G'day everyone.

 

Happy New Year too. This week has been quite a nice one. No boozing or bingeing. Lessons to teach and 1 day off for new years day. That's ok though because I'm feeling great now. On new years eve I bought some A1 korean steak and cooked up a huge batch of steamed veggies. I know......how healthy is that. In between classes now...sitting here, it's about minus 10 outside, and pretty close to zero inside the school.....and I'm not fibbing either. Walked into Yeoncheon yesterday on my day off. Absolutely beautiful watching the winter bird life, and stopping by the (frozen) river to watch the kids playing on the river. Ice skating and sledding......having a ball. When I got home the tops of my thighs had frozen....no joke, I could not feel them. The walk into town and back home again allowed me to stop and enjoy the many things you can't do when you're on a train or bus.....like patting all the dogs around. Some of them are tied up all their lives. So different to the way we treat dogs in Australia. Eventually, when I do come back, I might even come back with one of the traditional Korean 'Jindo' dogs myself. I only have 1 more week of teaching before I have a long break. I will not be teaching after the 9th Jan, and I cannot go home to Australia early because it is not OFFICIAL leave........bummer. Good reason for me to do some more sightseeing here in Korea. Can't wait to come home and see everyone. Toodles for now. Me.