Back to the Grind

The rest of vacation went well. It was pretty chill. The day after the rafting/bungee jumping trip, I pretty much just sat around and read. Tuesday, I had to go downtown to Anguk to pick up my Alien Registration Card. That makes it official. I live here now. Then, I went and had a quick Changdeokgung Palace. I didn't take the tour because it started late, but I did get a few pics of the outside.



Next, I headed over to Hongdae. That's a small college area in Seoul. It's a pretty cool, artsy place with, from what I hear, a decent punk rock scene. I also managed to find a cheap acoustic guitar so I finally feel like a complete person again. Plus, I saw some businesses with pretty great names ;-)



Now, it's back to the grind. We're still teaching summer intensives. Last week, we only had three days. That was nice. Today, I got out early because students are taking placement tests to see how much they're learning. Colin and I went back to my place to hang out for a while. We watched a few episodes of the office and then I put in my favorite climbing video. After the slacklining section, we had to go out. We went down to one of the local parks and set up my slackline. I was worried we'd get in trouble for tying into the trees, but it was the opposite; it was instant popularity. Some of the locals even tried it out. Overall, it was a good time. Something clicked too. I was able to walk back and forth on the line and even did a few spins and jump starts. Not too shabby.