Monday, March 9, 2009

Last Days in Korea

The last days before we left Korea, we decided to leave our apartment early and stay with our friend, Ernie.  We were able to sleep in, relax, take some walks, and spend time with our friends.  They gave us a little goodbye party.  On Saturday, we were genuinely sad to leave them.  We'll miss our friends in Korea a lot.

Jimmy Kim and Sarah Ahn were our Korean mom and dad (not replacing our real parents by any means!).  They've always taken time to help us, show us the best parts of Korea, and have been the warmest, most welcoming, friendliest Koreans we met.  It was hard to say goodbye, and here's a picture of us before we had to say goodbye for the last time. :-(

Here I am already feeling relaxed on one of our favorite hikes.  In the summer, this little valley is green and alive with beautiful fields of rice, corn, and various greens.  I like it even in winter.

This lady had arranged her turnips in an amazing cylinder.    I don't like turnips, but this arrangement tempted me to buy some!

I've never been to a country in which I've seen cabbage and garlic in such copious amounts.  Earlier this year, this truck was equally full of garlic.  Koreans are quite healthy--I wonder why!

Ernie has a great view of a middle school, so we got to watch a few P.E. classes go on throughout the day.  They look so cute in their purple uniforms. 

Huge school, huh?  There are 5 stories.

An interesting art park that Michael visited.

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