The first set has pictures from their departing the USA to arrival in Korea. It also includes shots from the visit to my school on Friday and the Seoul City Tour on Saturday.
There are a ton of great pics, so check them all out here!
The second set of pics is all about our trip to Wolmido, Chinatown and Freedom Park. Once again, Jeong Mi's father was generous enough to give us a ride around and join us for the fun.
First, we went to Wolmido, a major port of Incheon, one of the landing spots when the US came to rescue South Korea as well as a boardwalk and carnival. At Wolmido, we took a two-hour boat ride that included entertainment in the form of dancing and bands. Also, feeding seagulls is always a good time.
After Wolmido, we took the quick trip over to Chinatown. I have been to Freedom Park before, which touches Chinatown, but I never made my way down into that neighborhood.
Chinatown is in this location for a good reason: It's incredibly close to the ferry where Chine immigrants come to Korea. We are at a Chinese restaurant (no way!), where we had some sweet and sour pork, chicken and of course, noodles with black soybean sauce. It was a little bit pricey, but Jeong Mi said a special occasion calls for a special meal.
And she is right about that. If her mom had been there, it would've been complete, but we'll save that for Saturday. The restaurant was very nice, and we had our own, private room to enjoy the meal and conversation.
Following dinner, we made our way up to the park to check out the statue of MacArthur, who still stares out over the port, like he's watching for any more dirty North Korean rats wandering to shore. It was my second time at the park, but my first time seeing it at night. The cool weather and lack of a huge crowd made it really nice to see.
By the end of the day, I was exhausted. Being a translator is exactly as difficult as I thought it would be. Translating the conversation isn't tough, but my brain was on overload as we made our way home. One whole day of working double languages takes its toll on a guy.
The whole day was really great, and it was so nice of Jeong Mi's father to not only join us, but also give us a lift everywhere. I know my parents are grateful, as well.
Mom made sure to take a ton of pics. You can check them all out here!
Also, check out the pictures here for our Father's Day of Fun, which includes our dinner, my parents' day and some shots of us dominating Koreans in basketball.
Tonight we hit an SK Wyverns baseball game. Let's hope my curse on the home team takes a night off.
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