Just a few pics as I've been bad about putting some up. First one is a crowded subway. Second one is my school. Third, Chris thinking about eating a live octopus. Actually at that restaurant you could. These 2 below are a few of my new students this semester just loving life not studying at the moment!
Hello from Korea, we are so excited that the weather is finally changing. I really appreciate Korea in the fact that we get to enjoy all 4 seasons. For the last number of years I have experienced but 2, winter and summer. That's what you get for being in the prairies I guess. I hope all of you are excited about the spring and the newness that it brings.
So we just got to celebrate Easter. It was different here in Korea, Easter is only celebrated in the churches. Did you know that Easter is the only time in the year when Korean churches take communion? Very interesting and now I totally forget why that is... sorry :) Good Friday was very sobering for us this year as we took the time to remember what Christ did on that cross. But, oh the celebration we have on Easter Sunday that Chris rose from the grave and conquered death and sin. Wow we have much to be thankful for.
Recently we discovered Skype, what a wonderful invention, and it's free! It was so neat to be able to talk with Chris' parents and mine over Easter time. It's kind of unreal in a sense and a little hard to get used to but if we decide to stay in Korea another year then I really want to connect with people in this way for sure. So I said stay in Korea another year... Well this may happen as many opportunities seem to be coming out way. We have applied at Hansae University to be part of the English staff there. We shall see what happens, it's all in the Lord's hands of course. We have looked at some other opportunities in Canada but nothing has worked out yet.
I did try out the banana bread in the rice cooker once again. I have to say that this try was successful. Now I only wish we cooked at home more often. That is not something we do often (eat at dinner at home). Even the other night we bought some meat and by the time you get all the other groceries to eat with it you might as well eat out. Meat is very expensive here so to us it makes more sense to go out and eat it. Then we get all the yummy side dishes to go with it for the same price as buying the meat from the butcher. I know it sounds crazy but that's the way it is. I think I mentioned before but this city and culture is almost designed for people to eat out often. That's where we spend most of our money.
I am wondering if any of have been watching the news lately? I am sure you heard about the S.Korean ship that went down March 26th. They are still speculating about the reasons why the ship went down. Either a torpedo from N.Korea or one of these "water mines" that are still floating around from the Korean War. I honestly think it was a torpedo, I mean that area of the seas has been know for conflict on a number of occasions. N and S Korea constantly have small skirmishes on the sea even this past year there was one. Its' crazy to think that there was only a truce signed between the Korea's not a peace treaty so technically they're still at war.
Today is actually a holiday for me. My schools anniversary or something like that. So I am taking the time to update you all and also to rest up as I have this annoying cough and cold.
Well hopefully that gives you a little glimpse into our lives at this point.
Have a great week.
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