I posted some new pics on flickr. Activities within the last month include: trip to cherry blossom scenic road, student sports day at highschool, Buddha's birthday a national holiday - green tea festival, trip to Tongyeong: a coastal town a couple hours away where a frisbee friend lives, a little hiking and met some more interesting young teachers. To flesch out the post here are a pair of stories involving pregnancy.
I was talking shop with a teacher about school discipline. At some point I asked if any of her students had been expelled, and she said just once. So I had to try to guess what he did. "Fight with a knife?" "No, much worse." Eventually I gave up. Turned out a senior in highschool had gotten pregnant. The interesting thing was that the boy was a year younger. In many states she would be technically a rapist, but over here he was expelled, while she had to stay in school.
Here's the second. One day at lunch one of the female teachers went up for seconds. Unprompted, she explained to me that she was pregnant. She wasn't showing at all so I asked, "Really?" and it was confirmed. Later she missed a few days of school, and again two weeks later. Cut to yesterday when I brought in some homebrewed beer to share at the post-volleyball game party. She asks for a taste, but I say no, you have a baby. She says, "no baby" with a smile. Now I'm confused, was it a joke from the beginning? did something happen, if so why does she seem so happy? Her English is quite poor, and I was too shy to ask.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Jeju Trip report
I just got back from a long weekend on Jeju island, the sub-tropical "Hawaii of Korea" It is a beautifully contoured volcanic island about 2hrs car ride in circumference about a 1hr plane ride from Busan. The purpose of the trip was another frisbee tournament, and this one was the awesome. Quite possibly the best tournament I've ever been to.
Everything was taken care of: The $50 tournament fee included two nights in a reasonable hotel with buffet breakfast and shuttle to the fields. The fields were the practice fields from the World Cup, and they were magnificent. So immaculate you would mistake them for astroturf from a distance, yet lush and with a hint of morning dew. Catered lunch; then dinner/party at a local bar. The free dinner was the best western style food I've had in Korea, and the kegs were free and flowing.
The frisbee itself was also of a high quality. This tournament attracts mostly hard-core players as the 22 teams are roster capped at 9 players each. The all-star team from Seoul played some inspired ultimate to beat 3 time defending champions from Shanghai in the finals. The Semi-finalists were rounded out by Beijing, and a team from Tokyo who beat us in the quarterfinals.
My team can lay some claim to being the 2nd best from Korea and 5th in the tourney. Considering the 4 korean teams who made the quarter-finals, we beat the team from Deajeon. But that team had a close game with the champs (10-8 loss) compared to the 4th team who lost 11-0.
I felt like I had my share of highlights and was really happy with my play and with my team. The only lowlights were Hightower pulling a hamstring, and me getting kicked in the ear during a dive. Oh yeah, and forgetting to charge my camera battery, that was also a lowlight. Sorry, and I'll try to get some pictures from somewhere else.
I took a day off for Monday wanting to explore the nature of the island. While the weather was pretty much perfect all weekend, on sunday night a huge storm blew in. It actually shut down the airport for most of Monday, and closed the mountain trails as well. So everyone stayed inside. We went to a sauna / spa which is a great way to beat a hangover. Also I got to speak a lot of Korean with some of the native players.
That night we ate at an Indian resaurant. It was fantasic. Then we went to a microbrewery, why do they only have this on the island? it was some really delicious beer. I hope my own batch of homebrew comes out half as good (only a couple weeks to wait!)
Game by game log:
11-2 win vs. Kuru
the #2 team from Japan could not match our skill or athleticism. We got a few handblocks and a few unforced turnovers, and won almost all of the 50-50's in the air, including the last one which I pulled down for the game winner.
11-6 loss to Shanghai
We had our chances early agains the defending champs but just made too many mistakes. They had a few players faster than any of us and were able to pull away with an unstoppable deep game.
11-5 loss to Bejing
Our worst game of the weekend. We were actually ahead 5-4 before falling apart. Sean got injured in the game, and we were just dropping discs and losing heart as this game wore on. Bejing was really nice off the field, and fun at the party, but poor spirited on the field making and arguing calls constantly; maybe it is on purpose to get us into a bad mojo: if so, for shame
11-5 win vs. Jeju-fury
The Jeju A-team was really fun to play against especially after Bejing. All nice guys. They had several very athletic, but inexperienced players. So they had some ridiculous highlights, but ultimately too many mistakes to be a serious threat. We played very conservatively on offense taking easy short throws all the way up the field.
