Birthday

I turned 33 today. I started off the day with a nice double root canal......What a way to spend a birthday! I go back to tomorrow to finish up the treatment.

Orange

Orange, originally uploaded by JR-Mississippi.

Another photo from our visit to Daejeon.

Too Cool

Too Cool, originally uploaded by JR-Mississippi.

JJ and I woke up early and got a call taxi to the Suwon Bus Terminal. From there we went to Daejeon. It took us about two hours on the bus in the pouring rain. It hadn't let up by the time we reached Daejeon and we got soaked grabbing another cab to for the trip to her sister's apartment.

We sat around with two of her sisters, her father and her niece, Saewon, pictured above. She has met me before but did not remember. She kept her distance for about 15 minutes and then all of the sudden was ready to play. She is three and our Korean abilities are about the same. We all sat around and talked about JJ and my plans for America and there were many questions to be answered. We stayed about 5 hours and then got the bus back to Suwon.

Hopefully this week will be somewhat less stress full than last. I still have a lot I need to get done before our interview on the 27th and really need to quit procrastinating.

More and more processing

Stare, originally uploaded by JR-Mississippi.

I am still trying to experiment with CS4.

Blue

Blue, originally uploaded by JR-Mississippi.

I ended up staying up too late last night trying out some new tips from Scott Kelby's CS4 for Digital Photographers.

JJ and I are going to Daejeon tomorrow to spend some time with her father who is there to babysit JJ's sister's baby. Today looks like it will be a pretty lazy day. We got some shopping to do and then need to get organized for her visa interview which is in just 2 short weeks.

I hope to get out and try out the new 50mm 1.4 lens that JJ gave me for my birthday. I haven't had that much time to go out and take photos.

Recent Company Dinner.

The Group

Billie

Refreshments

I really like when they pick the restaurant that is literally 20 meters from my front door.

It Has Begun.....

With a little under 4 months to go, JJ has already started packing. In four years I have collected a lot of junk, so this is only the start of a bunch of boxes that will ultimately make their way to Mississippi. JJ is only teaching privates, so this has given her a lot more time take care of the packing situation.


I have started to go to the dentist about twice a week to get all of my work done. My dentist is awesome. He doesn't speak that much English, but he is a singer. I know this sounds strange, but when you hear someone singing opera while that person is trying not to cause you immense pain, it is somewhat refreshing. I told him that I liked his singing and was going to start requesting songs for him to sing while he worked on my teeth. He got a kick out of that.

The last couple of weeks have flown by. My sister got married last week and is now back from their honeymoon. She has now started to help JJ plan our wedding ceremony. JJ is really getting into the spirit and looking forward to moving to Mississippi.

I have spent a lot of time on the phone this week due to recruiting a teacher for our school. I have a few more interviews this week and if you have expereince and want to work at a good hagwon, send me an email!~

In Thought

In Thought, originally uploaded by JR-Mississippi.

Still reprocessing more older photos. This was taken during Buddha's birthday at Jogaysa. I

Cheers for the American Embassy

I sent you a request for a CR-1 interview for my wife on Monday night around 11 pm. Less than 24 hours later you send us a message letting us know that we have an appointment and that you gave us our preferred day and time! I'm impressed. Now, let's hope for no problems with the visa!

More reprocessing

Seoul Motor Show, originally uploaded by JR-Mississippi.

I took this in April at the Seoul Motor Show. I have too many shots that are similar in nature to this one. I should have been more creative.