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Amy and I wandered into a small restaurant after an after-hours attempt at finding the lamp shop. The woman who works in the kitchen invited us in after seeing us admiring the beautiful sea snakes slithering around in the tank outside the restaurant. We were wondering what the spiderweb-like membranes that floated in the tank were, to which a kind Korean couple explained in broken english it is their “shed skin.”
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I awoke this morning at 9 am. On a Saturday. If you know me, you KNOW I’m NEVER up at 9 on a Saturday, so automatically I have the understanding that things are just not right. My windows are foggy. “Why are my windows foggy?” I slide the window over just enough to see at least 3 inches of slushy white goodness covering the ground. “Quick! Close the window! It doesn’t exist if I don’t see it! Maybe I’m just dreaming!” My original plans for this happy Saturday were to walk two hours to the nearby beach. I guess ‘nearby’ is relative. But I was looking so much forward to it. So since I was awake I finished up some letters, had an existential chat with MF, and got ready for my jog to the Post Office.
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Amy, Liz and I adventured downtown to shop and mail some letters at the post office. We took the bus, which only cost 900 won, the equivalent of less than 90 cents. The post office was really modern. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Goodness gracious. What a first day. I woke up early today with "I love you, you're awesome, don't worry it will be fine," calls from mom and dad. Best parents I could ever hope or ask for. So supportive. Well, their ... [Continue reading this entry]