Esteban Mendieta Jara - Blog

These last weeks have been crazy, missing only a few days to deliver the first draft of the thesis, and I have like crazy, the days seem short, when I look at the clock and are 22h00 or 02h00.

The University closes at two o'clock on campus, so until then I can be out there, but I'm locked and one day I went, I thought I was the only one but I found that many students were still studying.

But hey bad nights and early mornings between daily, I come to run a few days in the last week to loosen the muscles, and that both spend sitting, it hurts all, but good also that since the month of February and had planned to run the 10K Adidas MBC Hangang Marathon 2009 with my friend Greg.

This time I can say that the fatigue of every night for the thesis did not give me the courage to go running, but gradually got used to me and so I got good competition and I have not trained as thoroughly as on previous occasions, I can say that the result has been quite safistactorio.

My last March, I made ​​10k in 50:15, finished at 48:54 today the truth let me happy, so good I'm in the fight to improve my all my time as my promises for 2009 , last year my best 10K was 57:13.

At the end of the day also served to remind me though not on the exact date, which was now in preparation for the Cross 2009 , which come next week, I know it will be a major success last year, but good to see the internet will play this year, to enjoy again in 2010.

At last the weather has begun to change in Seoul from this week and temperature reaches 18 degrees, until last week when the temperature was -6 degrees. Although in previous weeks and the weather was improving enough last week was a tremendous change as we again began to feel the cold of winter.

So last week a friend told me that this is the week of "revenge" and said there tell me that, I said what happens is that Korea is the belief that when the weather is finally about to change from winter to spring, winter sends us a week quite cold but the envy of the arrival of spring, so send us this week for revenge.

Well let me tell you it's true, last week was a terrible cold when we're warm, and already beginning to open all the windows to air, to the point that I turn the air conditioning, hehe.

So good, we begin the spring and that also means that only a few months and coming home, really fast time passes.

From the first time I came to Korea I heard a lot about your great food and if you enjoyed it enough on this occasion.

Now much more for every month that I'm living here, but something I heard from the first time and had not been able to prove was the famous " Dog Soup . "

Bosintang (보신탕) or dog soup , is very famous, but very secret so to speak. All Koreans know about it, but nobody says you know they sell it here or you can go in this direction, it's kind of a myth but very real.

The breed of dog that is used for this soup is special, is raised specifically for consumption. There is a soup that is consumed weekly and has a price of 15,000 won (13 USD) per person, a bit expensive for all budgets. The interesting thing is that during the hottest days of the year, usually in summer, this dish is traditional, so they lack the space for restaurants cater to diners.

When I asked many friends and colleagues about the famous soup, all have told me they have heard of it, one or two have tried, others have not tested because they say it smells bad (which I am not aware at all) .

The soup itself is now consumed by older people, young people the truth does not consume much in the subject they see dogs as pets, but I have other friends that they love.

My experience

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The post's title reminds me of the movie 007 " licensed to kill ", but hey, in the end the only one who can die here I am.

After 5 weeks to compulsory yesterday the doctor gave me the okay to return to jogging yeah!

The pain in her last weeks was for a condition in the knee called iliotibial band syndrome in English known as Iliotibial band syndrome .

As it turns out is a fairly common condition in runners, and for that I am calmer. The recommendation that the doctor gave me these weeks is to go slowly increasing mileage gradually, and to devote more time to warm up and stretch.

So good today finally, I go running alone, but with a temperature of -10 C, I went for a jog 30 minutes, a little discomfort, but with the stretching exercises went smoothly. I put my timer to zero, but before doing so I reviewed last year's total and it was interesting results:

• 6500 Calories
• Course: 1140 km
• Exercises: 166

If you've spent a lot of ground last year, so let's see as we travel this year.

The competition schedule in Seoul starting on March 1, so there is still time to get in shape.

