Eloise’s decision to study in Sydney for her junior Fall semester was the perfect excuse for us to “pop over” (still 10 hours away from Seoul but a whole lot closer than from NJ) to Australia for our Chuseok break in early September.   Deciding on the iterinary was difficult given all the natural … More Australia…absolutely!

Curiosity got the best of them…so they bit the bullet and came to visit us in Seoul!  A chance to celebrate both of our October birthdays together was further impetus that rallied Mom and Dad to brave the incredibly long journey (over 24 hours in total) from Savannah to Seoul. The site of their faces … More From Savannah to Seoul…Mom and Dad visit us in Seoul!

Perhaps appropriately, we visited Vietnam during the Tet Holiday which is how the Vietnamese refer to the Chinese Lunar New Year, the country’s most important and joyful holiday each year.  Previously, I had only associated the word “Tet” with the huge military campaign (Tet Offensive) launched by the North Vietnamese Communist forces and the Viet … More Vietnam sheds light on our America

With Christmas trimmings still up and presents yet to be fully enjoyed, we packed up some long forgotten summer clothes and headed southwest to Thailand on December 26th. Seoul was grey and cold so the bright sun, green foliage and warm Thai smiles that greeted us in Bangkok made the journey and wait in immigration … More Trip to Thailand

Living in Seoul has brought a new perspective on our lives in countless ways and celebrating Christmas here certainly made us all reflect on the traditions we’d come to expect and take for granted at home.  Generally speaking, Koreans don’t consider Christmas an important holiday, despite the fact that nearly 20% of the current population … More Christmas Reunion in Seoul!

With our options in Seoul VERY limited to properly celebrate Thanksgiving (the only turkeys and pumpkin pies to be found were at Costco and only in enormous Costco sizes and I’ve yet to see cranberries…my favorite part of the meal…so it was an easy choice for this cook!), we decided to take advantage of the … More Thanksgiving in Hong Kong

Perhaps we have a bit of a perspective after 3 months in Seoul–though I’m sure when we look back after a year or so we will laugh at what I’m sharing today–so I thought I’d offer up some “high” and “low” moments for each of us.  I didn’t poll the troops for this post so … More Highs and Lows

During the first week of November, I went to Chengdu, China with my school.  There were twenty people on the trip plus two teachers.  The trip was to be a service trip where we were to work with pandas, take of them and learn as much as much as possible about them. When signing up … More One Week in China (by Daphne)

So, under some duress, I have been asked to add my two cents….so here it goes. From my perspective, things are pretty good. Daphne and Zoe are serious troopers making it happen. friends, good attitudes, good grades. Couldn’t be more proud of them. And they are just so supportive of each other. Amanda makes everything … More Bill’s World!

We’ve been in our permanent house in Seongbuk-dong for nearly a month and it is starting to feel like home.  Our Pennington furniture doesn’t look so out of place now that I’ve unpacked the pictures we brought from home as well as some books and found some plants to soften up the corners of the … More Settling into Seongbuk-dong