Typhoon Kompasu

Good News Everyone!! I've survived a typhoon! Early this morning Typhoon Kompasu (which means compass in Japanese) rolled through the Seoul area creating just a bit of havoc. Now those who know me well know that I can pretty much sleep through anything, I've slept right through a lightning bolt striking a tree outside my room. This storm however had the power to wake me up at about five in the morning. I'm pretty sure the exact reason I woke up was the sound of glass shattering as it slammed into my building. Windows from surrounding buildings, as well as my own, were torn off and hurled into the morning. Luckily my windows were safe. The windows were not the only casualty though, on my way to school today I saw many downed branches and even a few uprooted trees. I read that the winds were moving at over thirty meters per second. The storm had passed by the afternoon, and it was actually sunny as I walked to work at 2:30 today.

Apparently I arrived in Seoul for the end of the wettest August they've had for a hundred years, and it is looking like the next week will be more of the same. Not that I don't like rain or anything, but come on Korea I'm trying to get out and explore a little! I have been exploring the bars around Hanam though, and I've met a few more foreigners as a consequence. Last night I had a good time with my two Texan friends and two Canadian girls, and met three more Americans. Two were girls who reminded me exactly why I got out of America in the first place, but the guy was pretty cool, his name is Dante and he's from Milwaukee. He spins out here and invited me to check him out this weekend where he's gonna throw some house, 80s, and funk together at some club. I think we also made plans to go get tattoos together in a couple months, apparently he knows a guy, but yeah, we'll see about that.

The new semester at school started yesterday, things are still pretty confusing around there, but I've talked to both of my bosses about my classes and they think I am doing a good job. It is a little unnerving because all of the classes have cameras and microphones in them, so I never know which class they are monitoring, but apparently the one's they have watched aren't too bad. I had a class with three students today who were all new to the academy, so I got to give them their English names, which they use in English class. I chose Aaron, Kelly, and Misha. Yep.

That's all from me for now, I hope everyone else remains typhoon free for the time being. Peace!