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Finally, the computer arrived in Doug's office along with a list of grad students he will be teaching. Unfortuneatly, the student list is in Korean, and the computer needs to be reconfigured to English. We're hopeful...
And that reminds me, talking about everything being in Korean, - someone asked we'd done a lot of exploring. The one obstacle to exploring here in Daejeon, is language. Unlike Seoul, where the city itself is more like New York or Chicago, Daejeon is totally Korean. Buildings are all highrises and stores ae stacked one on top of the other. Each levelr is marked on the outside with large colorful signs that designate the store /or stores on that floor. So, for instance, there may be a small market on floor one, a "hardware" store on floor two, a dress shop on floor three, an advertising agency on floor 4, etc. Then, to complicate things even more, there are hallways that lead back to yet other businesses! Unfortuneately, because everything is in Korean, you need a native speaker to get you to where you need to go. We've discovered Home Plus, a Walmart equivalent, has most of what we need. This weekend, we plan to spend our time looking around the city, going to museums, etc., and searching out the markets where Koreans shop. 
Because we talk to the states when it's night here and morning there, or morning here and night there, and because we're a day ahead, I loose track of what I've posted and when and am too lazy to go back and look. On our March 17 ( your Mar. 16) we celebrated our third wedding anniversary. Doug and I walked to a hotel located about a mile or more from campus and had a lovely dinner in a small private room. Then we meandered back and finished the evening with several games of "Ticket to Ride". Then yesterday morning, on what we called our SECOND anniversary (your March 17 and our 18), we woke up to a spring snow shower which had fallen during the night and covered the ground with white. All morning long the sun shone and large clumps of snow fell from the trees. By the time I met Doug for lunch, most of the snow was gone and spring seemed to be on the way once more. Doug's department had a luncheon reception  for him at a Chinese restaurant not too far from campus. Don't be mislead by the word, Chinese. I'm sure Koreans would disagree, but food in a Chinese restaurant, looks and tastes pretty much like Korean fare to me - minus the hot, hot peppers. The presentation is always lovely. Soup is a staple at any meal. Yesterday, pieces of raw squid, and octopi, cellophane noodles, fish paste, seaweed and other nameless ingredients, strained my willingness to experiment to the limit. They serve so many different dishes at a meal it's difficult to recall and identify each one. We did have a first yesterday, Chinese bread. Looks a little bit like rolled foam. Pretty, but not to much on the "taste" side. They also served fried shrimp in the shell covered with a wonderful lemon sauce. Mmmmm. I.am also pleased to announce that I can now pick up peanuts with my chopsticks with a fare amount of ease. All in all, a very nice interlude.
Doug spent last night getting material for his class together. Our"second" anneversary meal - a loaf of french bread and peanut butter I discovered at the bakery.