Sunday
10-8 win vs. Deajeon
Our best game of the tourney. Tight, smart defense, good decisions on offense. Even our least experienced player (it was her first tournament ever!) learned how to find the spots against their zone D and scored a couple pivotal points.
11-2 loss to IKU
We actually were up 2-0 before Tokyo put their foot down. The game didn't feel as lopsided as the score. They played zone the whole game and we would pretty consistently make to within 10 yards of the endzone before making a blunder. They were very fast with good throws and didn't give us a lot of second chances. They went on to lose in a very entertaing comeback win by Shanghai in the Semis.
Everything was taken care of: The $50 tournament fee included two nights in a reasonable hotel with buffet breakfast and shuttle to the fields. The fields were the practice fields from the World Cup, and they were magnificent. So immaculate you would mistake them for astroturf from a distance, yet lush and with a hint of morning dew. Catered lunch; then dinner/party at a local bar. The free dinner was the best western style food I've had in Korea, and the kegs were free and flowing.
The frisbee itself was also of a high quality. This tournament attracts mostly hard-core players as the 22 teams are roster capped at 9 players each. The all-star team from Seoul played some inspired ultimate to beat 3 time defending champions from Shanghai in the finals. The Semi-finalists were rounded out by Beijing, and a team from Tokyo who beat us in the quarterfinals.
My team can lay some claim to being the 2nd best from Korea and 5th in the tourney. Considering the 4 korean teams who made the quarter-finals, we beat the team from Deajeon. But that team had a close game with the champs (10-8 loss) compared to the 4th team who lost 11-0.
I felt like I had my share of highlights and was really happy with my play and with my team. The only lowlights were Hightower pulling a hamstring, and me getting kicked in the ear during a dive. Oh yeah, and forgetting to charge my camera battery, that was also a lowlight. Sorry, and I'll try to get some pictures from somewhere else.
I took a day off for Monday wanting to explore the nature of the island. While the weather was pretty much perfect all weekend, on sunday night a huge storm blew in. It actually shut down the airport for most of Monday, and closed the mountain trails as well. So everyone stayed inside. We went to a sauna / spa which is a great way to beat a hangover. Also I got to speak a lot of Korean with some of the native players.
That night we ate at an Indian resaurant. It was fantasic. Then we went to a microbrewery, why do they only have this on the island? it was some really delicious beer. I hope my own batch of homebrew comes out half as good (only a couple weeks to wait!)
Game by game log:
11-2 win vs. Kuru
the #2 team from Japan could not match our skill or athleticism. We got a few handblocks and a few unforced turnovers, and won almost all of the 50-50's in the air, including the last one which I pulled down for the game winner.
11-6 loss to Shanghai
We had our chances early agains the defending champs but just made too many mistakes. They had a few players faster than any of us and were able to pull away with an unstoppable deep game.
11-5 loss to Bejing
Our worst game of the weekend. We were actually ahead 5-4 before falling apart. Sean got injured in the game, and we were just dropping discs and losing heart as this game wore on. Bejing was really nice off the field, and fun at the party, but poor spirited on the field making and arguing calls constantly; maybe it is on purpose to get us into a bad mojo: if so, for shame
11-5 win vs. Jeju-fury
The Jeju A-team was really fun to play against especially after Bejing. All nice guys. They had several very athletic, but inexperienced players. So they had some ridiculous highlights, but ultimately too many mistakes to be a serious threat. We played very conservatively on offense taking easy short throws all the way up the field.
Sunday
10-8 win vs. Deajeon
Our best game of the tourney. Tight, smart defense, good decisions on offense. Even our least experienced player (it was her first tournament ever!) learned how to find the spots against their zone D and scored a couple pivotal points.
11-2 loss to IKU
We actually were up 2-0 before Tokyo put their foot down. The game didn't feel as lopsided as the score. They played zone the whole game and we would pretty consistently make to within 10 yards of the endzone before making a blunder. They were very fast with good throws and didn't give us a lot of second chances. They went on to lose in a very entertaing comeback win by Shanghai in the Semis.
