combat baby

"no one here wants to fight me like you do. combat baby, combat baby." this is going to be my tae kwon do fighting song. i feel really good tonight. tkd went really well expect for jenny and i injured ourselves while sparring. we had direct foot to foot contact leaving us both we bruises. i'm now icing my foot. not sure if its because i've become a yellow belt or not but i'm feeling a lot more confident in class. i'm really glad i decided to stick it out. its things like this which make me glad i came to korea. i would have never tried tae kwon do back in the states. i'm going to be one kicking, killing machine upon my return. it really strange how going so far away can help one develop as a person. although there are plenty of things i miss like friends, family, my kitty, having a drink at the eagle, etc. i wouldn't change a thing. i would definitely do it all over again.

i've actually been reading the newspaper on a regular basis which is something i haven't done since j-school. i decided to start a scrap book of all the bizarre news that i read. they obsess about the strangest things here and report even the stranger. i did read today where the hyundai company have a tour of some mountain in north korea. they are even thinking about building two golf courses. the koreans sure love to golf. every other building seems to have one. they are also a big fans of the batting cage. there's one outside of jungang station and its always crowded. anyway, i'm thinking about taking this tour. i think it would be really interesting to be able to go into north korea. especially since all the over here is about nuke talks with nk. i still have to do the dmz tour which i'm probably do after the new years. the thailand trip is making a huge dent into my bank account but it's definitely going to be worth every penny. 9 days on a tropical beach. this will be my first real vacation ever. i'm so excited. one month and counting…