A peak of Sunshine

This is what I love about Sunday... A chance to reflect, Relax, and Rest and enjoy the quiet serenity of Korea. I think most people hide in the mountains or in their houses because everyone seems to disapear.

Today I played soccer with my a favorite student of mine. However, just like my first o-do-to he is leaving the Academy. He and his brother are wonderful students and actually make the Academy a lot of fun I am sad to see them leave. I wish the bad students would leave because it would make teaching much more enjoyable.

I played soccer and hung out with them at my house for an hour. I had many kids say hello to me and frankly sometimes I am bothered by this. Its not only kids but adults to and its how they talk to me.
Today: I was told hi. I was told you are small face, tall. handsome. Do you have a girlfriend? I dont really like this attention much and wish that Gumi was literally transformed into Seoul I think Gumi is too small.

Later, I walked Downtown. I have a need to walk/run again. I feel like I may keel over from a heart attack from too much "M" and also it saves money. If I take a taxi its at least 3000 so I can save a lot of money this way.


I met up with Christina at the Station and we went to Pizza Mall~ some Italian restuarant I think we have to go again^^

After a nice lunch we went to Geumo Mountain for a hike. It was great being on top of the mountain again and away from the city.

I enjoy being with Christina on our way to the top of the mountain. This is a place where we can truly enjoy the beauty of Korea. So in other words I went mountain climbing again. This is the first time since October I think. Nevertheless its been a long time.

After hiking we went to the bookstore and I ordered a new book to read. It will be my assignment for April I think. I am almost done with Dan Brown's last book: DIGITal FORTRESS. I have now read all of his books.^^

This city/town whatchamacallit....Gumi has become a community epi-center for me.
I have the Mcdonalds crew who know me well obviously. I have the people who work at Seraf who see me a lot at the grocery store. I have lunchbox and Kimbob people who see me a lot. I am friends with the guy who I bought my bedding from, the guy at the bookstore as well knows me. Gumi is a place "Where everyone knows your name" ...sometimes good sometimes bad.
I think whatchamacallit may be the longest word I have written in my story. Except my real given name is longer: Nicholas Kelly Palmer (19) characters. I think that it would have been easier to name me Nick ___ Palmer Im not sure. It would have saved me a lot of time when signing official important papers.
N-I-C-H-O-L-A-S K-E-L-L-Y P-A-L-M-E-R too long

I wish I had brought my camera. The sunshine was amazing today and the way it looked before I walked home as it slowly dissipated and hid beyond the horizon was wonderful. You dont get to see this here because I am always cooped up in my office/class telling kids English in some sort of manner.


In many ways this was the perfect way to spend a Sunday but just like the Sun its time to realize that I will need to awaken my dreams for tomorrow. I am certain that this week has a lot of promise.
Tuesday I get paid! I really hope that my boss for once doesnt make a big deal out of it. He can be so conceited as a person overall.

So other than that I am still keeping real busy and this week will fly by just due to the fact that time goes in warp speed here. I dream of the seeing the sun in Missoula with a warm crisp breeze and nothing but green grass, blue skies and white clouds. The warmth of this campus oval is so inviting I am certain anyone who goes there would be thunderstruck at this splendid haven.

I will post now knowing I have a lot of unwritten things that I would like to add but I need to get busy with another task at the moment.