Since monday 7/18 ive had samul nori practice everyday for basically 3 hours. my left arm is sore from beating the drum, my head keeps repeating drum beats and my pinky has a small (but growing) callus... 

anyways, im really excited about learning all these new sets and i love playing janggu! the drums were always my favorite instrument, maybe bc you can beat the crap out of them and they would still sound good. lol you can beat the crap out of the janggu also =]

i participated in the essay contest that EPIK had a few weeks ago and i wrote about my samul nori experience. surprisingly i won! and even more surprisingly: they want us to perform at the August orientation! WOW! that would have been pretty awesome and my team would have been so shocked to see so many foreigners buuuuuut the day of the EPIK opening ceremony is the same day i fly back to Korea. which basically means that i wouldnt make it in time.... laaaame. i told our leader about all this and he was both excited and sad but now he's having me practice even more and even by myself! today he gave me a key to the samul nori room so i can practice as i wish. desk warming? whats that? lol

if you want to read my short essay, go to: http://www.epik.kr/ -->Notice-->School Culture-->#37 Playing Janggu ^^