ARMY / NAVY

   ...sigh...

the 3rd Army/Navy football game...the 3rd loss...

all the pictures were taken before the game...when i was actually pretty pumped

At linda cho's mom's place getting ready

With the waterpolo cows...minus andrew

Here is the one with me and andrew

My roomate CJ

Company bros- Jeffrey and Shawn

Me and Marge

Me and my bro =D

My roomie last semester- Rankin Clinton IV (o.O)

Was able to get Linda away from her busy job for a couple of sec for a pic =D

Marching onto the field...can you spot me?

A little bit closer now...first row towards the right hand side...

Finally inside the seats....first the girls

Then the guys

Life so far...

   Semester is pretty much winding down now...lot of stuff happened over the last couple months...waterpolo season, big birthdays, and just chilling...

Military

Whats an entry about west point without military stuff? Well...i haven't really done anything too much cuz of waterpolo..but the ONE time i attended training...i was tasked to teach first aid...so taught the shit out of how to evaluate an open chest wound o.O

Waterpolo

So our team, with only 2 returning starters had HUGE shoes to fill. I started out this season seriously wondering iif this year we would even place. But with the hardest training I've experienced yet...we had a freaking awesome team. At regionals...we placed second with our final record at 10-2...pretty awesome for a fresh team. Next year, we will have only lost 3 starters..and a pretty deep bench...i'm freaking pumped

The team

The cows

 Me in the water

Linda coming to cheer on our home game (even after having her wisdom teeth pulled the day before =DDDD)

Till next season...

Linda

HAHA...i seriously thought this entry was gonna be a long entry that summed up my life at westpoint...but i realize that my life at west point this semester was pretty much either studying (which i don't have any pics of), waterpolo, and linda...so this is the last section

Anyways...this semester i feel like we've grown so much closer...sure we've had our rough moments =D but i continue to grow so much through you, and its been freaking amazing...i want you to know linda that you've made west point so much more fun...i sometimes actually wake up with a smile now! haha...

I think this was wacky tacky night? I remember you wearing your GPB proudly on your shirt haha

On the weekends when everyone left....we usually just chilled here...mainly cuz i am a cow and have very few pass opportunities...and second...well there really is no reason to leave when your significant other goes to your same school =D

Anyways...the one time we drove around and stopped by the ice cream shop...haha good times...it was pretty chilly outside so we decided to eat the ice cream in the car and take funny photos...this one was supposed to be me just kissing her cheek...but she was too busy eating -_-

Recently...Linda gave me a haircut cuz my baber cancelled...turned out better than expected...(me thanking the barber...thats how i thank all my barbers ;)

congrats on turning 21 babe...finally =D....hope the rest of the year with you is as awesome as it has been. love you

JEJUDO

  So west point paid for me to go to the mother country, and of all places..they paid me to go visit Jejudo for a week. I got to go with James Womack and Daniel Kim. Now...for pictures =D

James, Me, and Daniel at the start of our adventure...

Us with the Cheju students

This stone statue is the symbol of Jejudo

In front of what i like to call "trojan bull"

A replica of an old city...with some modern high rises in the back

How was the frat parties back in the day???...they definitely used bigger paddles

At a beach...such clear waters

the water was so clear that i caught a live crab!

We also went to a green tea field and ate some BOMBASS green tea icecream

One of the things i have always wanted to do was go hiking and find a rural temple up in the mountains...sounded all peacful and i thought it would be a great experience. Well...after a 40 min hike and sweat covered and panting for breath...we arrived at a temple...it was pretty sweet =D

I thought this rock formation seemed pretty cool...reminded me of "superman returns" when those rock formations started to jut out of the water? yea...that part

katsu....this is for leehi

HALLA Mountain hike

We dedicated a full day to hiking up the tallest mounain....at the peak

Me and daniel at the peak

no comment -_- daniel made me do it

After the halla mountain hike we visited another temple....before we hit the jjim jeel bang (public bathhouse)

The next day we went to an art house...

On the last day we visited the southern portion of Jejudo and saw a waterfall that fell into the ocean

Reflection

So i am finally back in my room...and decided to relive the past 3 weeks...

