Sunday morning here and its raining. It is rather irksome because all week the weather has been great, highs in the low 60s and very pleasant. I had hoped to go down by the Han River today and I still might if the rain stops by early afternoon as predicated by the weather forcast on AFN.

Yesterday was a good day. Started with a breakfast of bacon and biscuits, and then pampered my feet (one of the issues that led me to the doctor last week). Then I went on post to do some shopping at the PX and commissary.

When I flew over here way back in January I only packed winter clothes. So the recent warm weather has left me in a bit of a bind. The clothes I left behind are enroute but are not scheduled to arrive until 8 May. Plus I needed to replace some worn-out looking work clothes. They had a big sale on Dockers slacks (half price) so I bought 3 pair. The big news is I’m “down” to a 36″ inch waist. So I am slowly walking off my some of my unsightly spare tire. I also got a couple of short sleeve knit shirts to wear on these warm weekends. Hopefully this will hold me over till my summer wardrobe arrives. Looking forward to wearing shorts and sandals again.

Later in the afternoon I walked into town for a bowl of raman. It is cheap and one of my favorite dishes, and when I can use wooden chopsticks I am able to get most of it in my mouth (as opposed to my shirt). I am still a total klutz at using those metal chopsticks that the Koreans prefer. I haven’t been practicing so I have no one to blame but myself.

Last night I ventured out to Sweet Caroline’s. It’s payday weekend and the place was packed with young soldiers. They were having a great time and I enjoyed watching them. Sometimes I envy youth. I got to talking to one of them, a guy named Matt. He’s an E-4 from Tulsa, Oklahoma and so we were able to chat about our shared experiences in that wonderful state. He’s 22 and is finishing his tour in Korea in 47 days, then it’s off to FT Hood, Texas. He introduced me to his fiancee, a beautiful Korean woman who went to college in New York. He was an impressive young man, very gung-ho about the Army and is actually looking forward to his next deployment in Iraq.

Later when they were leaving I bought us all a round of soju and we toasted the USA. These guys were a lotta fun and I was glad to have partied with them for awhile. I expect that they fight as hard as they play, and that should make our enemies very nervous.

And that’s about it. It is almost embarassing that my life is so devoid of adventure that these updates are reduced to discussing mundane details like my waist size. But things are what they are and I am not complaining. Living and working here has been an amazing experience. I expect there will eventually be some adventures, but until then I’m just taking it a day at a time.

Thanks to everyone for bearing with me.