Down by the Bay... Where the Watermelons Grow!

Wow!! That last one was a long one! Here's a break just to keep you up to date on things. New Years was pretty uneventful. Curtis and I went to a pub we've been to a couple of times before. We didn't really drink as it's not really our thing and then we went to see a movie. We saw "The Golden Compass" which wasn't as good as I thought it would be, but feel free to make up your own opinion. (Oh the title is because we've had that song stuck in our heads this past week.)

This past week, I've been trying to organize myself to help clean up the oil spill here in South Korea. The problem is it's about 3 hrs away, and while it doesn't seem like much, it's still the better part of a day off. We might go the week after next. The main things holding us up are the weather, it's been really cold here lately! New Years Eve we were down to a blustery minus 18 Celsius! I know that doesn't sound like much, but we'd been used to plus 5 and 10 in Japan! It was an incredible drop! I think we've readjusted again so it shouldn't be a problem anymore. The other issue is that the clothes we wear to clean up the oil spill will have to be thrown away after we use them. We didn't really bring any clothes we wanted to throw away since room was so tight in our bags. We are hoping to get to either a second hand store or a cheap, warm, clothing outlet to find something we don't mind throwing out. Also, it's really difficult to find train information in English here. Once you get on the train they have English signs and announcements, but we have to know the schedule in order to meet up with people that would take us out to the beach and gear us up. I'll keep you posted on our progress.

Something we've been waiting a month for has also just come to pass. Matt and Amber have touched down and are in Seoul!! I'm so excited to see them and have tonnes of amazing adventures with them. We were going to greet them at the airport, but their flight was getting in a little bit late and we figured that their school was picking them up. Also, if it was anything like us, our school showed us the school before they even showed us our place!! I imagine that we'll get much bigger hugs after they've both showered too!!

Well that's it for now. Thanks to everyone who is reading, whether you're just signing in now or have followed the whole trip. It feels like writing into a big empty cavern and sometimes I just feel like I'm waiting for an echo. Your messages are like the echo that lets me know I'm not a crazy person talking to herself! ;) Love you all! Thanks for your thoughts and well wishes!