Sea Slug Slurp

Here's a taste of what the men had to go through.

Rain Drops, Cherry Blossoms, and Those Darn Mosquitos

I am going to go out on a limb and say "SPRING IS HERE". As I write, the gray clouds are accumulating and rain drops intermittently fall. It's quite nice to rain once again. I enjoy seeing the water hit the windows, and splashing about as I walk down the street. The only downside to Korean rain is that it is not accompanied by thunder and lightning. Nothing like the States.
Last weekend Kip and I were quite busy as we spent all of Saturday in Iksan and Sunday in Gokseong with Anthony (a friend from Gwangju). Iksan was delightful as we were hang out with sunkyung and her classmate in their college town. This included walking amongst the cherry blossoms, drinking at her favorite hole-in-the-wall, climbing a small mountain, and taking in the fresh air. On Sunday Anthony came over for a good ol' country time. We went to the farmer's market where we found quite the adventure. A few inebriated farm women selling food took hold of the men and convinced them to drink makkoli (rice wine) and have a 'snack'. This snack turned out to be slippery, slimy sea slugs. Thankfully as the photographer of such an event, I was not given such a treat. I merely photographed. The two fine men on the other hand had to chewy, slurp, and swallow the very unpleasant creature. Something they will never do again, but also never forget. What a weekend. So I must say, spring has brought along beautiful sights and wonderful experiences. This now brings me to the question: why do mosquitoes exist? I can conclude that they are officially here like the rain, and I am not happy about it. If anyone could give me an honest, biological reason for why these disturbing and unfortunate creatures are allowed on this earth, please let me know. -Cheers to flowers and slugs!