Damn, it's really been nine months too. I can't imagine where the time has gone, but it probably disappeared into an alcohol-related blackout. Things are going well, not too much to update but I wanted to document a few things. I finally made it down to Busan this past weekend which was just an impossible amount of fun. We visited Haedong Temple first, then spent most of the night partying in various locations around Haendae beach. The beach itself is gorgeous and we spent the better part of our Sunday lounging around there with a bunch of other teachers from the area. All in all a great weekend; I can't wait to go back and see more of the city.
I'll have to update with adventures in the Philippines when I get back since I lack the ability to see through time, but one thing occurred to me recently that I wanted to talk about. I realized I've been sick in Korea - like with just mild colds and so on - way more often than I ever have anywhere else. Most of the time it's a mild cough or a sore throat but every now and then something more serious will crop up. I missed work a few weeks ago because I was coughing so hard that it started to actually affect my balance and I spent the entire day laying in bed praying for death. But I was also watching Dragonball Z so it was a pretty okay time.
I'm not sure really what accounts for this though. At first I thought it was just foreign germs and introduction to a new environment, but I feel like I've been here long enough to rule that out. My current theory is that it stems mostly from working in a closed room with a bunch of kids and poor ventilation. Even under the best conditions, children are little more than walking vectors of disease with no discretion. One of my students recently tried to whisper something in my ear and ended up just coughing directly in my face. So scratch that - I think I know exactly why I'm getting sick.
But all in all it's not too bad, and only once or twice has it been anything particularly serious. I could always cut down on the drinking and be cleaner generally. But I'm not going to do that. See you after the Philippines, whoever is still reading this!
Today's title (This is obviously not where the song originates, but I'm a dork and I loved this episode so shut up)
