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... churches, scrapyards and factories. And then I wandered some more.<br><br>Eventually I made my way onto the metro and headed to Bupyeong Station,<br>the hub where the now-free-to-roam guest English teachers had arranged<br>to meet. So that after walking essentially all day I could then party<br>essentially all night.<br><br>There's something nice about being able to walk into a convenience<br>store, buy a beer, then set up ...

... the visitors. How do I know this? Well, my group, as well as two other girls we met along the way, arrived for our temple stay at Lotus Lantern International Meditation Center on Ganghwa Island almost two hours late! We interrupted dinner, to be taken in "nobel silence," 45 minutes after it had begun! Our mistake was understood and forgiven. We were immediately asked to join the rest of the temple visitors, already in uniform because they had arrived on time, for dinner ...

... 95% are made up of South Korean soldiers. Perhaps a technicality, but still a cool fun fact. <br><br>After DMZ took a very very long bus ride to Sokcho. 3 hours away, crazy bus driver, speeding in the rain. It is now raining/storming. Got great advice from nice man running the hostel. He even ordered dinner from a place that delivered. Yum. Will post more later, am tired right now. <br><br>

... yelling at them for no reason. My boss says it isn't important and I have to keep teaching the books, but I think I owe it to my students to make them understand. When they travel to America or Europe, it is not cool to walk around saying "I went to the Jew" or "He is a Jewkeeper", regardless of what they think they're saying. And I also owe it to them to break their middle finger habit. That one can spiral even more out of control.

... is kind of difficult in Korea, since people keep on talking to you! I'd barely started the hike when 'Byun' asked if I was alone, and I ended up walking with him until we reached the summit, a couple of hours later. To be fair he was entertaining company, albeit bizarre in that he continuously made cuckoo noises, and yoddled because he was such a fan of Switzerland! I was relieved when we went our separate ways at the top, although it had been nice chatting to him. Some of the ...

... have a toque for eternity, much like a warrior is buried with its armor or a pharaoh with their gold. Of course the sad thing is you might have a toque that you really like or even love and lose it by not being mindful. Some might have a toque that is stolen from their grasp. One might have a toque that ages and is destined for an end to which brings great sadness. But don't worry if you have ever had a toque that has fallen to mishap for there ...