Update
First of all, sorry for never posting a half year update. First I wrote a long post of the progression of the mundanities, but thought it was boring and provided no real surprises for the faithful reader. Then I wanted to write something more philosophical about how I view my time here so far, what my future plans are, and why; but I lacked the conviction of my writing skill to convey my state of mind accuratly. So in the end I posted niether. For the curious I'll give you a summary of the summaries.
I. Mundanities of daily life
1. the job - the new batch of kids is both more skilled and enthusiastic than the last, which is nice. And I'm using more multimedia in the new English classrooms, and getting better as a teacher myself. Still I consider this an interesting enough job in the short term, but really just a launching pad for adventure rather than the beginning of a career path.
2. social - getting deeper in the frisbee community with weekend trips out of town (including a tourney last weekend about which a dedicated post is forthcoming). Getting disenchanted with badminton crew who are fun to play with, but seeming less and less able and/or interested in having a conversation. Expanding circle of Korean friends though, and having some good times locally. Still no girlfriend .. I need to move to a city perhaps.
3. language - making progress. Actually just in the last week I'm starting to feel a new confidence. My accent and listening comprehension is getting better rapidly at this stage. My vocabulary is between 1 and 2 thousand words. Last night I had a long conversation that was 80% Korean talking about the 4 day vacation I just got back from. So I'm starting to feel like this is not quite an impossible task.
II. Future plans
My current plan is to try to extend my current contract a few months so that it will end at the end of the school year. This will give me a lot more flexibility in looking for a new job should I decide to stay and teach in a different location. Indeed, if I do stay in Korea past this school year I think I will look for a university job. Better pay with same (or less) teaching hours per week, more vacation, and better students. Plus it would be a move to the city (probably Seoul); a year in the country was beautiful and relaxing, but now that I feel comfortable in Korea I'd like to see what city life is like as well.
I'm still having a great time over here. I'm still in my 20's (barely). I don't feel bad about not having a long term plan. I'm a simple man; really I'm basically happy as long as I'm learning new skills, and have a few good friends to share some times with. Some men struggle mightily to achieve great things. I wouldn't mind finding that kind of passion, but it hasn't come to me yet and I'm not going to force it. Maybe you need to suffer in order to find your passion.
Well, I've done things that were objectively difficult: in the physical realm I've completed gruelling bike rides and trained long and hard to attain such skills as left handed pingpong. In the mental realm I had to think a long and hard to solve my dissertation problem; and will probably have to spend even more total hours to achieve a second language fluency. But while it may appear to an outside observer that I was trying hard, I've never felt like I was doing anything besides passing the time during those stretches when I was bored with being lazy. I enjoyed the challenges, but if I had switched one pursuit with another, I bet I would have enjoyed that almost as much. And at any rate, I was never 'suffering for my art'. For now, I will leave the conclusions of this line of reasoning for you to draw for yourselves.
I. Mundanities of daily life
1. the job - the new batch of kids is both more skilled and enthusiastic than the last, which is nice. And I'm using more multimedia in the new English classrooms, and getting better as a teacher myself. Still I consider this an interesting enough job in the short term, but really just a launching pad for adventure rather than the beginning of a career path.
2. social - getting deeper in the frisbee community with weekend trips out of town (including a tourney last weekend about which a dedicated post is forthcoming). Getting disenchanted with badminton crew who are fun to play with, but seeming less and less able and/or interested in having a conversation. Expanding circle of Korean friends though, and having some good times locally. Still no girlfriend .. I need to move to a city perhaps.
3. language - making progress. Actually just in the last week I'm starting to feel a new confidence. My accent and listening comprehension is getting better rapidly at this stage. My vocabulary is between 1 and 2 thousand words. Last night I had a long conversation that was 80% Korean talking about the 4 day vacation I just got back from. So I'm starting to feel like this is not quite an impossible task.
II. Future plans
My current plan is to try to extend my current contract a few months so that it will end at the end of the school year. This will give me a lot more flexibility in looking for a new job should I decide to stay and teach in a different location. Indeed, if I do stay in Korea past this school year I think I will look for a university job. Better pay with same (or less) teaching hours per week, more vacation, and better students. Plus it would be a move to the city (probably Seoul); a year in the country was beautiful and relaxing, but now that I feel comfortable in Korea I'd like to see what city life is like as well.
