I will be leaving Korea in the morning. I am ready to be home. The trip has been successful in two ways- 1-my reason for comming here (ensuring a test that is required by the Korean government gets off to a proper start and teaching my Korean co-workers and a few people in the Korean government how to conduct the first phase of the test). 2- Was able to experience Korea and their food without becoming violently ill.
We awoke this morning travelled 1 hour and found that the results that we wanted to see were there. Much uncertainty for success was felt by all yesterday. Not just good results but great results.
We left there and to celebrate my host suggested we celebrate with a special lunch- Fresh Fish Soup. Sounded scary, but as I have told him all week, "I'll eat anything once." He assured me the fish would be cooked. The soup was good- conatined 3 whole catfish, snails, vegetables, and some sort of noodle.
Back to the hotel- Smoked a bowl of Boswell's Christmas Cookie- Great Stuff!
To the companies local office to send news to the rest of the world of our success.
At the end of the workday we went to eat with a few members of the office staff. We went to a German style Beer House for Brats and Beer.
Oh yea, the cigar part come now:
My host and I have discussed cigars all week, he doesn't smoke them but has told me he would like to smoke one with me. All I have left are 2 Rocky Patel Edge Corojo Torpedo's. I cut them both light mine and helped him light his. He is amazed at how strong the flavor is and tells me right away that he doesn't really like it. That's OK- he has been keeping up with me all week.
Well he continues smoking it, about half way he says, "Wow, the flavor has changed. I like it!". He smoked it down to about 1 inch and told me that the next time he comes to our coporate office we are going to one of the local shops and he will smoke again.
Introducing cigars one person at a time until all are BOTLs.
We awoke this morning travelled 1 hour and found that the results that we wanted to see were there. Much uncertainty for success was felt by all yesterday. Not just good results but great results.
We left there and to celebrate my host suggested we celebrate with a special lunch- Fresh Fish Soup. Sounded scary, but as I have told him all week, "I'll eat anything once." He assured me the fish would be cooked. The soup was good- conatined 3 whole catfish, snails, vegetables, and some sort of noodle.
Back to the hotel- Smoked a bowl of Boswell's Christmas Cookie- Great Stuff!
To the companies local office to send news to the rest of the world of our success.
At the end of the workday we went to eat with a few members of the office staff. We went to a German style Beer House for Brats and Beer.
Oh yea, the cigar part come now:
My host and I have discussed cigars all week, he doesn't smoke them but has told me he would like to smoke one with me. All I have left are 2 Rocky Patel Edge Corojo Torpedo's. I cut them both light mine and helped him light his. He is amazed at how strong the flavor is and tells me right away that he doesn't really like it. That's OK- he has been keeping up with me all week.
Well he continues smoking it, about half way he says, "Wow, the flavor has changed. I like it!". He smoked it down to about 1 inch and told me that the next time he comes to our coporate office we are going to one of the local shops and he will smoke again.
Introducing cigars one person at a time until all are BOTLs.
