So 2 of the men in my life are taking some pretty extraordinary trips right now. Pete exploring the US and my brother, Drew taking on Korea full force! I will be updating on those two trips and any other things I feel like putting out there in cyberspace for you all to read. I think this blog thing is more thereaputic for me than anything.

Drew departed on May 24, a trip which took him ahead 11 hours. He has been on an Army base there shadowing Lt's during their duties. He has called a couple of times from his international cell phone, not all sober phone calls judging by the conversational content. To quote "Korean chicks are hot!" Fortunately, Drew is exploring Korea through the Army and with a friend of his from West Point that he played soccer with his first year. Jason Pak is from Korea and is able to communicate easily for Drew off of the base. He has traveled to Soeul and is having a blast!! I hope he can drop in on this blog and fill you in more on what his experience is! Here's the latest email from him:

hey everybody, just a quick update from korea...

im getting ready to leave for a tour of the DMZ to check out my kim jong il is up to. we might be flying in a chopper up there which would be pretty cool.

yesterday i was basically acting platoon leader for my platoon.. the old LT that got fired left the motorpool during inspections without telling anyone and my LT that is actually really good had to go to a meeting with a COL so i was there alone and was the only "officer" so i conducted about 2 hours worth of inspections on my own!

im still loving it over here but i cant wait to get home so i can see everyone.

if anyone wants any presents or anything let me know, ill talk to you soon

love you,
drew