So I am officially allowed to stay in the Republic of Korea for 2 years. Yesterday I went to the Sejongno Immigration Office and got my visa. I will admit that it is a little strange to know that I can live in another country for 2 years. The experience was uneventful, exactly like going to the DMV; get a number, wait for an hour for your number to be called, hand your paperwork to a tired, overworked person who checks off the the paper, stamps your passport and sends you away after 3 minutes. Good to know that some things stay the same across country borders.
In other random observations, I walked by a park while out that rehabilitated birds injured in the city. One cage had 5 black vultures, 3' tall. They are huge birds. I also saw hawks, owls, doves and magpies. It was interesting, the cages were in a playground off to the side and you could walk right up the cages and stick your fingers in if you wanted to. I am sure the posted signs said "do not stick fingers in cages!" but since they were in Korean I will only have to speculate.
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