Monday, December 8, 2008

Finally.........so many months later...

Okay, so I'm feeling re-inspired to start up my blog after months of pushing it aside. So here it goes. After the summer adventure of backpacking around Central and South America Enda and I headed back to the United States of America...ahh... Between then and now we spent some time in Michigan, attended some weddings and spent some time in Kerry, Ireland. One of my dear friends was married this summer:

and Enda's sister was married as well. My first Irish wedding! My first sing-along experience...it's very nice. :) All the parents/aunts/uncles/grandparents go into an room and sing irish tunes acapella or with a soft guitar in the background. Very soothing actually.
Anyways, I then headed to Seoul, Korea where I am now. I'm teaching in Seodaemun close to some great universities and a city with a good night scene. So far it is going well. Weird to be back, but good. As soon as I got off the plane the smells and spitting brought back a flood of memories.
So now I am currently living in a small apartment...hoping to be moving again in a couple weeks. So far I've been trying to get motivated to do some running and climbing. Need to re-adjust first I suppose and get the basics under control before undertaking too much and overcommiting myself.
I went to a Craft's Fair in the COEX mall last weekend and tried to work with my computer (which you can view here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lpoortenga/ )
Anyways, other than that, nothing too new is happening. I've met some great people here and hope to meet many more throughout this year journey. Enda will be flying in tomorrow and joining me on this adventure.

Alright. That's my short and sweet Post for now...hopefully I'll be more regular with this all...