Our Town

Here are a few pictures from our new area of Seoul. We live in the mountains, mountain number 4 to be exact, and have really been enjoying hiking and exploring the alleys that make Korea amazing. We have found the best of both worlds in our new home - a bustling city and refreshing mountain escape!

Sadang, an area close to us, has an abundance of Japanese food and bars (as you can see).

This is a market area where we shop on occasion, but mostly enjoy walking through, smelling the products for sale!

Almost every evening we climb to the peak above, and the view is our reward. We started climbing daily in preparations for Mount Fuji in August!

On the weekends, we climb to the top peak and hike along the ridge.

Scattered throughout the area on the mountain side are various bunkers that are barbwired off. Pretty interesting but dangerous if you aren't paying attention!

Korean Baseball!

We experienced our first Korean baseball game, and it was truly an experience to remember! The fans are loud and never lose enthusiasm. There is a man cheerleader? shouting slogans for each player, and there are girl dancers that occasionally bop around for the crowd. The most impressive thing is the players. They really play the game and work the crowd. They are stealing bases, hitting fly balls just to get a run in, they are bunting, and just really working in the runs.... like they love playing, working as a team, and trying to please the crowds... a nice change!

Aaron's Ad

This is an advertisement for the school Aaron works at, Sangmyeong Elementary.

What a star!

Only in Korea...I hope

We were out exploring our new area and witnessed some tree trimming.

Yes, you see it right! There is a man swatting tree branches with a broom! WOW is all we could say (and pause to snap a shot, of course)!

Hong Kong

For Lunar New Year, Aaron and I headed to Hong Kong for four days. While we were there we enjoyed the sites, the food, and the beer (it is always nice to have a variety). Hong Kong is an amazing city with many little quirks that captured our interest. We ended up with over 400 pictures, so here are just a few...enjoy!


The docks at Lai King

Street in Kowloon (peninsular Hong Kong)

Central escalator on the island

Hong Kong island from Kowloon

Lights of Hong Kong's business district

View from Victoria Peak

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

We hope everyone had a wonderful and safe holiday! It was very nice for us to be home for awhile. We really did not realize all that we have missed, especially our adorable nephews and how much they have grown! We had a fantastic time visiting our family, and it was nice to see a few friends too! Our only complaint is that our time was too short. Next time we will have to stay longer, and remember you are all welcome to come and visit us!

Best of luck in 2009!

Happy Thanksgiving

We missed being at home for Thanksgiving, but at least we got to have turkey and proper fixings this year! We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Everyone loves turkey!

Ovens are amazing!

Turkey, macaroni and cheese, potatoes (mashed and roasted), corn, broccoli and cauliflower with cheese sauce, stuffing (or dressing), salad, bread...oh my...are we still in Korea?