Settling in...

We have now been in Yeosu for almost three full days. We have our clothes unpacked and just need to fully clean the place and decorate, and it can be ours. Jeff, my brother, is leaving for America tomorrow, so we are taking care of a few final things while he is in town, and going to eat with his brother-in-law (Won) tonight. In Korea, if one family member joins a family, your entire family joins a family, so they treat Megan and I very, very kindly. They have been so helpful, I just wish I knew a bit more around here so I could return the favor..!

Yesterday we went to one of the beaches in town (the name escapes me) and swam around in the ocean for a bit. It was a lot of fun, and a great way to waste away an afternoon. I foresee it happening a few more times before summer ends. In Korea, people do not go to the beach after August, but the temperature is still in the 80s during the day, so foreigners can go swim to a virtually empty beach, though a Korean would see this as taboo. Afterwards Jeff's family took us out to eat for a traditional Korean style dinner near our home in Yeochon. It was really good, duck cooked right on the table while we sat cross-legged on the floor. We then proceeded to fall asleep at 8PM and sleep until 8AM... That felt REALLY good!

Saturday night Jeff put together a welcoming party and invited many of the foreigners in town to come meet both of us. We had a great time and met a lot of people. There are still many more in Yeosu to meet, including English speaking Koreans, and Koreans who grew up abroad. So many people with diverse backgrounds... some of whom even knew where Minneapolis is!

We have a few other interesting stories, the gas man, getting a scooter, going to school with JS, trying to learn Korean, awkward interactions, so check back - if anyone is even reading this so far!!! We will also figure out how we will be sharing our photos in the next few days and begin posting those, which makes the blog entries far more interesting!!

For now, anyong hasaeo!