Update

Greetings to everyone back home! Just a quick update on what's going on across the Pacific Ocean.

After the unfortunate death of South Korean ex-president Mr. Roh, N Korea decided that it was an opportune time to flex some muscle. They engaged in an underground nuclear test the day after the ex-president's suicide, they threatened to test more long range missiles, china removed their supporting fleet from N Korean waters, a month earlier they launched what they called a "satellite" that ended up landing in the ocean, and finally after successfully getting the world's attention, it is said that Kim Jong Il announced his successor.

Surprisingly, most South Koreans that I've spoken to are not concerned at all with their neighbour to the north. Ironically, countries like America that are not adjacent to North Korea are more concerned. After 50 years of empty threats I can understand why South Koreans are not worried. Whether the relation between the countries will improve is yet to be seen, however the recent events have not been good.

The last couple of weeks have been fairly eventful. I've been going on a lot of hikes up various mountains scattered throughout Busan. There are four with hundreds of trails criss crossing up and over their peaks. It's so beautiful. The longer I live in this city the more I fall in love with it. Every week I find a new place to discover, something new around every corner. But what has truly inspired me to get out and climb mountains is a secret hobby that I have called geocaching.

Geocaching is basically a glorified treasure hunt for nerds. Guided by a gps in hand, you have to find a location marked by its coordinates. It's fairly simple really, no rocket science needed. I'll post some pics in my next entry. If you want to know more about geocacing go to geocaching.com.