Pleasant Surprises

Woke up at 9.30 to the sound of my landline phone ringing. It was Ryan, a nice start to the day, especially as the medicine is still working its magic.

Got on the bus to get to the KGB bank so I can open a Korean bank account (now possible as I have my immigration card). Got on the wrong bus. I managed to find the school, but it was too late to go to the bank but too early to turn up for work. I hear someone calling my name. I look around me, stunned, then carry on walking, assuming that someone was shouting something that is similar to my name ( afterall there is a Korean flower whose name is similar). There it was again...it was the sansaengnim/teacher from the Dojan, situated round the corner from the school. He beckoned me inside the Dojan, to be welcomed with a cuppa cha and a smile. I meeting him tonight for dinner others, and then watching the belt tests tomorrow night. I will start Gumdu (?)/sword fighting next week, once I am feeling better.