i'm totally procrastinating

i'm supposed to be translating some gosh, awful print ad for ebay right now, but i'd rather write this short excerpt about the things i felt today.

the weather has gotten suddenly brisk over the past few days here in korea. although it does feel a little chilly, the hodgepodge of the weather and beautiful korean scenery mesh together to make my commute back and forth from work absolutely wonderful. when i stare out the back seat of my mentor teacher's car, i'm able to notice the changing pigment of the rice patties.
every march, hard-working korean farmers plant thin, green rice stems into the muddy grounds of what probably makes up about...65% of korean land. i kid you not. of course at this time of the year, it looks rather ugly and mundane. but as months pass, you can see the rice seeds pop out of those measly stems that seemed uber flimsy. they're actually easy to overlook as they turn a brighter green in the sweltering heat of july. but when you look out on sunny, slightly colder days like today, you notice a beautiful canvas of tan and light green painted across the vast farmlands of korea. place them next to tall, green mountains and you got the picture of every TaLK scholar's commute. i think this is by far one of my favorite experiences of teaching in a shigol school. i invite you to see it for yourself. hopefully you can feel the serenity and warmth that i feel every time i look outside my mentor teacher's hyundai on the way to work every day.

have a good one! and let's always work hard and do the best we can because we as humans always have this uncanny ability, whether intentional or not, to affect others through our work.

hope to hear from you soon, whoever you are. 안녕!