I'm still having a great time over here. I'm still in my 20's (barely). I don't feel bad about not having a long term plan. I'm a simple man; really I'm basically happy as long as I'm learning new skills, and have a few good friends to share some times with. Some men struggle mightily to achieve great things. I wouldn't mind finding that kind of passion, but it hasn't come to me yet and I'm not going to force it. Maybe you need to suffer in order to find your passion.
Well, I've done things that were objectively difficult: in the physical realm I've completed gruelling bike rides and trained long and hard to attain such skills as left handed pingpong. In the mental realm I had to think a long and hard to solve my dissertation problem; and will probably have to spend even more total hours to achieve a second language fluency. But while it may appear to an outside observer that I was trying hard, I've never felt like I was doing anything besides passing the time during those stretches when I was bored with being lazy. I enjoyed the challenges, but if I had switched one pursuit with another, I bet I would have enjoyed that almost as much. And at any rate, I was never 'suffering for my art'. For now, I will leave the conclusions of this line of reasoning for you to draw for yourselves.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
new photos finally
sorry for the long wait. I just put a whole bunch of new photos on flickr. They go back over a month to the first full moon of the year bonfire, include my Thailand trip, and one or two shots from Ulsan and the maeshil blossom festival.
A brief update of my activities: Last weekend I went to Seoul. Hung out at some funky little Korean bars on Saturday. Played some sloppy pickup on a rain softened field on Sunday. Its a good way to spend a weekend.
Look forward to the half year summary and reflections later this week.
A brief update of my activities: Last weekend I went to Seoul. Hung out at some funky little Korean bars on Saturday. Played some sloppy pickup on a rain softened field on Sunday. Its a good way to spend a weekend.
Look forward to the half year summary and reflections later this week.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Marathon
Ran a marathon yesterday.
Here is some free advice - even if you think you are in good shape, you should still plan ahead and train a little to run a marathon. I found out about this one just a few days ago, and the start / finish point was at a park less than a half mile from my home, so I figured "What the heck," although I haven't had a run longer than 10km in over a year.
It was a pretty big event with about 10,000 runners (including 1/2 course, 5k, and 10k runs) from all over Korea (but I didn't see any other foreigners), celebrating the first set of blossoms (maeshil fruit, or Chinese plum) on our famously scenic springtime road. (do I overuse parenthetical notes?)
I snuck into the starting group without registering, but no one cared about my lack of number bib. I told myself to just take it easy and see how many 8:00 miles I could crank out before my body gave up. One nice feature of this marathon were groups of pace setters with helium balloons tied to their hats announcing the pace they were running. I stayed with the 3:40 group until about the half way point, then started to slacken off the pace. I made the 3/4 mark just ahead of the 4 hour group, but by now I was starting to feel really fatigued. Actually I still felt I had some energy, and wasn't cramped, but my joints especially knees, were aching. I walked a little way. I guess this is a classic mistake that just tightens up your muscles and makes it harder to run again. So I ended up walking most of the last 6 km. Also I stopped at the associated street fair which was 3k from the finish to take a break and chat with some locals.
Met some interesting people along the way. Including a couple of university professors from Seoul who have ran almost 1 marathon every week for the last year. And the guy who stopped at the 30km checkpoint to self administer some acupuncture.
Like I said earlier, this whole Korea experiment is partly about testing myself, so it is fitting to throw in a physical challenege. I feel satisfied with how well I did, and also suitably humbled at not being able to run it out. I was a little concerned about some lingering blisters from ultimate that hadn't quite healed, but I lubed my feet up with a tub of Vaseline and they were no problem; I did get some chaffing on the inner thighs where my lubrication was less conscientious - or maybe it is just the delayed prize of my Thailand adventures. Today I feel really sore in the thighs, and my left knee feels swollen - strange because the right knee felt worse when I was running. I can walk around, but not with the smooth confident stride which is my trademark.
Here is some free advice - even if you think you are in good shape, you should still plan ahead and train a little to run a marathon. I found out about this one just a few days ago, and the start / finish point was at a park less than a half mile from my home, so I figured "What the heck," although I haven't had a run longer than 10km in over a year.
