42 and a Half

Yup, 42 and a half hours is how long it took us to get from Charlotte, NC to our new job in Korea. We're still a little loony, but so are all the other teachers.

This is a picture of our second (yes! second!) sunrise on the way over.

And this here is our taxi driver getting ready to belt security in the face for something...we couldn't tell exactly what he was getting in trouble for and why on earth he would throw a punch at security.

Look good?

Bye Bye Humphrey...and MY BUG!!!

So, we had to say bye to "Humphrey the Wonderfish" before we left for this trip... I decided to just drain the fish tank before we left... Otherwise, Ron and Naomi or Mat and Amie would have to maintain our fish. We had a little WWIII happening in there anyhow, with several fish vying for total world domination.. Well, in this case... more of a "total tank domination". I started to feel bad about "yellow guy" getting beat up by "stripey" and how he was holed up under a rock for his entire existence... So, we will do a "makeover" upon our return to western civilization. Hopefully the fish will find great new homes... Also, my new Baja Bug and I will have withdrawl symptoms as we have spent a great deal of time together over the past few weeks... Here's a picture so that I can see him everytime we write... See you soon Baja Bug!!!

Update: We did not, in fact, commit fishicide (thank you, anonymous). We took all our fish to fish store and sold them back into captivity. That's better than the ol' porcelain grave, right?

Travel light?

Adding a job to traveling sure does pack on the pounds in baggage. Sheesh.

The Other Side of the World

Here we go again. In lieu of settling down and getting real jobs, we've decided to hop on a plane for 21 hours over to South Korea. Mark and I both got a contract to teach English to middle school kids in a winter camp. Yep. That's right. WINTER camp. Where it will be colder than a witch's you know what. There's this thing over there called "The Siberian Winds." That just sounds like a good time, doesn't it? Actually, it does.

We've had our noses in the South Korean guide book for a while now and I think we'll be hard pressed to have a bad time over there. What with all the food in all those small dishes, public baths heated by volcanic steam, and this thing called a "Temple Stay" where you get to hang with the monks and do what they do.

My hope is to post a little bit every day or thereabouts...mostly pictures. I'll send out the traditional email update and this blog will be there for those of you who have extra time on your hands and want a little daily cultural spice.

Cho-un ha-ru po-nae-se-yo (That's Korean for "Have a nice day") Easy right?

Sara and Mark