Welcome back, everyone! Thank you for coming by to check on us again. This post is about our 49th week in Korea for those of you who are keeping track of the time. This week started with SUPERBOWL MONDAY! Yes, I said MONDAY because we were all up at 6am on Monday morning to watch the Superbowl. It was quite an odd experience to watch it in the day time, AND don't even get me started on scrambled eggs and bacon as "party" food. So with a not-so-great signal and our glasses of orange juice, Dave and I, along with our friend Jeff, gathered around the computer screen to watch the game. During the infamous blackout, we headed out to play in the snow once again.
On Tuesday, the kids got an art lesson at the weekly homeschool class on post. Not only did they learn the symbolism behind the Korean flag and how to write the words in Hangul, they also got to create their own.
Girl Scouts met again on Thursday in an effort to prepare for Thinking Day. The girls have been hard at work making swaps and researching the country of Jordan for their project.
working on their poster
hearing them sing in their friendship circle always makes me smile
On Friday, we headed to Seoul for the weekend. Not only was it the Lunar New Year, but it was also the Daddy Daughter Sweetheart Ball. So, Dave got dressed in his dress blues and took Darci to the ball. They made such a handsome couple ☺. Mitchell and I had a wonderful dinner together and enjoyed just hanging out watching TV while we waited for them to get back.
beautiful curls thanks to Mrs. Alex
look at that dress, she is really growing up
the granny stockings make me giggle
he even bought her a corsage
♥ SWEETHEARTS ♥
Darci and her BFF, Ashlyn, got to sit together
I think she wanted Dad to stop taking pictures
I'm glad he didn't
my funny,
silly,
handsome
date! ☺
On Saturday morning, we slept in, had a great breakfast, relaxed for a little while and then headed to the National War Museum. It was such a great learning experience for us all. And although it was FREEZING cold, it was one of the BEST things we have done here. The outside monuments and memorials were a very stark reminder of what happened here. The halls of names on each side of the museum are a very solemn tribute to the fallen. While there we met a young Korean girl who volunteers to give tours to guests of the museum. She was so excited to be able tell us about the exhibits. Her mother was so proud of her for being a tour guide that she followed us around taking pictures of us getting the tour.
their idea of relaxing
view of the North Seoul Tower from our room
it was beautiful at night. I forgot to take that picture :(
view of the National War Museum from our room
the steps say... Freedom and peace are not free!
sign at the entrance to the halls of names
152,279 Korean names
33,642 American names
original Constitution of the Republic of Korea
how they had to drop bombs
listening to Korean radio transmission recordings
monument honoring some of the South Korean soldiers that sacrificed themselves
students signed the flag vowing to fight for their country
our guide - Si-eun Cho
she went by Stella
General MacArthur's hat, glasses, and corn-cob pipe
airplane leaflets that were dropped over the area
a North Korean soldier's uniform
North Korean people trying to flee over a destroyed bridge
I found this interesting
always showing the peace sign
The kids really enjoyed seeing all of the military displays outside.
That wraps up our weekend in Seoul. But I want to share a few more pics. In honor of the Lunar New Year, Darci got her very own Hanbok to wear.
Thanks again for reading. I hope you all are doing well. Happy Lunar New Year, everyone. Until next time....
Annyeonghi geyseyo.
