Trip to Seoul

Last weekend Kelly and I took another trip into Seoul. this time we went to meet with a family she taught last year. They are great kids and their English is wonderful. We test Koreans English by how Kelly and I speak to one another. If we can have a normal conversation and they understand, their English is very good. Normally, they can't understand our conversations! Mandy and Kara could so we had to be careful what we walked about when they were around, i.e. their behavior or our plans for the day.

We were suppose to stay with them at their house which was going to be great. However, their dad had a cold so they got us a hotel room. It was such a nice hotel, nicer than a lot I have stayed at in the States. it even had a western style breakfast buffet! We had a great time and I ate some new foods. I also learned to play a Korean game! Here are a few pictures from my trip.

Mandy(all the way in the back), Kara, Kelly, David, and me

It was nice to see a familiar sign and right next door their was a Starbucks!

Here is the view from our 14th floor hotel room.

COEX Mall had a Star Wars Exhibition going on so we took Kara and David to check it out. Mandy was at an institute. Each of the children go to at least 7 private institutes besides going to school 6 days a week. this is very common in Korea, but I think it is crazy! Sorry if I made any Star Wars fans jealous out there!!














This is one of those spinning tunnels.




I had a wonderful time and I am really glad Kelly invited me to come along. Mandy, Kara, and David will be heading to Canada at the beginning of the year with their mother to study abroad for a year. It is also very common for the family to go to another country and leave the father behind to work here in Korea. Many parents send their elementary school children to study abroad and both parents stay here. This is one thing about Korea that I will never understand.