Blogging

So I spent some time figuring out how to use this blog thingy... I added a couple pictures to my last posts so hopefully it will be a little more interesting from now on.... Today I e-mailed a copy of my ILC to Michael Clifthorne and will try to make an appoinment to meet up with him for further advice. I also checked out the travel warnings page again and South Korea is still not on it which is reassuring!!http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html

Here is the Consular Report on South Korea, http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1018.html this site has lots of helpful information about safety and visas and passports etc.

Here is my activities objectives for this years academic work.

"On a weekly bases I plan to write in a blog, take photos, read an English language Korean newspaper, learn Korean language from a set of CDs, study Korean with the contact family I will be working with, visit various historical sites and learn about their associations, eat Korean food, and explore the Korean culture around me.

I will be reading as well, starting with Confucius Analects to show me about the traditions and with Michael Breen’s The Koreans, which explains the culture today. I have already read the Lonely Planet Guide which has given me a sense of the details of cultural imperatives.
I have already started a blog which explains the preparations I have been making for the year’s work. It covers visas, passports, living situation, medical and other issues. I will continue the blog and expect to discuss the issues in developing personal independence. "