I just landed in Seoul...well actually five days ago. Some days it can be difficult to get in front of a computer and start typing. I've been staying at the same hostel for the past five nights. It's met tons of people and drank a little too much soju. Soju is the local alcohol which you can buy for about $1.50 at any convenience store. The hostel is pretty lively and everyone is outgoing so it's been easy to learn about cultures all around the world.

Highlight yesterday was learning how to make fried rice with Kimchi. Kimchi is a local delicaey which is pickled vegetables with lots of spices added to it. It doesn't look that great but it tastes good. Bob, the fellow who's running the place taught me how he makes it. He prepares it by combining all of the tastes; bitter, spicy, sweet and salty. Whichever taste you're after, you add more of that area. In Korea, they love their spice. It's been good. I love my spicy food.

Touring around Korea has had many photo opportunities, but not on my camera. So many people have asked me for a picture. My new thing to do is to ask the locals for picture. Last night, I took about twenty pictures with locals. I walk up to them and say something along the lines of, "Pikture, pikture, you, me, pikture, pikture..." Most people have responded quite well and love taking their picture with a foreigner but some run away. Last night, Abs (from Wales) and I went out to a night club. We were the only foreigners in the bar and it was a lot of fun. I've never been giving that much room to dance in my life. The Koreans were a lot of fun once they realized we were just there for a good time. In fact, many of them encouraged me to dance on stage. I've never been one to shy away from good hospitality so off I went!

Speaking of hospitality, I met up with a family friend in Kit Lovelace. He and his mate took me out to a Korean BBQ...delicious. Playing darts and beers made for a good night out. Tomorrow we're meeting up again which will be nice. The day after I'm off to Chengju where I am going to do a free home stay with a Korean family for five days. My plans are not definitive but I do plan to do a 2 day temple stay which invloves meditation and learning how to live like a monk. I'm quite excited about that.

As long as you surround yourself with good and interesting people, life is great! That's it for me.