I don’t miss TV ~ I miss my books …
Much to Bill’s credit, we have a fantastic library of reading material at home ~ and I desperately miss going into the study and choosing a random book, and relaxing in a cozy chair.
I can watch tv on my pc ~ it was really fun for a while, but I’m over it. I do enjoy receiving an occasional English language newspaper, which I read thoroughly from the front page to the classifieds. I’ve tried audiobooks, but it’s just not as satisfying as sitting down with a solid hardbound book …
I desperately need to find a library with a collection of books in English. There are, of course, English bookstores in Seoul but I could potentially spend a small fortune buying books that I won’t be able to carry back to the States. hmmmm… what to do?
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Nancy
April 29th, 2009 at 4:46 am
Boy can I relate. I would be lost without books. Any good magazines over there? Can you get US Papers? I suppose that is a dumb question. I doubt that you can. But even something like Newsweek would be nice. Let me know if you want me to send you some of my Newsweek magazines. I would be happy to do so. I could even send you an OPRAH Magazine! Ha Ha -I know when you get home you will probably go sit in a chair and just read for a while. We don’t always know what we will be missing either. I had not thought about books.
More later – have a nice day – Kathy
April 29th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Nancy,
Free online books. Works pretty well.
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
Given, it is hard to cozy up to a computer screen, but they have Vonnegut, Virgil, Chaucer, and Shakespeare!
Mike
May 3rd, 2009 at 10:34 am
Mike, excellent recommendation! Thanks much!! N