::A Geek in Korea::

We have some friends coming in from out of town tomorrow. Out of country to be truthful. One of my friends and his family is back in the country after a year in England. He bought an opened ended return flight ticket and decided to live in England instead of returning to Korea after some time away. Now that their baby is a year old, and his wife is pregnant again, they’ve come back to visit Korean family, pick up the stuff they left behind in their last (what was to be temporary) move, and visit friends. They’ll only be in Korea for a few days total, and we offered them our apartment as a place to crash while they stay in Daejeon. They’ve accepted, and now we’ve been tidying up.

To be fair, it’s been mostly my wife that’s been doing the cleaning. She made me a deal today. "Take Yoshi and disappear for two hours outside. I’ll clean up what I want with you two out of the house faster." It seems I make as much mess as the dog, and I’m just as worthless when trying to clean.

Yoshi and I took our banishment well. We walked across the bridge and over into nearby Yuseong. I found a new pagoda hidden in the garden of a government building to hang out in for a while. Yoshi started to get cold, so we got a little early, but even then the work wasn’t entirely done. I’ve been trying to keep a low profile and help more than I usually do. It’s just that I’m so awful at cleaning and whatnot. I don’t know where things, "go" so to speak.

Yoshi’s had a harder time than I have. In preparation for the visit, he’s had a very long walk, gotten a haircut, then a bath, all in the same day. He’s tired and stressed. Most of my job today has been keeping him out of trouble and making sure he doesn’t make a mess of things. Right now we are getting everything ready, and tomorrow will be spent cooking. I’m looking forward to a fun evening.