Stag Beetles and Girls' Night

On Friday, Nicola came up from Wando, via Gwangju where she'd had a meeting. Like an old married couple, we sat and read until it was time to go out. While Nicola hung out with Matt and Helen, I went out with a gaggle of gals for Girls' Night - we went to a Korean Jazz bar and it was kind of funny because they sat us in the table at the front window. Were we window dressing? (In picture from left to right: Giselle, Jen, Emily, April, me, Cassandra, Kirsten, Annie, Candace.)

Before heading out, we stopped by the grocery store. Just outside the doors was a 3-inch long stag beetle. While I waited for Nicola, I watched him wander around, often being narrowly missed by passing feet. It took a bit of courage, but I picked him up and put him in a nearby garden. His first reaction, of course, was to pinch me. That's his job, you know. The pinchers on a stag beetle really don't hurt that much. Still, it was a thrill to hold him!

On Saturday, I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean with Nina and Karen, then went out on a whim to Gwangyang to see some of Karen's friends. We ended up coming back to Suncheon where we went to.... Julianna bar of course, and danced until the wee hours.

Now, I am trying to plan lessons for summer school and summer camp while learning Chinese and getting more than 2 notes out of my NEW (used) GUITAR!



This is a stag beetle, by the way.

SKYPE: In other news, I have installed Skype on my computer at home. If you have Skype installed (think free long distance over the Internet), just look for msparkerinkorea. If not, expect a call from me from time to time. I miss hearing everyone's voices.