Hi all,
Finally, I am a free and unworried man again. Yup, yesterday I emailed in both of the masters assignments I have been working towards for (some of) the last five months, and I can look forward to a month off before it all starts again for the third time. I'm not entirely sure how I've done on this set - grammar and phonology. You're asked to achieve an awful lot in 3,000 words each (I ended up a combined 18 words shy of a 6,600 word limit) and there's no way you can talk about all you need to in the detail that I would have liked. Anyway, I know I've done enough to at least pass this module, but I'd really like an A. Results won't be out for a month, so I'm not going to worry for a bit.
All this leaves me with a degree of freedom for the next couple of weeks. I have to go to school for the mornings, but the students are still on holiday, so I won't be teaching at all. I'm determined not to waste the time though - I still have some books to read, and I feel like I should be leafing through some journals while I have access (ATHENS is a wonderful, wonderful resource). I also want to put a bit of time into some Korean study - I'm resolved to get much better this year. Finally, I'll probably be wandering around my little town a bit trying to visit everywhere one last time, as after these two weeks I'll be headed to my new home and job. Exciting times, but for a blog once I actually get there.
In the meantime, these are some photos I've been meaning to post for a while. They were taken in December, in the hills around Hoenggye, the next town over from me and where the 2018 Winter Olympics will be centred. I've always been rather fond of wind farms, and I've never really understood the argument that they spoil the countryside, I think the photos below show that they can often enhance it.
I really love the colours in this photo - it really was this colour when we were there. The blue was vivid enough to be slightly surreal.
Before (above) and after (below)
I wasn't really dressed for this kind of adventure.
This is the ear-popping 800m descent to Gangneung on the eastern coast, with some amazing clouds.
Stacy doesn't think she looks very good in this photo.
She might be right, I think she looks much better here.
Having written the above, I'm now off to hide somewhere until she calms down. Will post more, perhaps from a secret location, very soon.
A
