Winter has officially arrived. Last week we experienced both snow and sleet and much more snow today. Of course, with the snow falling, the kids hustled through their work, declared home school out of session and it was time for snow play. Tonight is 3 degrees below zero Celsius, and tomorrow will be 3 degrees colder. Normally this would be a night to huddle inside, but we had tickets to Miso II, Silla, The Land of Gods in the city of Gyeongju. It is a nearby historic city where many of the ancient kings of the Silla Dynasty are buried. The fall semester is over and exams are graded and it is a night to celebrate. So we slipped and slid down the hill to the shuttle bus and joined a bunch of students and faculty on their way to the performance. After an hour and a half on the bus, we arrived at the performance hall. To our amazement, and probably because of the inclement weather, our group was almost the entire audience for the performance. There must have been 50 dancers on the stage with incredible costumes, lighting and music - especially the Korean drumming. We were mesmerized by what we saw. Spoiler alert - the young likely future king dies in the end, sacrificing his life for restoration of the 3 kingdoms. It felt like we received a command performance suited for royalty. For those adventurous enough to come to Korea for a visit, this performance is one of many places we'd love to take you to taste the Korean culture and history.
Graduation is tomorrow for the law school and we have the honor of having Chief Justice Roy Moore from the State of Alabama as our commencement speaker. Those who follow the culture wars in the U.S. will probably remember the judge who was removed from office a number of years ago in Alabama by a state bar ethics committee for refusing to remove the 10 commandments from his courtroom. In Alabama the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is elected. In one of the few bright spots from the last election, the people of Alabama returned Judge Moore to his position as their Chief Justice. I am looking forward to meeting this man of conviction who was willing to lose his position rather than submit to an unconstitutional demand.
Ken "the walrus" Chinn
Snow! A view from our living room balcony. Off in the distance, several students made a 4' plus snowman. He's still standing the day after.
The snow started falling while we were in town to pick up a new pair of glasses.
Miso II was fantastic! The musical was beyond our expectation. Even the little guys enjoyed it.
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