These are the 2008 Fulbright Fellows teaching and conducting research in Korea.

Street sculpture.

This church is tucked in next to a massage parlor . . . . this is one of the many fascinating complexities of Seoul.

This man holds the  Korea record for completing a marathon while jumping a rope (4 hours, 25 minutes, 1second). 
 
He is 45 years old.
 

We shared a wonderful dinner; everyone sitting around the table had some link to MIMH and/or Saint Louis.

It was wonderful for me to spend some time with colleague and friend Dong Cho when he and his wife visited Seoul this week.

Downtown Seoul as seen from Seoul Tower.

Subway Graffetti

Downtown Seoul with Seoul Tower in the background.

Martial arts display at Seoul Tower.

One of the buildings next to Seoul Station, a few blocks from the Ramada (where I live).

Campus art; this piece is in the front of the main Yonsei library.

Banners like this are found all over campus. Note the "YONSEI: The First and the Best" sign.

Homelessness is a problem in Seoul, just as it is in Saint Louis.

Dak Kalbi (chicken and cabbage) with one of my students.

Seoul tower at night.

Seoul skyline at night.

There are lots of street musicians in Seoul.

More neon . . . it's everywhere.

Food is one of the best parts of life in Korea.

Part of the fun of life in Seoul is the ubiquitous neon. Wandering these streets--and getting lost--is simply part of the experience.

This is a bird's eye view of the campus; it is on the side of a mountain. Walking uphill to my office each day is a challenge but I need the exercise.

I have to good fortune to be able to share my year in Seoul with my 25 year old son who is here teaching English in a public middle school. Josh is a great kid, and we're having lots of fun sharing this adventure. These shots show his desk and kitchen area.

Seoul has a wonderful public transportation system. I take the bus to work each day, and I can get almost anywhere in Seoul on the subway. These three guys have had a hard day at the office.

Campus politics.

I have been surprised to learn how many Christians there are in Korea. These folks are proselytizing near Seoul Station a few blocks from the Ramada.

Since coming to Seoul, I have been working hard to register Democrats for Obama. I'm pleased to have made some new friends who are right thinking people (i.e., Democrats).

The campus is beautiful, and almost all of the buildings are covered with ivy. Yonsei University is the oldest university in Korea; it was founded by missionaries. I feel very privileged to be teaching here . . . my students are exceptionally bright and talented, and being a college professor is a pretty high status profession in Korea (as opposed to the United States where it is no big deal).

Ppudah Ki is my Teaching Assistant; she is a brilliant young woman.

This is my office at Yonsei University. I feel lucky to have a private office in which I can prepare my lectures.

Danny's Tiny Suite in the Ramada

The room is very humble, but I live in one of most interesting parts of central Seoul.

Yesterday I went to the "Doctor Fish Cafe" and had the dead skin on my feet nibbled away by a bunch of fish imported from Turkey. Best $3 I ever spent. I highly recommend it.

Danny Settles into His New Life in Seoul

This is a Gingsing shop in the night market, a few blocks from the Ramada Suites where I live. I'm trying some; if it works I'll throw away my Express Scripts card.