There is a definite lapse in my updates, everywhere. Infrequent emails, less frequent phone calls to family, normally missing wheynne.com updates. It is really rather depressing ( Read more... )

She was from Australia. From Perth to be specific. She smuggled veggiemite into Korea. It was Kraft veggiemite in a tube. Like sickly brown toothpaste. In a yellow tube. We bought some Korean saltines. Or something similar to saltines that were made here in Korea. She squeezed and spread the veggiemite about the crackers for me. "The ( Read more... )

     I was in Insadong the other day watching a man doing calligraphy in the middle of the road. I noticed all of the foriegners in the area, tourist, and possible students, and possible teachers. All of them looked similar. They all had their camaras raised, snapping pictures of the man in the wooden shoes who painted jet black characters that ( Read more... )

     I was chatting with John the other day when he typed, "What's your favorite part of living in Korea ( Read more... )

     I'm used to the curious stares. They are just part of being a minority. The stares, the conversational pauses, and the quick glances as I walk by. I'm used to them now. But these stares were different. These were the stares I'd get when I wore my bath robe all over Americus. These were the stares I'd get when I would suddenly start ( Read more... )

Early this morning I was sitting in front of the GS25 sipping my cold canned coffee and eating a red bean danish as I read and watched the traffic go by. There was a group of drunken kids at the table next to me. They had piles of beer cans that reminded me of ancient temples from around the world. The girl in the plaid skirt started yelling at ( Read more... )

I told myself to get lost the other day. I picked a random direction and started my walk. I went through a park and passed by a group of men playing a game that is one part soccer and one part tennis. I came out the other end of the park at a river so I followed the flow of all the couples holding hands and exercising older people. I went ( Read more... )

I say "..." alot because I don't understand most of what is said to me ( Read more... )

Current Schedule:

• Last day at Underwood Trucking will be the 19th. (may only work 1/2 the day)
  
• Spend evening of 19th untill morning of the 22nd at Mom's.
  
• Arrive in Atlanta sometime on the 22nd.
  
• Get my work visa on the 23rd/24thish.
  
• Fly to Korea on the 25th/26thish, depending on when E-Park books the ticket.
  
• Start work at my new job on the 29th.
  

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     I told my boss, "I put the bills from that load in the Greenman folder in my drawer." He was fidgetting with the papers behind his desk. I'm pretty sure he wasn't trying to get any real work done because his light was off, and with the blinds closed it was too dark to read. Although, I'll admit his son was standing at the end of the desk ( Read more... )