Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Day Trippin...


…in Seoul. I met up with Big Bear in Seoul and cruised throughout the city. The best part of the day was visiting the Han River at dusk.










Jorge comes to Korea dressed like me and poses for a picture. Seriously though the resemblance to Jorge is a bit startling


My hair although getting longer quickly is still in the awkward phase


Las Vegas boat


It wouldn't be a worthwhile trip to Seoul without a ride on the crowded subway. Here is the lovely Rachel barely able to move.

Familial Ties

...I have been fortunate enough to create many families for myself in Korea. I have my work family (Janet, Loren and Baby Pinson), my Seoul family (Tallia, Saska and Brian) and my Saudi Family (Ahmad (who I lovely nicknamed "Big Bear") and Enazi. We went out one Saturday for pizza and mild mannered joy riding in Daejeon and realized that we looked like we were family. Big Bear and Enazi have both been here for almost two years, are fluent in Korean and ridiculously kind.

Can you guess who is "Big Bear"?




Why is this picture in this post?
In Korea in restaurants and coffee shops 9 times out of 10 there will be a computer with internet access for all to use. While at Papa John's I showed the boys my blog and they saw this picture of Dad and they fell into a fit of hysterical laughing. Once they calmed down they explained that Dad looked just like a typical Saudi man. From the way he stood, wore his pants and tucked his shirt in his pants. They should have seen him when he had a beard was all I said.

Trinity Cafe...

...offers you a latte with a bit of fish nibbling on the side. Trinity Cafe is a quaint cafe in Dunsan-Dong that has a pool full on tiny fish that will nibble the dead skin off of your feet. For less than two dollars you can soak your feet for an unlimited time. It tickles at first and if you are distracted by a conversation then you actually forget that you have fish eating away at your flesh. You feet come out soft and smooth and stay that way for a day or two. I took Baby Pinson to try "fish feet" and it is safe to say that an addiction has resulted. Thank you Chan Won at Trinity Cafe for the life experience...hehe.