18 October 2007

"Own only what you can carry with you; know language, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag."

I realized today I came to Seoul with entirely too much baggage...both physical and mental. As I was speaking with my Korean teaching assistant, Ga Yeong Gim (pronounced Ky-He-ung-Kim) I was reminded of the fact that some situations really should not be overly analyzed. I have such a habit of examining situations from every angle (which leads to distress when you can't understand the language of a region) that I forget to trust the universe; I forget that everything happens for a reason; I forget that there is a larger picture I'm too consumed in to truly understand.


But, enough of that...here are some more pictures.










The Han River














Seriously, the river looks more like a murkey puddle. I hope the water I use to brush my teeth is filtered!










There's a bunch of exercise equipment along the river. There's two guys there swinging...














Debbie + I Pod + Motorcylists who drive on Sidewalks = My near death experience while listening to Tegan and Sara...I decided to take a picture of the motorcyle after the guy went to deliever something to an apartment

3 comments:

Tara. said...

Goodbye Korea, hello America! I can't wait for your return!

I love you!

Anonymous said...

Have a save trip. Glad you're coming home. Grandpa

Anonymous said...

Hola, are you going home for the holidays? I know what a question since it took you so long to get there huh....so how are you liking it?