Hello from a Nu-B

[birdman78]

I wanted to say hello to everyone. I had a tiel growing up for a few years before I went into the service and left home. I currently have a white face tiel named TJ. he is around a year half old. I plan on getting a Sun when I get back to the states. I am currently stationed in South Korea right now. Due back to the states Feb. time frame. I look forward to getting to know you all.

[unpoquito]

Welcome to Feathered and Free, birdman! It's so nice to hear from you again!!!

Are there many pet parrots in S. Korea? Any native parrots in the wild there?

[Tiki]

:welcomeflock:

Hey John, great to have you here! I would love it if you copy your post about North Korea over, I thought it was fascinating! I didn't get to meet the soldiers, just stand in the room that's halfway in each country. LOL, I was a bit silly and tried to smile and wave at the North Korean soldiers and was scolded by the tour guide! :blushing:

[birdman78]

Unpoquito--Thanks for the welcome. I haven't seen many birds out here. I work and live by the flight line and they shoot off air cannons to scare them away. Birds + planes= not a good thing. There are no local pet stores outside the gate. They don't take care of the animals around here and alot of them have diseases and bugs.

Tiki--I will see if I can find that post for you. Thanks for the invite. :hifive:

[birdman78]

Requested by Tiki ;)

I got to go to the N/S Korea DMZ line yesterday. It was a blast. It was a great reminder why I am here.

Here is a quick deff. of the DMZ for those that don't know: is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half, crossing the 38th parallel on an angle, with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and the east end lying north of it. It is 155 miles (248 km) long and approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, and is the most heavily militarized border in the world

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMZ_(Korea)

[birdman78]

The pic of me with the ROK gaurd, I am accually standing in N korea. :-) Glad he was there to protect me. I am in Korea for a 1 year remote. Which means i had to leave my family back in the states and come her alone. My tour is up in Feb. I will then head back to the states and we are moving to Offutt AFB, NE.

[Tiki]

Thanks, John!

This is the tour I did in the mid 90's. Of course I didn't have a digital camera back then but I can take photos of photos and post them.

USO Tour (http://affiliates.uso.org/Korea/default.cfm?contentid=347)

When I was in S. Korea, some of my best memories were staying a yogwan (a guest house with a heated floor) in Gyeongju and visiting the Shilla historical area and museum. I also went to the island of Cheju and ended up playing photographer for several Korean honeymooners!

John, do you get to travel around much while off-duty?

[birdman78]

ITT offers alot of different trips, but with my work schedule, (plus trying to save money to pay off bills) I don't get to go on much. When the weather was better, I did a few mtn. biking trips out in the local area to see outside the local bar district.

[Tiki]

It's a beautiful country, sure gets cold in winter though! I was backpacking around on a budget. You can do Korea on around $30 a day, at least in the 90's. I don't like kimchee, but I love that BBQ dish they have, the name escapes me.

[birdman78]

Yes Tiki, it gets really cold. I work night shift and the ave. temp this week is around 25 deg F. Day time is in the mid 30's. And winter has just started.

[Raizer]

Sorry I'm a bit late, but welcome to F&F John!