Walking.

I love walking. It is a good way to spend time, especially when new to a city or neighborhood. It is free and takes up a lot of time, the fresh air is good for the mind, the moving around good for the body, and it is always a little thought provoking, leading to new and interesting conversations.


Josh and I have been taking epically long walks most days, getting lost on purpose, or perhaps setting the goal of just stumbling upon a place that we know is in the general area (haha, in this city?). 
The weather is pleasantly springlike and a little breezy here and there, making it possible to leave the coats at home and head out in whatever direction we feel like that day. Here are some images from the neighborhood south of mine, taken on a lazy sunday afternoon stroll... with this guy:

The streets are lined with colorful lanterns, in preparation to celebrate Buddhas birthday, this makes every street look festive, pretty, and exotic.

The sun was shining brightly on this very colorful day:

And it wouldn't be the same if we didn't come across the usual strangeness of larger than life animal statues on the tops of random buildings and insane clusters of wires and electrical boxes:

But lucky for us we found our destination for the day, a small river stream that flows north into the Han river, called the Yangjaecheon. The trees and breeze were a created a welcome change of environment from the 12 lane streets and rows of skyscrapers! We stopped for a while on a nice wooded path overlooking the Yangjaecheon with cherry blossoms and willow trees in the foreground. 

All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.

~Friedrich Nietzsche

Me thinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow.  ~Henry David Thoreau


spring has sprung

In the spirit of all things blooming, I would like to share my joy that it is not longer bitterly cold, and actually it's warming up fast! The flowers are ALL beginning to bud and bloom, in this concrete jungle it was hard to imagine so much color popping up everywhere, but not even the strongest concrete can harness the spring, waiting all year to burst with so much life! I really love every season for some reason, but there is so much comfort in spring, things are alive again, ready to grow. I can relate to these flowers right now, as in the winter I felt some grey clouds, now I feel the energy of new things, new growth, and some good ol' vitamin D! Happy Spring everyone, I hope it is a time of growth and beauty for you.....

cherry blossoms!

Spring is here.... along with the option to leave my coat at home, there is a beautiful pink and white glow to the city, streets are lined with and mountains are covered in cherry trees, and they are all blooming right now! Please enjoy some of these sights I have been lucky to have: