13.8.09

getting along.

i'm learning a lot here.
everyday.

i can't find a pepper mill, but whole peppercorns are more readily available than already ground black pepper.

i saw a beggar on the subway who wasn't covering his face.
for korea, this is quite exceptional, as far as i know.
the beggars i saw last time i was here are so ashamed of having to ask for money they cover their faces so nobody knows it's them.

i started my training yesterday.
on some nice, wide, paved riverside pathways, with water fountains and shelters conveniently and consistently placed along the route.

for those of you who know i do triathlons, i'm not training for a tri.
i'm actually training for the seoul marathon.
my friend yurie from japan whom i met at alabama via the tri club wants me to go to japan and run a 100K.
(i'll do the math for you: that's 62 miles.)
i have to respectfully decline, considering i've never run anything more than a 10K (6.2 miles) at one time, in a running race.
i want to work my way up in races. some people say to work up, some say not to work up.
i don't know.
i guess i'm skippping the half-marathon in this procedure.
oh well.
i decided a couple weeks ago i'm going to do it.
i've got until march 15th. plenty of time to train and prepare.

i'm just going to be missing the pool and the saddle a lot. T_T (azn crying face)
but hopefully not too much. i've found some bike frames that are dirt cheap.
i just need to find a TT/tri frame and hope it's not a ripoff.
then i can build my own bike. ^^

last night, after a missed metro stop and a few minutes of searching, i found my friend from texas, chanse.
too bad it was way too hot and crowded last night.
but we got to check out some of the shopping in seoul.
they have a forever 21 here, which i didn't know has guys' stuff.
and we found the american apparel, just to name a couple.
a great, fun girl. we should be hanging out a lot once i start work in my city, which is closer to hers.

big ups to chanse.

anyway.
i've got more training and, most importantly, more learning to do.

lots of love,

jo

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