Same, Same but Different, Different

It is only a few months back when I first got to this Land of the Morning Calm. I was in a new country with a new language and everything was so exciting and well, New. I remember being so excited about doing the simplest things, like "oh wow, I just bought something from a Korean store" or " I just ordered at a restaurant". A lot of those novelties have worn off and just as we get into our daily routines in Canada, I feel I've sort of got into a routine here. I feel like I haven't been doing anything too exciting as of late.





I made a trek down to Ulsan where one of my buddies from the U of A is teaching. I got to ride on the KTX, which is Korea's high speed train. I never did find out how fast it actually went because when I asked my students they simply told me that it 'goes just as fast as any train in Japan' (everything here is compared to Japan.) Anyways, it did not really seem to be going very fast so I hope that Japanese trains are indeed faster or the state of the world's rail technology really sucks :)





Ulsan and the country on the way there were typically Korea. Just small mountains and cities full of apartments wherever you looked. To be honest, I've seen this scene enough that I slept for the majority of the train ride. Anyways we had a good trip and it is always nice to see a familiar face.

Nick, Me (obviously the most excited to be in Ulsan), Laura and Tara

Speaking of familiar faces, I have not become one in Korea yet. Im still just as much a novelty as when I first got here. For example, I got on the subway at the same time as a gorgeous Korean girl today but the whole car seated across from us were not looking at her, they were looking at me!