It was a pretty big event with about 10,000 runners (including 1/2 course, 5k, and 10k runs) from all over Korea (but I didn't see any other foreigners), celebrating the first set of blossoms (maeshil fruit, or Chinese plum) on our famously scenic springtime road. (do I overuse parenthetical notes?)
I snuck into the starting group without registering, but no one cared about my lack of number bib. I told myself to just take it easy and see how many 8:00 miles I could crank out before my body gave up. One nice feature of this marathon were groups of pace setters with helium balloons tied to their hats announcing the pace they were running. I stayed with the 3:40 group until about the half way point, then started to slacken off the pace. I made the 3/4 mark just ahead of the 4 hour group, but by now I was starting to feel really fatigued. Actually I still felt I had some energy, and wasn't cramped, but my joints especially knees, were aching. I walked a little way. I guess this is a classic mistake that just tightens up your muscles and makes it harder to run again. So I ended up walking most of the last 6 km. Also I stopped at the associated street fair which was 3k from the finish to take a break and chat with some locals.
Met some interesting people along the way. Including a couple of university professors from Seoul who have ran almost 1 marathon every week for the last year. And the guy who stopped at the 30km checkpoint to self administer some acupuncture.
Like I said earlier, this whole Korea experiment is partly about testing myself, so it is fitting to throw in a physical challenege. I feel satisfied with how well I did, and also suitably humbled at not being able to run it out. I was a little concerned about some lingering blisters from ultimate that hadn't quite healed, but I lubed my feet up with a tub of Vaseline and they were no problem; I did get some chaffing on the inner thighs where my lubrication was less conscientious - or maybe it is just the delayed prize of my Thailand adventures. Today I feel really sore in the thighs, and my left knee feels swollen - strange because the right knee felt worse when I was running. I can walk around, but not with the smooth confident stride which is my trademark.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Ulsan Frisbee tournament
My second tournament in as many weeks. I feel so lucky. Although the blisters on my heels were still raw from Thailand I felt I had to make the 4 hour bus trip to Ulsan. It was worth the trip.
It was a hat tournament with a unique structure. Saturday was a one day 5 on 5 tourney on turf fields. games were short and had a real time cap. I mean the game would end mid point when the clock hit zeros. Ties permitted in pool play, so there were some exciting last second hucks. Then Sunday was the same format, but on the beach. Your team got points depending on where you placed, but the saturday party also factored quantitatively into the overall championship with disc of beer races against the clock and flip cup tourney on the docket. My team didn't win, but I somehow walked away with touranment MVP. It was probably because I played in ski goggles to keep the sand out of my eyes.
I had a great time getting to know the members of the Korean ultimate community a little better. And I also secured my spot on a team for Korea's premiere tournament at Jeju in late April. I might not get any more frisbee until that point so I'll be looking forward to it. Also, welcome to Korea, Hightower, and I hope you'll be joining my team.
It was a hat tournament with a unique structure. Saturday was a one day 5 on 5 tourney on turf fields. games were short and had a real time cap. I mean the game would end mid point when the clock hit zeros. Ties permitted in pool play, so there were some exciting last second hucks. Then Sunday was the same format, but on the beach. Your team got points depending on where you placed, but the saturday party also factored quantitatively into the overall championship with disc of beer races against the clock and flip cup tourney on the docket. My team didn't win, but I somehow walked away with touranment MVP. It was probably because I played in ski goggles to keep the sand out of my eyes.
I had a great time getting to know the members of the Korean ultimate community a little better. And I also secured my spot on a team for Korea's premiere tournament at Jeju in late April. I might not get any more frisbee until that point so I'll be looking forward to it. Also, welcome to Korea, Hightower, and I hope you'll be joining my team.
The positive aspects of being a tourist in Thailand
In list form
1. Food. Outstanding street food. I think it beats out even Mexico City. You can get cold fresh fruit (pineapple, watermelon, guava, coconut, etc) from little carts scattered everywhere. Or some tasty skewers. Or a proper meal - noodle soups, or pad thai, or rice bowls etc. If you love spicy thai food you are set for meals for $2 a day just walking around. If you want a nicer ambiance there are a ton of restaurants also. They are also dirt cheap ($5 for an entree and a beer or two) and delicious. The spicy food really makes you feel better about the heat.
