Well, it is the end of the year. We leave tomorrow morning for the Philippines, where we plan to bask in the sun for a week. Once we are good and sunburned we will head back to Seoul for a long layover, and then fly to Vietnam for 10 days before heading back to Oregon!
We have had a wonderful year here in Korea. Throughout the year we have seen as much as we could, but we still find ourselves wanting to see more. Leaving is definitely giving us a bittersweet feeling. When we left, neither of us had been away from home for longer than a month. This year has flown by, and we can hardly believe that we have been away for that long. It is a great feeling knowing that we can make anywhere feel like home.
We are excited to see family and friends back in the NW, but there are many things in Korea we will miss....Korean food, no tipping (or rent or car insurance), efficient public transportation, and National Health Insurance, to name a few. We were lucky enough to make some incredible friends here. And you know we will miss those adorable children. I think from now on we will always feel like we have people and things we care about all around the world.
Here are a few photos from around our school, and from our last few weeks in Korea.
Near Grace School.
We went to this coffee shop at least twice a week during our lunch break. I do love being a regular!
We will definitely miss cheap Korean food. Bipimbap and Mandu (dumplings) are two of our favorite snacks.
Kimbap. Korea's version of sushi. Rice, egg, radish, carrots, and some greens wrapped in Kim (seaweed). This is Chamchi(tuna) kimbap. Delicious!
Migeum Station, a few blocks away from Grace School.
Roti buns! Perhaps the most delicious pastry ever.
This is where we lived all year! Sejong Grancia II Officetel. Close to food, close to the subway. It was a great place to live.
It will be weird going home where not every building will look like this!
Samsung Tower, Seoul. We went into town for one last afternoon before leaving.
Insadong.
Tea/Herb shop
1 comment:
Wow nice shots. It is cool that I recognize some of the things you took pictures of. It has been a great experience, one you will have fond memories of the rest of your lives I'm sure. Can't wait to see you. Have fun relaxing but hurry home. Meow, meow. That was from Clyde and Bonnie. :D Mom Stave
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