It took 4 hours

But we're here in Andong. I thought maybe I wouldn't have a chance to post because we'd be more in countryside, but I was bitchslapped once again by Korea's technological superiority. Of course there'd be a computer in my hotel room; what was I thinking? I'm typing a blog post and watching a professional Starcraft match on television, not exactly the countryside I was expecting.

The hotel seems to be run by the nicest old lady ever, and boy does she know how to decorate. While accending to the hotel room, all along the stairs were nice little business cards with naked women on them. They were cards for what I'll just call a dating service. Also in my room right above the computer, a 3x2 framed picture of a naked woman. Not too shabby. The toilet and the shower are separated by absolutely nothing in this hotel room.



Well the guy's making this show probably have Korean names, but I'm just calling them Joe and G.

Joe is a 34 year-old project director; he doesn't speak much english and he seems to have been filming videos for a while. His laugh is boisterous and he smokes a lot. He once did a documentary on homelessness in Las Vegas that was broadcast by NBC in Korea. He says his work is hard, but he seems to be happy enough. I wish I could understand more of what he said, he seems like a character.

G is a 28 year-old writer/filmer; his english is fairly good and he has only been filming with Joe for about a month. He seems a bit more reserved, but such is expected because he's the junior. He seems to be a bit at the beckon of Joe. He took Joe's tray when we stopped to eat something (which I didn't pay for, score) and he even fed Joe snacks on the road. G was a painter for his whole life. He says his dream was to be an artist, but now his dream is to be a film maker. G says nobody in Korea will hire you as a painter if you don't have credentials from a school. Bummer. He studied film-making at school. We had a long conversation about Native-American philosophy. He's really into how they live with the earth rather than against it. He's been living in a city all his life. I asked him what he thought about Christianity, since it's become big in Korea. G says there are two groups of Christians, the old and the new. The new Christian movement apparently doesn't like the Buddhists (which is of importance because apparently they have a major influence on Korean politics).

Tomorrow we'll wake up at 8:30 and go to the folk-village. We'll be filming all day, but they say the most important thing is to have fun with it. More when I get back tomorrow night.