Week 3 continued

journal 2

wednesday

unwisely, I had a coke tonight so I'm going to write a blog entry instead of sleeping.

I've been wanting to try out the mountain trail near the university since i got here, and i finally got my chance today. i met up with sherry at the coffee shop in shorts, a teeshirt, and nikes. we chatted with some folks, and then we were off. only a few blocks from alex's apartment, the road starts bending skyward. then the dense city ends at a strange green fence.  there is an entrance where at least two trails begin. sherry and I took the one with strange bricks rather than the steep dirt one with neglected wooden stairs.  our trail headed up through a forest alive with cicadas.  in the forest, there is an outdoor gymnasium where old Korean people come to work out. it's adorable. I must say that the seniors we encountered on the trail seemed quite fit.  some old women were outpacing us! 
we made it up pretty high and could see down on unfamiliar parts of the city with tall towers and on other mountains. i think both sherry and I will be regulars on that trail.

in other news, the children's program began tonight with testing. there were three teachers conducting speaking exams with five students.  I was expecting more students!  the student I tested was pretty good in English; I was impressed. it will be interesting to find out if there will be any students for me to teach.

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Friday and Saturday 

poor Scott has had multiple delays in his flights. he was delayed in Rhinelander, chicago, and Tokyo. he had to unexpectedly stay overnight in tokyo last night. I'm sure he's going to be pooped. Alex and I are waiting for him in the train station.