How to Make a Family: Just add Kimchi.

If you have ever asked, 

"What's it like to spend the weekend

making kimchi and farming 

on the North Korean boarder?"

This will help answer that question.

Until we meet again.

Autumn in Pyeongtaek

This is what it's like,

to live in the Pyeongtaek countryside

in the fall.

Basically, it's pretty damn beautiful.

I DID IT!! I learned Korean!

I am pretty proud of this piece of paper here.

I did it.  I completed the KIIP language course.

Hardest thing I have done in my life.

Of course, learning the language 

doesn't mean I understand everything.

For example, I didn't realize 

it was like a real graduation ceremony.

So here I am.

The idiot in zombies and sweat pants

at her own graduation.

There it is.

So beautiful.

Of course, now the real work begins.

Next step, culture class...