Archive for February 28, 2010

MarkEdwardBrown | February 28, 2010
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Mark Edward Brown in The Land of The Morning Calm

     I have actually done some travelling since my last post.  Korea is a fascinating place.  It has an industrial and at times ancient feeling to it however the around the very next turn you may see technology or fascinating architecture.

     My favorite dish is Bulgogi and rice which is a sweet tasting beef dish usually made with white rice and some vegetables, if you know me you can probably guess that I pick the vegetables out and just eat the good stuff – the meat and the rice!

     One of my most recent highlights was a visit to a Korean correctional facility, otherwise known as a prison or disciplinary barracks, some folks just call them a jail.  I am going to be working in the corrections field while I am over here so it was relevant to my current job that I go through that experience.  That was the first time in my life I have been to a prison and I intend on staying on the good side of those bars of that there is no doubt.

It is a challenge at times being away from family and loved ones, I really do not care to imagine what it’s really like to be incarcerated or jailed for that matter.

On a lighter note, the weather has warmed up and I hope to see no more snow until next winter, now I am being told that monsoon season is around the corner – that should be interesting.  I was informed that it gets hot and it just rains & is very humid all the time, ew, yuck, I am not looking forward to that but hey it’s part of the experience right?

I made a few changes around the blog, I chaged the background color to green representing spring and I updated my reading list to display what I am currently reading, what I have finished reading and what book I have on tap.

Please leave me a comment, I do respond back.

Until next time – best regards,

Mark Edward Brown

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MarkEdwardBrown | February 8, 2010
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Quick Update from Mark Edward Brown in Korea

  This is just a quick update to let everyone know that all is well for me in Korea.  I have been quite busy actually, since my last post I have moved out of the hotel I was staying in.  I am now in a smaller room in a building that is much closer to where I work.  I am one block from the main shopping area and the gym as well so that is good.

I have been able to get out and see the countryside due to some recent trips to some training events that I assisted with.  It is still very cold over here so much of the plants, trees and grass do not have allot of color, I suspect that as it warms up and springs comes a calling it will get much nicer.

I do not take command of my next outfit until early summer so I am staying where I am at until the beginning of April when I will move to my new assignment.  I am looking forward to better lodging accomodations and commanding soldiers again :-)

I have no phone and not t.v. however they are distractions for the most part.  I do have my computer and have internet access which I consider a neccessity.  For the two days that I was without it I thought I was going to go crazy, just kidding, in all actuality I read allot.

This week I have the commander’s course so that should be interesting, I heard we may visit the “DMZ’ so that could be interesting, I will keep you posted.

Until next time, leave your comments and keep those e-mails coming,

Mark

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