhile. As you may recall, I recently got hired by the Henderson Police Department, and started the Academy last month. You might also remember that my wife got an offer from the DOD right before I started the Academy; a dream job that she has been applying for over a six year period. This forced me into the toughest decision I ( Read more... )

So this week was orientation, and next week the getting screamed at, push ups, and running begins. I met my classmates and we filled out paperwork, picked up our gear, cleaned guns and shined boots, etc ( Read more... )