Dear family, friends and acquaintances

My most sincere wishes for a good year for you and your loved ones. From Seoul I send a big hug and tonight they are the 12 brindaré for you all, and I will enjoy this cake for you.

For people who could read my post last year on promises for 2008 , I can say that I am quite satisfied with what I have achieved most of them, here is an account of them:

• M3 Renarcer study (still in it, has not been easy, but right now)

• Quitting smoking (99% achieved a 1% failure already get over this 2009)

• Weight loss (achieved)

• Improve my fitness (achieved)

• 5 participate in athletic competition and ends (made in the following competencies: 10KM Otavalo, 10Km circuit Cruces Basin, 15Km Quito News, Quito Half Marathon 15 KM, Nike Human Race 10k - Seoul JoongAng Marathon 42Km - Seoul World 30Km Stadium Cup 10Km under 10 below zero)

• Participating in a competition of adventure and finish (not achieved at all)

• Start my master (I'm doing it for 6 months in Seoul)

As you can see I have achieved most of them, so I can say it's been a good year for the next few days will place the goals to overcome in 2009.

A hug

Damn HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!!

Well it is a win football or something, is just the answer I will give when they ask me Age? 3-0 years answer.

Three decades of my life, wow have been passed in the blink of an eye, but at the same time but there have been so many things, good and bad, one or another evil thing I have done, but he pulled a short say, fuck 30 years well spent! I'm not complaining.

The other day I read the post I wrote while serving 29 years , the truth, I never imagined that my 30s those held in Seoul, but it's interesting that you read this remember that the most important birthday of life, I have held out from home.

My 18 those held in Quito, a few weeks of having arrived , my 21 in New York for a stint with the Yankees, the 25 in Quito again, and now 30 in Seoul.

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Well a few weeks ago the idea of ​​writing a post to help migrants with the use of tools available on the internet, but I really think this can also be useful post for exchange students, frequent travelers, backpackers, people who one way or another want to be in touch with loved ones and acquaintances, even within the same country.

I hope these tips can help you, if you have any more suggestion, send it to me by e-mail to include it.

I am writing this based on my experience when I travel out and some new things that I have known in recent months in Korea.

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I think one of the most interesting things to be on the road is that you have everything you do and show everything you do, at least this is my case, so I recommend you open a blog.

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Good preparation for the marathon on November 2, Sunday morning competition will be participating in The Human Race , organized by NIKE worldwide.

This one million athletes participating in 25 world capitals, my number is 0820251 and registered here in Seoul are twenty thousand athletes.

In recent days by mail I got the shirt corresponding to the chip and the band " Live Strong "and will run in the race for the founding of Lance Armstrong fighting cancer.

It seemed like a good initiative in this race and the support they gave to other institutions as well, because not supporting Lance Armstrong .

We will see that I will premiere tomorrow on my skills on the streets of Seoul, unfortunately supply the equipment is not here, ha ha ha.

The day I went to Yongsan Electronic Market spinning saw BOOBIES passing the word on a screen.

I was wondering if I saw it right or wrong, until I realized it was true, the new LG plasma TV is called Xcanvas BoBos , and that's how promocioban on all screens.

With that name does not enter the American market, we see that change it.

Arriving in Korea seemed natural that I ask in medical examinations and in some papers my blood type, but then gradually it seemed a little odd that I keep asking more times.

In a class of books on Korean history, talk a lot about the importance of blood type to the Koreans, the mixtures were during times of war and lived with Japanese colony.

But I found it strange that when we went to U-Park to go in there gave us a card and asked us to ask our data on blood type.

Since the passage of days, I learned that the Koreans have enough meaning that blood type you are, to the point that defines your personality believe, for which the Yonsei University did a study and with results interesting.

In the case of U-Park the idea is that as you know that kind of personality you have (in theory) create a profile for you according to your taste during the visit.

I asked several people their blood type and the truth in many cases coincided, mine is O, you think defines me as I am?

Now try you, here you can find the information . Available in Spanish as well.