Dears, Today, in something of a trial run (runs?) for Korea, I enjoyed a meal of Bibempap with my pals Peter and Selene. Back when I lived in Seoul in 1988, I ate a lot of Bibempap, which essentially is hot rice and veggies with an egg on top and some crazy spicy paste mixed…

Dears, What follows below, in italics, is one of the days in Seoul that I survived 25 years ago–a day someone else didn’t live to see. And one I plan to revisit next week. Rachel and I caught the first cab and made it back to Gangnam and English Language International in record speed. Waiting…

Dears, A little swimmer/swim coach talk seems in order to describe how my thoughts are coming together about going back to Seoul. Before a race, swimmers can experience any number of emotions or feelings. As a swimmer and as a coach, I used to remind me/them to be goal-driven not mood-driven. It doesn’t matter what…