David has been living in Japan for the past few months, visiting my friend and his fiancee who is currently teaching English in Gotsu. He has been driving on the left side of the road, enjoying eel and squid, serving as a guinea pig in the classroom, and taking lots of pictures; all of which can be seen on his Flickr page / impromptu photo-blog: djgoldberg’s photos.

Dave’s favorite place in Japan, thus far, is Kyoto. Though this is likely to change as he and Ashley are currently visiting the magical island of Yakushima. The following picture, of a ‘little jellyfish’, was taken at the the Shimane Aquarium. While many of Dave’s photos are excellent, I chose this one as its pair was incorporated into this blog’s header.

And if after viewing those thousands of photos wasn’t enough, and you yearn for more of Dave’s captioned witticisms, check out his You Tube.

My friend Mike moved to Korea a few months ago to teach English. He lives in Daegu and seems to be adapting well. He has girlfriend, a scooter, and at my urging, a photo-blog. All of those things can be seen here: Low Down Dirty Daegu (My Korean Sojourn).

Recently, he visited the DMZ that separates the north country from the south. Pretty serious stuff, when you think about it. Except that, apparently, the de-militarized zone is lined with stores and amusement parks.

Here is a Lego looking soldier statue: