Sushi in Japan.

One thing I did in Japan merits a blog entry and is not terribly personal.
I went to a “real” sushi restaurant. This is sushi the way it was originally. All the contemporary exotic “fusion” and upscale adaptation stripped away, and all that’s left is raw fish, men who I pray are passionate about their work, and a very small place where you cannot take pictures. Yes, I’m serious. That’s why I don’t have pictures. Otherwise, I would have gotten a ton. The place was fascinating.

Naked with dudes.

Public baths have a very different reputation in Korea than in North America. This is a good thing. Everyone goes to them. All ages, all incomes, all sexual orientations. Here is what a Korean Sauna/Jimjilbang/whatever is like.

An anecdote from the old hagwon.

I used to work for a company that taught Kindergarten during the day, in addition to classes in the evenings. I now only teach evenings. This means I don’t do as many Real Teacher ™ things. For example, Field Day.