Hello. I am back in the big city after a very long day yesterday in RURAL South Korea. As I was loving it the first couple days, my opinions of this country changed dramatically as we moved into the rural areas. Although beautiful, the men there see themselves as very much superior to women (putting it mildly). We spent the entire day eating ginseng and were all about sick by mid-afternoon from that. We went hiking, which was beautiful, but at the conclusion of the hike I had to eat a bug. Yuck! I felt like I was on Fear Factor. The hotel we stayed in last night was a brothel -- no joke. Needless to say, I am VERY glad to be back in Dae Jon where we are treated with kindness and respect. The food here is also much better in that at least there are some "western" food options (although not many). Thanks for listening -- I am still not caught up on rest so this roller coaster ride is currently in a low valley:-)Tonight's agenda sounds ok and tomorrow, too, so no worries... I will get rested and feel better soon. SKF