Sprunging

It isn't official or anything, that is, aside from the banner I hung from my window and the parade I organized for Saturday, but the Korean spring is definitely making itself known. Here and there, springlike things are happening. The perverted version of soccer that includes headless mannequin torsos as goals that we foreigners play in the middle of the night has resumed, indeed I already have one goal under my 2008 belt; the Daejeon "professional" team has resumed play with an awe inspiring 2-0 loss yesterday, although the cheering section's new Daejeon Citizens (insert - Korean usage leads the team name to be most often pronounced "Daejeon Shitizens") song to the tune of "Karma Chameleon" somehow made up for it; the weather is projected at 60+ degrees this week; yellow dust from the desertification of China and Mongolia has begun its annual springtime assault on Korea, resulting in stuffy noses, aching sinuses, and, of course, a hoarse voice. We are also now finished with the third week of the spring term at CDI (realtime pronunciation by unknowing Korean students- "Shitty I"). My classes are much more difficult this term, as I am working with the higher-level students. It makes things much more enjoyable for me, but at the same time it also means a lot more work.

I have a ton of pictures of the past few weeks to post, but I'm too lazy to do it right now. Sorry.