tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:42:49 +0000http://patmce.blogspot.com/patmce@gmail.com (Patrick)Blogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-3257453055788394304Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:47:00 +00002008-12-04T15:58:52.190-05:00Location: SchoolI've been on blogging hiatus for quite some time. Maybe it was the article I read about saying that blogging is going out of fashion, or maybe it's everything else in my life. Maybe I'm blogging anew because I read that blogging is going out of fashion.Thanksgiving was delicious. A couple of months ago I had the opportunity to cook a 20 lb. turkey. My brother receives free turkeyshttp://patmce.blogspot.com/2008/12/out-of-turkey-and-into-classroom.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-8983487087288470965Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:11:00 +00002008-07-09T15:11:20.633-04:00Location: My SanctuarySince my last entry I've been to: Alabama,Ohio, NYC, DC, Arkansas and have settled in nicely with my brother in Albuquerque. During that time it was wonderful to pay some much needed visits to friend and family. Thanks to Airtran and Kayak for making much of that traveling possible. A big thank you to Denise, the Jeters, Louis and Ji-Hae and of course my Grandparents in http://patmce.blogspot.com/2008/07/it-been-while.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-5115725222319666400Fri, 09 May 2008 02:35:00 +00002008-05-08T22:35:49.755-04:00Location: Kansai InternationalWell it's been a fun trip to Japan and now it's time to go back to the US. Osaka was a fun, creative city. The fashion was amazing and I was awed by the bike traffic. I spent some time by the Yodo river one day, had some excellent sushi and delicious udong. On Tuesday I took a train to Kyoto and met up with Denise (Reiko) and the group she was traveling with. They http://patmce.blogspot.com/2008/05/japan.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-5078842340358708789Sun, 04 May 2008 14:51:00 +00002008-05-04T10:52:00.260-04:00Location: After Some SushiOkay, here's the deal:Everything was going fine in Seoul until the end of January. At that time the man who hired me, supposedly, contracted a stomach ulcer. He resigned and a new man was brought in. At this point the new "boss" proceeded to threaten our job security and basically be an all around... insert your own creative expletive here. He offered an "out" from my http://patmce.blogspot.com/2008/05/why-am-i-in-japan.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-7039900783194169188Sun, 04 May 2008 11:33:00 +00002008-05-04T07:33:42.900-04:00Location: OsakaJust a quick update. I made it to Osaka this afternoon and right now I'm about to take a much needed rest. Everything went fine.... well there was one minor hiccup. I'll write all about after some tea and sleep, and maybe some food... and..and .and.http://patmce.blogspot.com/2008/05/made-it.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-7061922986525626462Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:40:00 +00002008-04-27T07:40:33.105-04:00Location: High Above the AtmosphereThere is much to report and there will be many blog entries in may. Tonight some... sad news. Enoch has passed away.Many of you don't know Enoch. He's only been with us for a short time. In fact, only a few months.Enoch was Paul's (a teacher at the school)friend. Or pet. Well, pet beetle.Maybe the pictures will help: http://picasaweb.google.com/patmce/http://patmce.blogspot.com/2008/04/enoch-funeral.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-5482358301636976793Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:34:00 +00002008-03-09T01:34:53.638-05:00The last few weeks have been very tumultuous. Ambivalent news first: There's a new 'director' in town. And after some initial misgivings things are working out fine. Good news follows: I've scored the highest bowling score of my life. A strikingly admirable score of 153. This time there were even witnesses. This beats my previous record of 143 and that time no one was around to witness my bowlinghttp://patmce.blogspot.com/2008/03/bowling-books-and-bangs.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-5107885656792693703Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:50:00 +00002008-02-09T05:50:07.574-05:00Location: Back from the VilliageNEW PICTURES!!!!Check 'em out. I stayed in Seoul for this 5 day Chinese New Year Weekend. The city has been virtually empty this week. Everyone has gone to the country side, or skiing, or to visit family and the city was practically closed for most of the week. Some of the other teachers and I went to Namsan Tower. This structure resembles the Space Needle to some http://patmce.blogspot.com/2008/02/happy-new-year-again.