Happy Reformation Day!

Today, 490 years ago, a guy named Martin Luther nailed a peice of paper onto a church door. It was an act of love, and step towards change; and that is what it did, it changed the world. The definition of the verb reform is: the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc. Maybe today is a good day to reflect on a lot of different things: personal, family, work, church, society, friendships, beliefs. What needs reforming? Along with some reflection, which should always be followed by action, join in the other great tradition of Luther and eat some candy! :)

Professor Shim and I


Justin looks huge on the subway! :)


Kimchi!! mmm!!


Carolyn and I at the restaruant that looks like her "Grandma's scrapbook threw up!"


We finally found syrup for pancakes!

The Waves Are Crashing

It turns out that there is actually quite a lot of work involved in being a professor at Kosin. At the beginning of the semester I didn't know what to do with my time, but now that assignments are being returned for grading and mid-term tests are right around the corner the days have become quite long. However, grading and planning are not the only reasons for long days. As the senester has progressed I have een getting to know a lot of the students so more and more have been stopping by my office, or wanting to eat lunch together, or inviting me to play basketball with them. I really love my students; they are so kind, and generous, and fun-loving, and overall funny people. Sometimes it is very draining to communicate with people in broken English for hours a day, but it is usually a really fun experience.
Besides university related activities, Justin and I went to Seoul last weekend to meet Professor Shim and see a bit of the city. Seoul is so huge that it is hard to see much of it in 2 days. We did see part of the Berlin wall though, there is a section in downtown Seoul, so that was pretty cool. Seeing Professor Shim was definately the highlight though. If any of you reading this are still at Dordt, take the opportunity to talk to that man! He is very humble and honest and full of great wisdom; basically, he's the man! We also met with Carolyn in Seoul. It was great to see her again, kind of refreshing actually. It is fun to talk to someone with a similar background and get their perspective on Korea, plus she is just a really fun person! We ended up going to a resaraunt with her that she described as looking like "my grandma's scrap book threw up!" The restaraunt was really small with pink, flower print booths, fake flowers all over, pictures of couples on the walls, and random toys and books. It was a pretty funny place, but the food was solid. we also saw a weird harvest festival with Carolyn. There were dead pigs, some guy dancing and chanting, and people putting money in the mouths of the pigs. It was pretty odd to me, I'm not sure if it was a Buddhist festival or not.
Well, that's pretty much all from this guy's life. I better continue plugging away at the mid-term planning and test making!