Discovering the Neighborhood

This past week has been great and I think we finally feel settled. Some of the things that we have done besides working include going to the foreigner bar, Lost Sheppard Girl or LSG as the locals call it. The local foreigners are inviting and very nice. We have also explored the area of Yeosu that we live in. We went to a pizza place on the beach and did some light hiking at some foot hills. Molly and I are excited to go hiking and island hopping in the coming weeks, but for now we feel well oriented and know our way around! Here are some pictures from one of our short hikes yesterday...

Also, we have CNN International and we have followed the coverage of the destruction of hurricane Sandy. We are thinking about everyone back in the states that has been affected by Sandy. It is interesting to think that mega storms seem to be occurring with more regularity. We plan to visit what is left from the 2012 Expo here in Yeosu and I think that environmental awareness is a growing topic nationally, and especially here in Asia. People in South Korea seem to live more simply and moderately and it hasn't been hard to adjust to. It is actually refreshing as a westerner to experience the 'less is more' mentality. I thought by traveling to South Korea a month before the U.S. presidential election that we would avoid the barrage of political garjon, but Koreans constantly ask us questions about the electoral college, the parties, etc. There is no escaping the political game! It has been interesting watching CNN International though as much of the coverage has been anchored out of various Ohio cities.

The last thing I want to update the blog with is a video of a hike. It will put the pictures from above into motion:

Cheers!