Day Six: Good Afternoon!
I slept in until 10:55 this morning. So deep in fact I didn’t even get out of bed for the routine ‘let me rape your ear canal’ temperature reading. And it was some of the best sleep I’ve had at all while I’ve been here.
I won’t lie. I was a little hung over today. Last night seemed like an appropriate time for people to unwind peacefully and we spent hours and hours talking about everything from the merits and history of communism, american voter activism, how excited we all were about Obama, to me explaining what a libertarian is and realizing I actually didn’t know. All this was done on the balcony in hushed tones, sitting on blanket and laughing in the darkness.
Each minute passed was a minute closer to freedom. Each little bit of laughter took us away from this place, helping us stave off the boredom and routine of life inside. Think of that scene in The Shawshank Redemption where they have a cold beer on the prison rooftop after a hot day mopping.
The latest rumor is that we may be out as early as Sunday, but I’ve heard no official confirmation, so I’m going to keep my mind set on Tuesday as the real release date and if it happens on Sunday then well…Christmas came early this year to Korea.
Right now ex-president Roh’s funeral is on TV. For those of you who don’t know, imagine someone who with the charisma of Bill Clinton. Now imagine him taking an intentional swan dive off a 60 foot cliff after being investigated for corruption charges that landed members of his family in prison.
If it seems like kind of a big deal it is because as bloody as Korean politics can be, most politicians don’t take headers off rocks in shame.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/south.korea.roh.funeral/index.html
