On Sunday my homestay family had a family party because a niece and her husband were here visiting from Colorado. So, Angela's sister, husband, son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren came over, Angela's two brothers came over, two of one of their sons came over, one with his new wife of just 10 months, Angela's son and daughter-in-law came over, and me. It was a big crowd, I think about 19 people. The picture of the family above is the little girl I tutor and her family. She is Angela's great niece. Angela and her ajuma started cooking early on Sunday morning and finished as people began arriving. It was a big spread and she warned me about which things I probably wouldn't want to try. The niece from Colorado is a vegetarian, so some of the dishes were prepared slightly different to accommodate her. It was a feast, and the men (as men should), did all the grilling of the galbi outside. Dinner was finished with a beautiful fruit salad and two different kinds of cake...yum yum.
Today (Wednesday), two of my classes had other things planned (picnics or field trips), so I had only one school, three classes. I meet MeeHyang and went to the Samsung Leeum Art Museum. It's near Itaewon and what a gorgeous place. They made us check our bags, so I was unable to take any pictures of the items inside. They have beautiful ceramics from the 1200s and 1300s...very unique pieces, beautiful designs. There was a display of gorgeous metal works...ornate earrings and crowns, incense burners, etc. One of the floors had beautiful ancient scrolls, screens and others beautiful pieces that were really old. And finally, the collection also had some very interesting modern art. There was even a children's display that was more hands on. One of the pieces I'd actually seen at a display in Italy...it's a large wall of what looks like multi-colored dots from a distance...but as you get closer, you realize it's every kind of pill or capsule you could possibly image...very colorful.
Tomorrow we have a Holt adoptee goodbye dinner...a couple of the participants are finishing their three-month teaching obligation. The girl from MN will be returning home. The guy from PA will be staying on and working in Korea. There are sooo many adoptees who have decided to stay here for one reason or another. the F4 Visa that I got, and I'm sure they also got, enables us to stay her for up to three years with no problem, and come and go as we please. A normal tourist visit is limited to 90-days.
This weekend I'm meeting my friends who work on the Army base and will be mailing a box back home (via USPS), so my bags won't be so heavy. I'm going to send my books ahead and whatever else I can find that I don't need...maybe some winter clothes.
More to come...
We are counting the weeks as well. so glad you are having a fabulous and memorable time. Good luck with the t.v. appearance, you will do great!
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