Highlight of Today

As I came into the office late this afternoon to go to my desk, I noticed that the big screen was on (yes, there is a huge t.v. in the teachers office).  At first I didn't think anything of it because it's not unusual to find teachers watching the 2010 Asian Games.  But then I noticed that something was a tad bit different because of how the other teachers were tunning into what was being said.  Of course, being in Korean, I wasn't able to understand anything that was being said. 

My co-teacher told me what was going on.  North Korea attacted South Korea.  It wasn't a big attack, but was nonetheless an attack.  Then, she later told me that if we were to undergo a full fledged attack, we (people in Seoseok, where I teach) would be in danger because we are close to North Korea.  My response was, "I'm not worried." She in turn said to me, "Pray that Jesus......" I finished her sentence...."protects us."

So that I could get a better understanding of what was happening, I went to CNN.com.  What do you know...it was the first thing that came up (under the Asia headline).  Below is the article from CNN.com:

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korea on Tuesday fired artillery into the sea near its tense western sea border with South Korea, injuring at least 14 South Korean miltary personnel and two civilians, the Yonhap news agency reported.
Four of the military personnel were seriously injured, Yonhap said.
At least 200 rounds of artillery hit an inhabited South Korean island after the North started firing about 2:30 p.m. local time, Yonhap said.


South Korea's military responded with 80 rounds of artillery and deployed fighter jets to counter the fire, the report said.
The South Korean army also raised its alert condition, the report said.
Images of plumes of smoke were quickly broadcast on Yonhap television from the island of Yeonpyeong, but it was not immediately clear what the artillery had hit.
The island that was hit has a total of about 1,300 residents, a fisherman who lives on the island told Yonhap.


The South Korean government immediately called an emergency meeting of its security ministers.
The North Korean fire came as the South's military conducted routine drills in waters off the island.