Here’s a quick rundown of my itinerary from now until mid-January:

December:

5th - 14th          Cram for finals

15th - 17th        Take finals

18th - 21st        Say goodbyes

22nd                  Move out of Ihouse and cry on the OUTSIDE

23rd - 26th        Do last minute sightseeing ( Read more... )

Guess who might be living in Brown 110 this spring semester.  Give up?  ME! ::maniacal laughter:: 

My roommate once called Korea the “Land of Umbrellas.”  The longer I stay here the more I tend to agree; however, an ongoing series of events have inspired me to somewhat amend his original statement and re-dub Korea “The Land that EATS Umbrellas.”  (Dun-duh-duuuhn ::lightening sounds in distance::)

Over the duration of my stay in Korea I’ve lost ( Read more... )

Losing weight and feelin' great, the Korean way of life.

It’s that time of year again. That’s right. Midterms! So as you might imagine it’s also time to ratchet up the level of procrastination to ever-new heights.

Since my last sizable update we Yonsei students, and all of Korea with us, have enjoyed the benefits of a fairly insignificant holiday called Chuseok, i.e. the Korean equivalent of ( Read more... )

How am I supposed to focus on midterms when the election is approaching so quickly?!  More importantly, how is anyone supposed to concentrate at all when this exists?  To make matters worse, my absentee ballot arrived today.  Holding it in my hands, I could have pooped all over myself with giddiness.  And I sorta did.  Once I'm done with midterms, ( Read more... )

Several weeks back I happened to catch a Korean classic entitled "Classic" .  It's not as pretentious as its name lets on.  If the opportunity to view it ever presents itself, I suggest taking it. 

I broke down and bought a cellphone.   I thought I could survive without one...but I was weak.  I was so weak.  All in all I spent about 100,000won: 80,000 for the phone; 20,000 for about an hour's worth of prepaid calling/text messaging.  My number is (82-2)010-3148-1804.

Oh! And I can't accept incoming international calls.  So don't even try ( Read more... )

Today I saw a book in the main library entitled Luther’s Works.  I laughed.

We just had our second, and hopefully last, fire drill of the year. I have to say that it was the funniest thing ever, largely because the IHouse management insisted on counting down over the PA system. Once everyone had gotten out of doors, they (the management) decided to have an impromptu meeting. What was decided? We unanimously voted to ( Read more... )