International Christmas

We thought we'd be a bit bummed this Christmas, as we spent it away from our families, but it was such a unique experience that we didn't really have the opportunity to feel too lonely. On Christmas day, we went over to the home of our friends, Jimmy and Sarah, for Christmas dinner. A few people we had not met before were there, as well a girl named Dong Jun, who is a teacher from China living here in Korea. We met her on Thanksgiving. Here are my co-worker Allie, me, Dong Jun, and Sarah.

Dong Jun brought the ingredients to make home-made dumplings for part of our dinner. Here are some of them, made by many of us who were at the party.

Show this picture to Grandma Joe! This is Michael rolling out the skins for the dumplings. It was fun to make the dumplings because Chinese dumplings are a tradition in Michael's family on Christmas day.

Dong Jun and Michael rolling out the dough. She made the dough and the filling from scratch. They were really good!

We also met some girls from South Africa at our dinner. They were really fun to talk to and get acquainted with, and they brought some traditional South African food. So it really was an international Christmas. We had people for dinner from Korea, China, South Africa, and America. We had a great time!