Cheese!

Rice collected into white bags. But don't they look like marshmallows?

You don't realize how much you like cheese until it costs 8,000 won.

I'm back in the US, but just for a month. Supposedly I'm going back to Korea. I say "supposedly" because I'm waiting on my work visa. And yes, I really do want to go back. Mostly because I really want to go see the Great Wall of China and the terracotta warriors, hopefully this February.

Anyhow, I've been having fun with my family. My little brother, Dave, got back from his mission last Thursday. He's been trying to register for classes, find a job, and plan his whole future in the last three days, and watching him get frustrated over his inability to complete these tasks immediately reminds me of when I was fresh off my mission. Stir crazy after just five days of being home. I think I'll make him paint the hallway. That'll give him something to focus on while he's waiting for life to happen.

I've been spending my time avoiding grading my students' finals and instead working on the backyard. We had a ginormous (not a word) tree removed a little while ago, and just a few months ago the fence was finally completed. Now things have overgrown and gotten a little scary looking, so for some reason I've decided to dedicate my time to finding the backyard. That is, when I'm not watching The Sorcerer's Apprentice over and over. Great movie, great music...but where's the baseball-exploding scene from the trailer? I keep watching the movie hoping it will appear. And no, it's not in the deleted scenes either. =[ Sad day. Still, I love the main song. Other than all that, just decorating for the holidays and trying to decide what to do with my life. You know, the usual.