We are the Champions!

Hi everbody!! I'm baaaaaaaaacccck! After a long layoff I've decided to get back into the blogging business since there's a lot going on. I last left off in Uleungdo, which was ummm, last summer. Oops, someone has been slacking. It all started with a computer issue that made blogging impossible for a while without going to a pc room and loading my pictures on a public computer. No thanks. Since the mishap, I'd re-signed for another year and I took a trip home for three weeks.


I had big ambitions of multiple blogs of Ulleundo last August until I ran into computer problems. It's too far behind to even remember what happened, so I'll just skip ahead to what's happening now. The biggest news recently is the fact that my team InterSuwon won the championship in a very well-organized and competitive league. Other than a brief slump at the end of October (Where was I at the time? Coincidence? I like to think not.) our squad has steamrolled the competition. We won our final game 10-1 and finished the season with 56 goals to only 13 against in 12 games. Since I've been in Korea I've drifted from team to team not finding the play or camaraderie as satisfying as years past. There had been a fundamental communication problem with my Korean team and my Uzbekistani team, which made it more difficult.

These days, the worries are behind me. With InterSuwon, I've encountered a great group of guys (all of them English speakers) from all over that can not only really play ball, but are also fun to hang out with. This phenomenon has chewed up my Sundays and kept me in Suwon all fall, but it's been well worth it. We practice together every week and play on a great pitch. The boss, Haji, as gotten involved as well. He comes out to our games and takes these great action shots. We're done until the spring, but will savor the feeling of being champions until then.


In other unrelated news, I've recently booked a trip to Lombok, Indonesia for Christmas. On this island I'll trek the active volcano Mt. Rinjani and spend some time relaxing on the beach. I know what everyone's thinking... it sucks to be me these days. Actually, it really doesn't! I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy holiday season. I'll have plenty of interesting new blog material after I get back. It's great to be back!