I spent my first night with a Korean Family last night. On our drive home I asked my host, Kim Han Jong, if he was born in Andong. When he answered, "5 minutes," I knew I was in for a quiet visit with lots of smiling.
Their apartment is lovely -- hardwood floors and black marble accent walls. The living room is furnished with only a couch, a flat screen tv and a nice cluster of ferns in one corner. We spent the evening sitting cross-legged on the floor looking at family albums. Mrs. Kim is a very sweet stay at home mom. She wears an adorable pink hello kitty apron. They have a daughter (16) and a son (14). I'm not sure of the daughter's name yet, but she seems like a pretty typical teenager. She came home from school around 9:00pm and immediately got on the phone. She was too shy to talk to me, but the family photo albums got her involved and giggling. At 10:00pm she went back to school until 12:30am. She was off again for school this morning at 7:15am.
Unfortunately this morning I woke up not feeling well for the first time. Last night meeting our new Rotary club I hit a bit of a wall. I am loving every minute, but I am ready for some quiet time. My stomach is begging for a rest from all of this food. I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to face the sushi and seaweed soup for breakfast, but I made it. Today I am going to work on the art of saying, "No thank you."
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Hey you. I love being able to follow you on your trip. I’ve been thinking about you everyday and have been checking your blog daily to see if there are updates. It’s funny you should mention “hitting a wall”. I was thinking about you the other night and of all the exciting and new things you are experiencing and how overwhelming it can all be. I was wondering if we would hear that it all finally caught up to you. Sounds like lots of early mornings and late nights just trying to fit it all in. Make sure you get some rest. Can’t wait to see your pictures. Love ya, Michele
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