As little as a week ago, Igor was decidedly over S. Korea. It's nice and all, but let's face it, it's humid, muggy, hot, smoggy, and there are mosquitoes everywhere, those vile pests. Despite Igor's beautiful and lustrous hard shell, those pesky bugs always manage to get at the delicate skin of Igor's beautiful neck. And it is not skin that was meant to be nibbled, but instead, to be looked upon in wonder and glory.

But this post is not about mosquitoes and how they dare to defile the inestimable Igor, but instead, about Igor's newfound love for Korea. Which brings us to the subject of this entry, traveling. Igor has found that as long as he doesn't stay in the same place too long, he doesn't get too bored (no offense, Seoul, but you're kind of small).

Igor failed to mention because it didn't relate directly to him (thus, who cares?) but Heeseung began working with a small concert booking organization about a month ago. Igor actually forgot a few times because it wasn't interfering with Heeseung's work with him and thus was permissible, but then he found out that Heeseung heard about lots of concerts in Seoul and elsewhere and thus decided Heeseung's other work was of interest to him after all.

Last weekend in conjunction with Heeseung's work, Heeseung and Igor traveled to Daejeon, which is about an hour (or less) away from Seoul via KTX, Korea's fastest train. Heeseung and Igor, aside from seeing new and interesting lands, met lots of supercool musicians (who can be found here, here, here and here). Heeseung was also put to work as a bouncer, while Igor danced the night away. Sadly, there is no photographic evidence of either. Igor may or may not have had a hand in this.

This past weekend, Heeseung and Igor went to Malipo, a beach area that was filled with mosquitoes and sunshine. The sun made Igor happy. The mosquitoes did not, and he has 27 bites on his wrinkled (yet soft, well moisturized) neck to prove it. Actually, a few years ago, Malipo was the site of a fairly catastrophic oil spill, although much of the waste was cleaned up and life continues onward, as evidenced by the sight of many crabs, fish, and jellyfish, among other animals. Yes, life blooms on the coast, although Igor can't decide if he approves of the presence of such creatures or not. In any case, Igor took a moment for his fallen brethren then proceeded to swim for three glorious days straight, although, he is quick to note, Malipo wasn't any ultra-exclusive European hotel/spa. Not that he's comparing (but really he is). 

Next weekend, though Sogang's one week vacation is over, Heeseung and Igor shall head over to Daegu, on another music-related trip. Heeseung will hopefully use the KTX time to study as her exams (and the end of her time in Korea) are rapidly approaching, although if all else fails, she will study Korean in what she has found to be the best way possible-- by just jumping in and mingling with the natives. Igor approves of Heeseung taking the initiative to continue working on her Korean because it is her job to be more useful to him, but has now taken to wondering why all of Korea can't just learn English, because really, don't Koreans know what they're missing by not being able to talk directly to him? But ultimately, it's their loss. Not that they'll ever know.