Papa Johnsu Pijah

A small pepperoni pizza 13$!!!! And for some reason they tie the ribbon on it... well at that price I expect a ribbon!

Scooters!

Daelim B-bone, 125cc's also comes in black! (*cough* early chribirfdaypresent)


Honda Zoomer(Ruckus) looks cool, 50cc's will get you smeared on a highway


Looks like another zoomer with a beefed up engine and exhaust, also custom headlights (could also be a HSRC Bio 125, not sure)


High end honda, probly 125-150ccs, like a luxury scooter, has air conditioning!


Ghetto plastic scooter!


Retro style, I think its a Mio, had some neat light effects with the camera


No idea Make and Model, but interesting headlight assembly


Ill just call this one Pinky


A 150cc Hyosung Motorcycle, custom headlights, looks like 80's

First day of Class

(this is the first blog I actually wrote instead of dad, lol)

well my class was really really really easy for me, I tried to ask them to put me in a higher class, but they said I should wait for 2 weeks, because the next level up is just too hard for me.
We learned ㅏㅑㅓㅕㅗㅛㅜㅠㅡㅣ (written as 아야어여오요우유으이) (pronounced ah, yah, eo, yeo, oh, yo, ooh, you, eul, ee)
so... basically alphabet and pronounciation.. so bored! but hopefully I learn something soon!

and.. im the ONLY american in the entire language program, there are only 3 other people from "western" countires, Uzbekistan and Russia. maybe the rest is 80% chinese, 19% japanese, and 1% other country in asia (I noticed one Mongolian on the list)

Around Campus

giant robot sculpture.. I forget the title :(


The title of this one is "Meat"


And the title of this one is "Adam".. its funny they used a drinking cup for his... feature

More City Pics

Storm that took me offline.


Window washers... just thought it was a good composition for picture


The wall of a shop in the area I live


Lounge/Club/Hookah Bar that I like to visit, cause the interior and music is really relaxed

Around the City

Chongyecheon Restaurant (Chongyecheon is the name of a stream that cuts through the Jongno distriict)


Someone protesting against the current president of Korea in traditional clothes


some funny looking statue at the top of chongyecheon river)


some demonstrators spraypainting slogans against the current president


A national historic site, right next to all the protests, look no graffiti!


My buddy hoowon, he studied english in Delaware Tech, but now hes back in korea

More shots of my home

DRUNKEN KARAOKE (Noraebang)

Saturday afternoon. 3:30am Korea Time
I get this drunken message from Jared....

[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says:
yoyoyoyo

Ric says:
yo yo yo

[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says:
come to msn
you can see myd runk face
kk (LOL)
There!
Me doing karaoke

Ric says:
ok!

[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says:
i was singing kind of old time song

Ric says:
what was it

[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says:
horang-nabi

Ric says:
?

우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says:
its old korean song

AND HERE IT IS!

Jared Got A Room

My smalll small room

Maybe its 8'x10'?

my friends place that I stayed in until i got my small room

Looking for a Place to live.

Jared is staying with a friend right now.
He is looking for his own place to stay that is near the school.
Just had this chat with him.

[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says:
so
i found a place
took all my bags there tonight
and was about to pay
then i saw like.. 4 or 5 cockroaches
so... i dont have a place yet
Ric says:
yuck
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says:
yeah...
Ric says:
Having fun yet?
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says:
no
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says:
lol

Jared has landed in Korea

Jared left Philly at 8:30 am
Landed in Atlanta at 11:45 am (Hour delay due to storms)
Took off for Korea at 1:15 pm

Jared's plane landed 5:10 pm Korea time
(4:10 am here)

18.5 hours total flight time

Just got a message from him on MSN

Non Inferiora Secutus is Jared

ric@ricfrane.com says: (8:18:16 AM)
hey!
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:18:47 AM)
hey
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:18:51 AM)
im alive now
ric@ricfrane.com says: (8:18:55 AM)
Good
ric@ricfrane.com says: (8:19:01 AM)
I saw you landed
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:19:04 AM)
friggin like... 7 subway transfers to get here
ric@ricfrane.com says: (8:19:13 AM)
did you just get there
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:19:34 AM)
yep
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:19:39 AM)
well i took a shower
ric@ricfrane.com says: (8:19:46 AM)
did you meet someone
ric@ricfrane.com says: (8:19:58 AM)
at the airport
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:20:51 AM)
yep
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:21:00 AM)
and i got my rental phone
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:21:10 AM)
free text messages! (in korea)
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:21:17 AM)
but, international rates are ridiculous
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:21:20 AM)
we will have to stick to skype
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:21:30 AM)
and im using my friends computer now
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:21:33 AM)
so i dont have skype set up
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:21:41 AM)
tommorow probably
ric@ricfrane.com says: (8:21:52 AM)
will you be able to hook up
ric@ricfrane.com says: (8:22:00 AM)
wireless
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:22:12 AM)
wireless or a wire
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:22:16 AM)
it depends on the place i get
ric@ricfrane.com says: (8:22:27 AM)
you don't have your place yet
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:22:31 AM)
nope
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:22:39 AM)
theres a few places im gonna check
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:22:50 AM)
im gonna get it tommorow
ric@ricfrane.com says: (8:22:57 AM)
ok
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:23:15 AM)
anyway i gotta go!
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:23:19 AM)
just hopped on to tell you im alive
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:23:26 AM)
talk to you tommorow~
ric@ricfrane.com says: (8:23:27 AM)
thanks
ric@ricfrane.com says: (8:23:35 AM)
ok talk to you later
[우성] Non Inferiora Secutus says: (8:23:38 AM)
bye
ric@ricfrane.com says: (8:23:41 AM)
bye

Off To Korea

Philadelphia Airport 6:45am Ready for baggage check then the long wait.

Said Goodbye. 15 hours of flight time to go.

Getting Ready for Korea

Pre-Haircut

The New Do!