My  training here was spent being the XO (executive officer) of a company consisting of 200 privates and 15 drill sergeants. My job? Wake up every morning around 3:50 to drive to work (they actually gave me a freaking 4X4 truck to drive around while im here!) and get to the morning breifing and PT. We have to start physical training early before it gets too humid and hot. The day consists of military training. We have done confidence obstacle courses, gas chamber (i went through again...), physical tests, land nav, first aid, rappelling (haha i was the demonstrator cuz i was air assault qualified! YEA!), and a night out on the field.

I have to admit that the first week...i stayed very quiet...just trying to absorb as much as i can...and try to to learn by just observing. As it turns out they wanted me to be more active and they pretty much kicked out the old XO (who was only and XO for about a week before i came) and told me to take over. I had to go through what every privates went through...but when they get breaks...i am running around making sure everything is coordinated. I am in charge of making sure that each private and drill sergeants gets 3 meals a day...and transportation to and from training. As i started to figure out this XO job...my confidence in my own leadership abilities seemed to show because they not only gave me a XO job...but the drill sergeants ( who are VERY exclusive) took me under their wings. They told me the things i had to do as a butter bar (still seems far away) and made sure i would be qualified by testing me. I was the only cadet here asked to lead PT for a whole day...and I chose the fastest the group to lead. HAHA SHIT I thought i was fit but these fools were pretty quick too...And now with a whole week of rifle training with LIVE ammo...even the company commander has enough confidence in my ability to leave such a range in my control!

I am very happy to say that FT Benning sucks. The past week its been a blazing 110 degrees...The past 3 days 6 privates were medevac due to heat casualty...and I actually initiated an IV on one o.O.... But you know what? I am doing very well. I learned to not stop with every hardship. I don't know if many people know this...but I lost my credit card as soon as i got here and had $20. With this $20 i had to last almost 4 weeks. I seriously didn't know where my next meal was gonna come...but somehow...God truly blessed me and now...even with no money and not knowing where my next meal would come from...i have NO doubt that I will be ok

When a private who has completely broken down comes to you....it is truly a wonderful feeling when you  know that you build him up...even stronger than he was before. I have about 5 days left here...and today, every drill sergeant at the range came up to me and shook my hand and told me i would be a great leader. Even the 1st Sergeant came up to me and told me I was doing a great job. The Battalion Commander hates cadets....and he checked up on my range today and left telling me to keep it up....the Brigade Commander showed up last week and clapped me on the back telling me that i was outdoing his every expectation. But even more than these compliments...the things that kept me going was seeing how much i have grown. Two years at west point really made a difference......

pics to come (i think my photography skills actually improved while taking photos for the company=D)

remember...I TOOK THESE photos...pretty freaking professional i think... haha

rappelling:

land mine defense:

patrolling:

Early morning formation:

Early morning smoke fest:

End of Summer

  Well....summer has come to an end...and even though i'm sad that I have to go to ft benning...i had so many great memories. Thanks for everyone who made it fun

KOREA

I don't have any pictures of me at Jejudo....but once school starts I'll upload those pics...

Seoul with Linda was freaking fun

Eating at Pizza Hut

On the train to Busan to meet her aunt

When I talked to this dog, it seriously felt like it was listening and understanding what i was saying....wierd

Linda's cousin gave us a tour of Busan which included looking at the meeting place of the APEC convention

 At the APEC house 

Linda looking off at the coast in a temple

Posing with a lighthouse?

One of the days we went to this outside shopping place....but ended up going into one of the indoor malls next to it to eat lunch

Waiting for our food

Taking the bus up to Seoul Tower...where you can see all of Seoul

At the base of the tower

The view from the base

Who would pay $7 dollars to go up to here....when the view is perfectly fine from the base??

At the yonsan subway station....there were some Native Americans playing some cool music

dancing to it

At Yonsan station....damn we make a cute couple =D

At Inchon Airport waiting for our plane to Cali

CaLIFORNIA

starts with our favorite date place....the only place to eat frozen yogurt

didn't get to take TOO much photos but the day before we had to leave...I went to her house and she cooked lunch and dinner for me! =D

and we also went to castle park....a small amusement park in riverside but we still managed to have fun haha

Imma miss cali and all the memories...see everyone back in thanksgiving?? and if not then Christmas....START PLANNING FOR SNOWBOARDING!!!