Revelling in the springtime

This is where it's at. Waking up with the window fully open and still feeling warm enough to jump out of bed raring for a new day. Back at home it would be the noise of lawnmowers and chirping birds to invite me outside. Here it is the faint hum of distant traffic and the occasional train. But it's all the same. Spring is well and truly here.

To make things even better - and for once that phrase isn't being used sarcastically - we negotiated some things with our boss on Monday. OK, so we had to basically threaten to quit if things didn't get better, but at least she conceded that yes, after our classes have finished, providing we've prepared everything we need to for the next day/week/month/year, we can leave. One small victory for the English department.

Furthermore, today is election day. And unlike their northern counterparts, South Korea is so in love with democracy that they give the country a day off to vote. Can't say fairer than that.

T-shirts that just capture the mood perfectly.