New apartment

Well I moved into the new place. I have yellow walls (just how I like it), brand new windows and door, a clean bathroom, a fridge that works, more channals on the TV, lots of light but one room less. I guess that's one less room to heat in the winter. I can however sleep 5 people. Six if you really push it. So please come visit!

Brent is next door to me now in my old place and he made me espresso this morning, God bless him. Knocked on my door, and woke me up. Thank God too b/c I had gone right back to sleep after my alarm and was dreaming of being back in Andong University in Korea (a nightmare in fact), and not able to make it to class for some reason! Was my dream trying to tell me something??

Oscar likes the new pad becasue I can leave the side door open without the cats coming in all the time. He sits and stares out at the construction waste sitting there, and he feels the freedom of being able to go out any time he wishes. Not that he does.

I also dreamed of Philip Stanbury this morning. For those of you who have read "Life in Korea" you will know that he was the teacher whose funeral I left Korea to attend. Actually I went home to see him before he died, and was able to see him twice. I even supplied one of his last sweet treats. Ironically, it was chocolate pudding, and he was the one who had introduced me to it (that and coffee- his two minor contributions to me life- the major ones are too numerous to mention). In my dream he was surrounded by his students who loved him, and I remember telling him he looked good.

He died almost exactly a year ago. This was his second visit to me. I hope there will be more. I miss him!