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I finally cleaned my dishes for the first time in about a week and I was thinking, "What else haven't I done for a while?"

My goal is to blog as often as I wash my dishes, once a week. So I'm going to set up a formatted structure to make it easier for myself: Weekly Update; One Good Thing About Korea; and One Bad Thing About Korea.

I can't remember the last time I blogged or what it was even about so here is a quick update to catch you up to the present time. I am currently in what is called the, "Intensive" period. Our hours have flipped so instead of starting at 1500 the day starts at 900. At first it was terrible. Then I started getting used to the new sleeping habits and now it's not so bad. I do enjoy getting off of work at 1900 or 1700 instead of 2200. Plus, the hour and a half lunch break is a nice way to relax and break up the day. I've made it 3 weeks, and now there are only 2 weeks left; I'm excited for when I can sleep in again.

There are pickup soccer games every Sunday just a few minutes from my apartment. I don't try very hard to make it each week. I've been twice, maybe three times out of 5-6 possible weeks. But I am planning on joining a gym that is right across the street to try to get into better shape. I also significantly decreased my cigarette consumption by no longer buying packs, instead I just mooch cigs off of people.

Teaching is going well. I'm becoming more and more comfortable being in front of the class, even when I am the only one talking--those classes are tough. Thankfully I don't have the BYG (Bo Yoon Gang) this semester, but Joel does. There are only four of the gang in his class but there is nothing you can do to control them, they just do what they want and they don't respond to punishment. I had the full gang, all six, last quarter and that was miserable. I don't have any classes this term that I hate, or constantly have to drag myself into. There are even a few that I am really excited to teach.

So far I've watched the entire series of Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Castle, and Blue Planet while staying up to date on Dexter, Californication, Community, The Office, and probably others. Currently I am watching Planet Earth--Amazing Show! Reading: I have read Mastery, and am currently working on Stranger in A Strange Land (the unabridged version), Veronika Decides to Die, and The Tipping Point. Not sure when I'll finish those.

I saw Sherlock Holmes, it was okay, not as good as Guy Ritchie's other movies, but based on the amount of money it made there will be a sequel which I hope is a lot better. I want Ritchie to write it, his movies are amazing (Snatch, Lock Stock, Revolver, RocknRolla) and everything he does so well was missing from Holmes. It's a rental, not a theatre movie.

I think that's a pretty good update, I'm sure I left out a lot, but I'll just have to add it to another blog later on.

One Good Thing About Korea: I love Haeundae Beach. It is probably the greatest beach I've ever been too. The only way it could be better is if there weren't skyscrapers behind it. It is a gorgeous sandy beach with tranquil waves. I'm excited for the summer and typhoons.

Bad Thing About Korea: Every alcohol but Soju. Soju is as cheap as water, and depending on the brand of water and the brand of soju it can be cheaper. However, their idea of good imported beer (into Korea) is Budweiser, Miller, and the other shitty American beers. Of course there is Heineken; it's everywhere. I really miss quality micro-brews and dark beers. Korean beers are all light beers similar to Bud and Miller and Coors. The darkest beer I've found, aside from the $8 bottles of Guinness is a Black Beer Stout. It's a Korean beer that is as close to a black stout as a beer can get while still not being black or stout, but it's something. However, after a few drinks it really doesn't matter.

Til next week