Probably my first introduction to New York:

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My trip was so full, and yet I didn't get to see 1% of what I want to see in NYC. NYC feels like an analogie of life - there is just so much more than you can even imagine and yet we miss most of it just trying to get from place to place ( Read more... )

Ah, NYC, an enigma. A hodgepodge of cultural, linguistic and ethnic backgrounds. A city full of gargantuan sky scrapers and homey little brownstones. Marble terraces and warm, worn hardwoods. Street graffiti and some of the best known pieces of artwork in the world. I feel like my thoughts trill at the stretching point here - my soul sending off an ( Read more... )

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One of the fun things about being overseas is hearing what is popular radio there. I remember some horribly annoying songs from both Thailand and the Dominican Republic (I should post them sometime.) But here are two that were very popular during my time in Seoul ( Read more... )

I arrived home Friday night after a wonderful trip back to the states. The flights went well, the transfers went well. I slept alot. I met nice people. I saw Mt. Fuji (from the airplane, it was amazing ( Read more... )

The palace was very nice. It was a cloudy day, threatening rain (which it never did) and warmer than the previous 3 weeks. (I think it might have hit 40 F!)

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Sorry about the quality, but at least it gives an idea.

Sorry about the quality, but at least it gives an idea.

Saturday night Jess, Amanda and I went into Seoul to visit NamDaeMun and Myeong Dong again. Shop for a few things and enjoy the relatively warmer night (it was around 32 degrees, but so much warmer than it had been for the previous week!)

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Last night, Thursday, we went to the Dr. Fish Cafe to have our feet cleaned by little doctor fish. The place was very nice, comfortable, warm and fun.


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