Breaking the Silence

Writing a blog is difficult. I give credit to a man like Sherwin Jones who has blogged continuously for so long. He has given so much to the community and to anyone who visits Gyeongju. I give credit to my sister-in-law Julie who has started her first blog, "The House of Brown." It brings me such joy and hearty laughter to read about my brother's family that I wanted to start back up.

Time has moved so quickly. I left the blog sometime after visiting Japan to get a new Visa for work in Korea. Since then I've taught two semesters at Gyeongju University, enjoyed approximately 4 months vacation, went back to Cambodia and Thailand, visited new friends in the Philippines, sold the "Screaming Carrot," received my first gold medal in a wrestling tournament, quit smoking and started again, ran several hundred kilometers, biked a bit (including a 190km two day trip), had a temple stay, found the gym, lost the gym, started teaching corporate folk, taught English Camp in Jecheon, found the most perfect Chinese girl (Eleven is her English name), interviewed and hired 20 faculty, seen Hana grow-up-ish, talked to a mentor Dr. Cathy Akens, ignited my desire to see my family, and the rest is Star Wars like hyperspace blur.