Goodbye Korea

It's not common to just up and move to Korea, so we thought we'd try to preserve some of the sights from our life there. So here are a few (too many):

Our "Starclass" Apartment

Panoramic (nearly 360 degree) view from the top of Starclass. Tried to piece some photos together. Not perfect but pretty good.

The terrible terrible sidewalks, but at least they have them unlike in Taiwan and Houston.

The cow out front of our neighborhood Bulgogi place.

Not a day would go by that I wouldn't see a pile of trash somewhere.

The trucks that are always parked in the neighborhood hospital parking lot. ???

A bus parked on our neighborhood alley.

The neighborhood shanty

The shanty garden

Galloper II!!!

Puke-green Matiz

The river walk

A daily sight

The AWESOME exercise equipment.

Matt learning to do the Hula Hoop

Showin' him how it's done.

A favorite Lincoln pastime

Trying his hand at the Hula Hoop

Benny Baby keeping the stroller warm

Work-outers at the river walk. Notice all the face masks.

Damas II... my ultimate favorite Korean vehicle.

Only 2 people wide.

Most Korean restaurants have pictures of what they serve on the outside of the restaurant. 

FLAT EMMA VISIT:

My second cousin, Emma, sent me her friend, Flat Emma, in the mail for a visit. We dressed Flat Emma up in Korean style, and took her on a little tour. First stop, the roof-top: 

Cart escalators at Homeplus... our favorite grocery store

Out of focus picture of all the rice cookers for sale

The Korean alternative to carseats

Koreans love their brightly colored hiking clothes

...and Spam.

mmmm..... dried fish.

and seaweed

CHURCH FRIENDS:

Lauren Kim w/ Flat Emma

Kang Kyeong Jin and Kim Jun Yeong w/ Flat Emma in the chapel

Outside the Church

Kim Jin Uk, Kim Hyeon Uk, Son Gang San, Yi Chamaenim, Park Je Yeol, Han Ji Yeong, Go Kyeong A, President Park, Yi Su Yong

Matt with Kang Hyeon O

Kyeong Jin, Elder Hansen, and Kim Jun Yeong

The kids having fun at the party. Lincoln is doing some damage on the plate full of cake.

Kang Kyeong Jin

Me, Go Gyeong Ah, Kim Jeong Heui, Mun Bok Lye, Yi Jin Lye, Yun Yeon Suk

Grandma Yi Mu Jeong

Yi Jin Lye, Grandma Son, Yi Yeong Hwa, Yi Chamaenim

Tiffany Son, Park Ye Rim, Yi Bo Mi

Elder Daniels, Elder Hansen, President Park, Matt

The Party

OUR APARTMENT:

Master Bedroom, Piano Room and Office all in one

Living Room View 1

Living Room View 2

Living Room View 3 and Dining Area

Living Room View 4

Kitchen View 1

Kitchen View 2

Lincoln's Bedroom View 1

Lincoln's Bedroom View 2

Hallway View 1

Hallway View 2

Front Entry and our Guard Dog

Guest Bath

Guest (and Bennett's) Bedroom View 1

Guest (and Bennett's) Bedroom View 2 (Lincoln loves getting in Bennett's bed.)

Paparazzi views from our apartment:

Notice the Kimchi pots

Chilsung Cider Distribution Center

We'd watch the Chilsung guys work all day, every day

THE LOCAL MARKET:

Notice the shop owner sleeping in the background

Love the flowered MC Hammer pants

Flat Emma with all the unrefrigerated brown eggs

My friend, Wynne, and some high school girls gawking at Lucy

Buying some leeks

These sales women freeze out there

Yet another fake construction guy directing traffic