Happy April

Hello there.  So, I haven't been writing too much lately.  There's not a lot to be writing about, but I do have a few things I can share with you.

• I got paid a day early, and didn't even have to wait for the weekend to be over to get my money.  Honestly, I wasn't too worried, but my employer asked me as I was walking out the door Friday night, if his wife had paid me, and I was a little surprised to say the least.  It was nice to know I had that money there, when I saw my Shinhan Bank ATMs in Seoul yesterday though.
• I had an awesome time hiking at Mt. Gyeryongsan, known as the chicken dragon mountain, because of the ridges I believe.  I went on my own, but made friends with a few foreign folks before the uphill climb began.  They looked like they were planning on having a picnic with all the wine and snacks they brought. I had a cup of Chilean wine, then started my way up the mountain.  It was an interesting group to talk with though.  One lady was from Austin, and the others were either from the UK, or South Africa.  They were quite the animated group.  
• I made friends with two Korean guys who work with Samsung's R&D division in the Gumi area (where I believe my voice was used for a tourist promotion).  We did most of the five hour hike together.  They knew more English than I did Korean, and we took turns leading up to the different peaks.  It was one of the more dangerous hikes that I've ever been on, considering all the slippery rock I came in contact with.  A few times I had to almost crawl around some spaces, since I don't walk around with one of those fancy hiking sticks like the Koreans do.  My new friends even dropped me off at the bus station in Daejon, so I could get a bus ticket back to Gongju. 
• I was so tired and hungry (along with still having a cold), that I went to the pizza place, came home and just about swallowed the whole thing.  The pizza crust was made with some kind of green tea dough, which was good, I guess. With the help of my cold medicine, I managed to fall asleep pretty easily.  
• Yesterday, I was to meet a friend from Daegu in Seoul, but I got stood up.  I still went into the city anyway.  Of course the cold medicine knocked me out on the bus ride, and I've never been able to fall asleep on bus rides (at least lately).  I went to Kyobo bookstore to pick up the sequel to The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, and walked around some of the tourist areas as well.  I went to a bookstore that all the foreigners frequent known as What the Book?, but their prices are a little bit higher than the regular bookstores in Korea.  Anyway, it's now time for the first full week of April, and the weather is finally warming up.  

Enjoy a few pictures as well.