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-3032324318632183514Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:09:00 +00002008-01-27T18:32:54.385-05:00Location: Back from the Banks of the Han RiverHi Everyone! This week was a snow filled winter wonderland of goodness. Not to be confused with goddesses. Although, that would be good. Maybe some day soon. The city was cold and white earlier this week but today it's cold and Sunny! Hooray.Yesterday I went to Namdemum (I think I'm spelling that wrong) and bought a "Prada" bag for about 30 bucks. I http://patmce.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-deal.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-6169598538341734235Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:41:00 +00002008-01-20T01:41:19.036-05:00Locale: Jazztastic인녀ㅇ하세요What's happened lately? Well, I'm teaching Speech and Debate right now. And what a great time to be teaching it. It's almost the celebration of the birth of one of the greatest speakers to ever grace the earth with his presence: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Also, I bought some stickers to decorate my kitchen and bathroom with. And some sticky insulation to put on my door andhttp://patmce.blogspot.com/2008/01/stuck-on-sticky-stuff.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-4469544944976472656Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:29:00 +00002008-01-03T05:29:16.441-05:00Location: Out of the Cold and into Hagen DazIt's almost 2008! I have a webcam. I'm tired. Been eating some pizza from Mr. Hand. I mean Pizzahand. But just imagine a big hand walking around in a suit. That's Mr. Hand. Teaching is going, well, very well. SFS, SIS and soon the "regular" classes will start up again. If you check out the photo album you'll see some pictures of me at Christmas with my http://patmce.blogspot.com/2008/01/i-got-seoul-but-i-not-soldier.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-4101383960998563375Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:21:00 +00002007-12-22T21:21:23.783-05:00Location: SkypeOkay, for anyone who is interested I just started using Skype and it's great. So if you're on Skype feel free to call me. My name is patmce. Talk to you soon!Powered by ScribeFire.http://patmce.blogspot.com/2007/12/communications-update.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-6608560379188826206Sun, 23 Dec 2007 01:03:00 +00002007-12-22T20:03:03.892-05:00Location: Korean BagelThat's right I skipped out on reporting about the election. In case anyone was wondering candidate number 2, the favorite won. He's a former Hyundai exec and is apparently already under some kind of criminal investigation. In other news..This week the new drama teacher and my companion in arms for this year showed up. His name is Christopher. We taught some new classes this http://patmce.blogspot.com/2007/12/mally-christmas.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-4528684788765702138Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:03:00 +00002007-12-16T04:03:05.027-05:00Location: Peter and the WolfNo new pictures to post this week. Unfortunately my usual weekend photo session was canceled on account of my sickness. I don't know if it was the kids coughing all over me and then giving me hugs to simultaneously share the love and the disease or if it's because I'm in a foreign country but I was sick most of the weekend. Luckily a hearty Japanese fish soup cured http://patmce.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-day-is-it-or-sub-way.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-1072712332786109649Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:02:00 +00002007-12-09T07:02:47.934-05:00Location: A Bowl of Rice, Rice Baby!This was my first week teaching in Seoul. Everyday it seemed like the classes where going to be different. Monday was Drama with 5 year olds, then 7 year olds. Earlier in the day story telling. Then story telling was canceled. And in the afternoon my class consisted of only 2 seven year olds. During all this schedule shifting there was still a curriculum that http://patmce.blogspot.com/2007/12/how-i-became-yogi.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-3106297296851599161Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:49:00 +00002007-11-30T20:21:53.357-05:00Location: My Apartment In Seoul!OKay! First of all I've set up a slide show on the page that I'll continue to update with pictures. You should be able to just click on the photo if you want to see a larger version. If the slideshow doesn't work for you try this link: Photo AlbumAfter arriving here at Inchon International Airport I spent some time looking around for whoever it was that was going http://patmce.blogspot.com/2007/11/seoul-week-1.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-5519255382384499386Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:22:00 +00002007-11-29T22:22:13.170-05:00Location: San FranciscoI've made it to San Francisco. I think I slept the whole way here. Or maybe I woke up somewhere around Las Vegas. All I know for sure is that I almost unintentionally exited the airport trying to find the International Terminal. So I had to go through security for a second time! Thank goodness I have about 4 hours to kill. And the security check point was surprisingly fast.http://patmce.blogspot.com/2007/11/journey-continues.