Monday, July 1st, was an interesting day. We spent nearly the whole day at a recording studio in Itaewon. We are recording for a CD for the 60th anniversary of signing of the armistice. It was my first time in the recording studio so it was a fun new experience. It is very odd playing with headphones on and the percussion in a separate room. For lunch we went to a Korean restaurant (surprise surprise) and I had Bibin bop (sp?) which is basically this rice dish with all sorts of interesting veggies and a raw egg, but the whole thing is super hot so you stir it when you first get it so that everything cooks.
Tuesday, July 2nd, was the hump day of my week. I continued my inprocessing (will the paperwork never end!) The night was spent studying.
Wednesday, July 3rd, was my friday. In the morning, I went and took my Korean driver's test which basically meant I needed to be able to distinguish all the different signs. I aced my test and got my license. Not that I want to drive over here - they are crazy drivers here! In the afternoon, we had a farewell for one of the SGTs who is ETSing. That night, some of the guys had a bbq which I joined where we cooked chicken, steak, and brats on a teeny, tiny grill.
Thursday, July 4th - Happy Independence Day! I woke up early to run the 5K race here on post with a few other friends. Given that I have only been 2 weeks on ground and there are crazy hills here, I am very happy that I ran the whole way and finished in just under 29 minutes. Afterwards a group of us went and had danishes and coffee. Afterwards, I went with a group of band people to the Korean War Museum. Now, the Korean War Museum is more than just the war 60 years ago - it is all the wars for the last couple thousand years!!! It was a tremendous museum with tons of interactive sections and displays. We didn't even finish it all since we all got tired from hoofing it. Luckily, the museum is right near post so we can go again. After we called it quits on the museum we went to Rainbow Galbi and then had a few beers. I was in well before curfew since it was pouring down rain and I was exhausted.
Friday, July 5th, I was a lazy bum for most of the morning. That evening I went with some friends to go see the Seoul Symphony. They played Siegfried Idyll by Wagner, Violin Concerto No 1 in a minor, Op.77 by Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony. I didn't care much for the violin concerto but it had some wicked bass clarinet and contra bassoon parts. Some of the other musicians with me nitpicked the performance but I enjoyed it. And the Koreans love their music!
Saturday July 6th, I woke up and went for a long run. I am trying to get better at hills and there are tons of hills around here for me to practice on. I am going to have some amazing legs by the time I get done with this place. It was a movie day for me - I went and saw White House Down with one friend (and it was a bust - Channing Tatum kept his clothes on the whole time...) and then The Heat (which was hysterical!) I am excited that there is an onpost movie theater even if it doesn't have many movies or showings.
Sunday, July 7th, I went to the gym in the morning and then went and saw Monsters University in 3D. Met up for coffee with a coworker and then general laziness. It was nice to have such a long weekend though the next week will seem rough in comparison!
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