June 24, 2005 

June 24, 2005

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Today I had to give a breif to all the new soldiers arriving in Korea. I like to do it. The first few times I got in front of a large group of people I was a bit nervous, but now I'm comfortable doing it. There were about 30 poeple there today.

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After lunch I had the rest of the day off, so I decided to take a stroll through Itaewon. I came across this odd looking totem statue.

My movies that I ordered finally came in today. I got a movie called Running on the sun, which is about the most grueling marathon imaginable. It is held every July in Death Valley where 40 people are chosen to run in 130 degree heat from 280 feet in Death Valley to 8,000 feet at the top of mount Whitney. The total length of the race is 135 miles, and you must complete the race in under 60 hours. It was a very inspirational movie, and made me want to go out running right now, but I need to get some sleep for my big day tomorrow. The other movie is a older movie called Chariots of Fire, which everyone has probably seen.

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I have been taking a lot of pictures of the great signs I see in Korea. For example here is one. It seems that they can never really get English right here.

I haven't run int eh rpast 2 days and I am starting to feel a little guilty, so tonight I laced up my shoes and went for a 6.5 mile jog. This is still going to be the best month of the year so far. I'm shooting for 140 miles this month. That would be 5 miles more than my old personal record.

I talked to my wife on the phone tonight. She was on her way back from a show she did. She was a valet at a wrestling show. She said she had a lot of fun and enjoyed it, but of course she enjoys every show, so that could mean anything!

Tomorrow, I am taking a group of about 25 soldiers with me to a site where we are all going to help build a house for some homeless people. It should be a lot of fun. The organization is called Habitat for Humanity. They are located all over the world. They also work you to DEATH! It's going to be a long, hard day tomorrow, so I want to be sure to get a lot of sleep tonight. I already packed a bag with some gloves, a shirt to change into, a hat, sunscreen, etc. I'm going to get a little taste of what my little brother does every day for a living. I'm looking forward to it. Plus it's for a good cause. It beats just hanging out at the house and getting drunk with everyone else.

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