The first pic is Shaonan and Mashuika in the foreground, a good chinese friend of mine and a girl from Mongolia, respectively, and in the background. A swedish lady who is married to the Israeli ambassador to Korea. We didn't get along very well. Speaking of ambassadors, I am good friends with the son of the Argentine ambassador to Korea; we met in Japan. How small the world is. Also, speaking of a small world. One of the things I really like about Sogang is the number of cultures that come together to learn Korea. I had never met anyone from Bangladesh or Uzbekistan and now I have a person from each of those country in my class, very refreshing.

Next picture, good friends of mine. Two middle-aged Japanese ladies. Chie and Mizue. We go out every once and a while for karaoke and drinks. They are kind of like older sisters. They are a lot of fun, and I am picking up a lot of old women Japanese idioms, haha. it's strange, I don't ever really get along to great with people my age. I always joke that I am an old man stuck in a young body, fortunately too.

last pic, is the front part of the Sogang campus. This is the gate I walk through every morning.