Adding to my bizzare food checklist, I had some grilled duck bill (it was tasty, but hard to find the meat around the bill), and some fried bag of mixed bugs (grasshoppers, crickets, silkworms, only one cockroach, but alas my friend called dibs on that. They just tasted like heavily fried snack crisps, nothing really buggy about it.)
2. Public transportation is cheap and easy. Although the city is giant, there is a backbone of a couple elevated rail lines, and a river/canal system with ferries and water taxis is a pleasant and unique way to see some more of the city. You can get pretty close to any place a tourist might like to go on these systems. Or you can take a taxi (but make sure you get one with a meter), or a tuk-tuk, basically a rickshaw with a moped engine, to take you door to door.
3. Do you like to visit Buddhist temples? There are so many all over the city. The concentration in the heart of the old city contains some really impressive examples. Giant ornate buildings, and 50 ft golden buddhas. Add in the various royal parks and palaces and you can easily spend a day or two just checking out these kind of cultural sites.
4. Thai Massage. I'd never had a professional massage before, but the Thai massage is famous, and I was quite sore and tired after a weekend of disc sports. At $7 an hour there is no excuse not to try it, and if you do, you will not be disappointed. A little old country woman just brutalized every muscle in my body into calm submission. You walk in hobbling and walk out with a smooth stride and a smile on your face. My only fear is that it may be addictively relaxing.
5. Nightlife. If you are in the right part of town it is a great relaxed and friendly place for an international travel to relax, have a few beers (so much better than Korean beer), and trade some stories.
6. Shopping. Its not really my bag, but if you like to walk around bustling baazars full of treats, trinkets, treasures, and trousers, there is no shortage over here. You can hunt some bargains for sure. There are some truly massive indoors malls as well as the more traditional flea market style setups.
I guess there is a lot more in the city that I didn't get to, plus a lot of country side which I would probably enjoy as much if not more. If I stay in Asia long enough I'm sure I'll go back someday.
1. Food. Outstanding street food. I think it beats out even Mexico City. You can get cold fresh fruit (pineapple, watermelon, guava, coconut, etc) from little carts scattered everywhere. Or some tasty skewers. Or a proper meal - noodle soups, or pad thai, or rice bowls etc. If you love spicy thai food you are set for meals for $2 a day just walking around. If you want a nicer ambiance there are a ton of restaurants also. They are also dirt cheap ($5 for an entree and a beer or two) and delicious. The spicy food really makes you feel better about the heat.
Adding to my bizzare food checklist, I had some grilled duck bill (it was tasty, but hard to find the meat around the bill), and some fried bag of mixed bugs (grasshoppers, crickets, silkworms, only one cockroach, but alas my friend called dibs on that. They just tasted like heavily fried snack crisps, nothing really buggy about it.)
2. Public transportation is cheap and easy. Although the city is giant, there is a backbone of a couple elevated rail lines, and a river/canal system with ferries and water taxis is a pleasant and unique way to see some more of the city. You can get pretty close to any place a tourist might like to go on these systems. Or you can take a taxi (but make sure you get one with a meter), or a tuk-tuk, basically a rickshaw with a moped engine, to take you door to door.
3. Do you like to visit Buddhist temples? There are so many all over the city. The concentration in the heart of the old city contains some really impressive examples. Giant ornate buildings, and 50 ft golden buddhas. Add in the various royal parks and palaces and you can easily spend a day or two just checking out these kind of cultural sites.
4. Thai Massage. I'd never had a professional massage before, but the Thai massage is famous, and I was quite sore and tired after a weekend of disc sports. At $7 an hour there is no excuse not to try it, and if you do, you will not be disappointed. A little old country woman just brutalized every muscle in my body into calm submission. You walk in hobbling and walk out with a smooth stride and a smile on your face. My only fear is that it may be addictively relaxing.
5. Nightlife. If you are in the right part of town it is a great relaxed and friendly place for an international travel to relax, have a few beers (so much better than Korean beer), and trade some stories.
6. Shopping. Its not really my bag, but if you like to walk around bustling baazars full of treats, trinkets, treasures, and trousers, there is no shortage over here. You can hunt some bargains for sure. There are some truly massive indoors malls as well as the more traditional flea market style setups.
I guess there is a lot more in the city that I didn't get to, plus a lot of country side which I would probably enjoy as much if not more. If I stay in Asia long enough I'm sure I'll go back someday.
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