i was right!

yup, i guess the cheerleaders did the trick! (just kiddin..)
lee myung-bak won the presidential election yesterday, and starting in february, will take his seat in the blue house (seriously.. thats what i've heard that the building is called). he promises to place 'reviving the economy' of south korea among his top priorities throughout his term. lee said “we should create a new development system in which the benefits of growth will be returned to the middle class" - joongang daily. winning the election with over 50% 0f the vote, there seems to be no debate in who koreans want as their leader. i'm excited to take part in the events which will surely unfold under this new governing power. i have been ignorant to politics for long enough, and while here in korea, i would like to stay on top of the news.
However... there is soooo much more going on in the world. isn't it always true, that phrase the grass is always greener on the other side... there is so many stories that are worth following out there, and as someone with easy access to so much information, i feel, as a fellow human being, that it is an obligation to hear at least something about the lives of other humans in our global community - that is, if i am looking to be aware of the lives that reach beyond my local neighborhood. i feel more and more the importance of "taking part", whatever that means. perhaps it means that we should vote, or perhaps it means that we should contribute our opinions to our local political leaders, or perhaps it simply means... uh... not playing loud music and waking the neighbors? in whatever capacity we choose, i feel more and more the importance of getting out there and living as a people, as a part of something. that's just me though. if you are looking for a good place to start learning about the goods and the bads in the world why not try the "not-as-good-as-the-good-news" news first? (save the good news until last!) check out a humanity lost? this is a blog that becky has created to keep herself and its readers informed of the goods and the bads in somalia.

how bout ending on a good note? or.. at least a funny one?