GYM

We got signed up for the gym today! I am excited to start really working out again! The gym is really small but it only cost $100 for 6 months so yay!Also 2 of my 3 lessons for the day canceled! Its getting kind'a frustrating!


Also parking in Korea is hectic and most women don't drive... at least not the mom's I talk to... I see younger women driving around though. Women are seen as bad drivers according to Danny and Anica and Jane's mom...




Also animal extinction is a big problem here I guess just this last year they have lost the river dolphin and the black rhinoceros and there are many animals following in their footsteps with all the development that is happening these animals habitats are disappearing! It looks like the orangutan's habitat is also being destroyed for oil! This author talks about how peace between North and South Korea could lead to more extinction of animals because the area of the DMZ is an area full of wildlife and the author wants people to keep this area alive by not running it over with big buildings and "progress" as one might see it... This is a very interesting point that I had never even thought about. But this uninhabited area (by humans that is) is probably a wonderful place for these animals and they are probably very safe there right now because people rarely bother them. I hope that there is some way that we can all be at peace but after seeing how Korea works I doubt its very possible. They seem to be more concerned with their immediate future then preserving their past or current animals... Not that the US is any better at keeping animals off the extinction list.... anyways thought that was a interesting point that came up when I searched for "peace talks."

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/opi_view.asp?newsIdx=12129&categoryCode=162



More on peace talks
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/opi_view.asp?newsIdx=13173&categoryCode=202

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/nation_view.asp?newsIdx=14100&categoryCode=116

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/nation_view.asp?newsIdx=12613&categoryCode=116