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-3114673132925844192Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:09:00 +00002007-11-27T08:09:09.080-05:00Location: ABQ International AirportOKay! So far so good. My flight leaves for San Francisco in about half an hour. Daniel drove me to the Airport this morning after a whopping 3 hours of sleep. I think I have everything I need. *Gulp* I'm impressed with the free internet at the Airport right now. Still dark and cold. Had my last New Mexican meal for a while at Los Cuates last night. Thanks Mom http://patmce.blogspot.com/2007/11/and-journey-begins.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-2344160791049759718Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:49:00 +00002007-11-26T10:49:46.540-05:00Location: A SuitcaseOkay, here's the low-down: I'm packing today for my year long journey to Seoul, South Korea. I'm not taking much, because I don't have much. Just a couple of suitcases full of clothes and teaching materials and my trusty carry-ons: laptop and backpack. I'll be keeping everyone posted on my travels and excursions in Korea via this blog. So check back often and feel free to http://patmce.blogspot.com/2007/11/prep-work.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-4490156188870067394Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:56:00 +00002007-11-21T16:33:20.624-05:00Location: The Information Super Highway Baby!Okay so this is like a mini-blog post that I started a while ago but didn't flesh out. Here it is anyway.Fanfare! and the Sansa TakeTV. This is an interesting idea that allows you to utilize a usb memory key style device and upload video content to it then watch it directly on a tv screen. Of course with things like Hulu coming out and full line ups http://patmce.blogspot.com/2007/10/digiquest.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-3011666095823349192Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:04:00 +00002007-10-20T17:05:03.147-04:00Location: Work and Elephant Walk with Liz TaylorIn case you don't know about one of the coolest/strangest/best potential political plot lines ever. Get on over to this story and learn a little bit about these kooky twins. Where we have the continuing Saga of Poland's President and Prime Minister. 2 men who could easily switch jobs and no one would ever know. Why? Because they are twins. Hey http://patmce.blogspot.com/2007/10/twin-poles.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-2989861004676262297Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:04:00 +00002007-10-17T22:04:05.066-04:00Location: The Outskirts of Kid NationIt's a lonely desolate Kid Infested Nation on the couch tonight. It's Election night! Who's going to stay on the council and who's going to be voted off? Who gets the Gold Star? Oh, they just told me... awesome. Which is one of those banned words. I don't know if this is still relevant or not, but it seems like a good idea:Passionatley pink Flickr Pool.I met http://patmce.blogspot.com/2007/10/blah-blah-blog.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-6531156306540217327Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:48:00 +00002007-10-14T23:48:15.460-04:00Location: Next to the CatToday was: Having fun with Jeff. Making movies, eating, and watching old videos that I made.Earlier I made Potato and Leek soup and cake and had a fun lunch with mom and Daniel. So, it was an overall delicous day. Thanks to the people you commented on the Balloon Fiesta Album. The IBF is always an ocular treat. Powered by ScribeFire.http://patmce.blogspot.com/2007/10/reconnecting-with-my-fomer-self.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-9156485562829290465Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:42:00 +00002007-10-13T19:45:48.026-04:00Location: Mom's HouseIt's been a while and there's been a lot going on.It's the International Balloon Fiesta this week and I can't wait to make it out there. Of course the Park and Ride Bus starts service at 4:30am and ends service at 7:30am. So it's early rising time. My brother and I are gonna head out there on Friday. And I will be taking plenty of pictures. I'll use my trusty Canon PowerShot http://patmce.blogspot.com/2007/10/world-travels-and-more.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497945433918977578.post-9088602465108469291Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:54:00 +00002007-08-25T09:54:17.749-04:00Location: My Living RoomAlright, I'm just going to praise the most AWESOME game ever (awesome is apparently on Lake Superior State University's list of Banished Words). I love Guitar Hero II, some of my friends don't get it though. They think that because I play the real guitar that there's no need for some Playschool toy version of a an audio sampler to mar my hands and soul. I must protest, http://patmce.blogspot.com/2007/08/guitar-hero-ii-freakin-rocks.htmlpatmce@gmail.com (Patrick)1