"Frank Reid" wrote in message
...
Otherwise, its the slippery descent
back into hell for Kinshasa, and I can't wait to get out of here for the
summer!
--riverman

Ya know, that idea of "getting out of there for the summer" would turn
into a permanent proposition for me. I've found that when students are out
of school in hostile situations (i.e. riot season in the ROK),
things go downhill real quick. All that teenage testosterone added to the
mix is a bad thing.
Frank Reid
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Hi Frank,
I agree with you. Spent a year in Seoul from '90-'91. Interesting to see
the riot police, in various types of vehicles, position themselves in
different parts of the city early in the mornings, because they apparently
knew when and where things were generally going to happen.
I was doing legal investigations at the time for the Army across Korea, and
it certainly modified my travel plans a bit. Only came close once, but in
the aftermath of a riot . . .the riot gas was still pretty heavy in the air.
(in Korea seems that injury or death was a normal fact)

Still can't imagine Riverman hangin' around down south. (but some great
stories from Grandpa some day, if he gets his butt out of there . .
..hint,hint, HINT)
BestWishes,
DaveMohnsen
Denver