Alive and Well

Don't worry, mom and dad have made it to South Korea. Its been pretty whirlwind the last couple of days, so I haven't had a chance to do much. I should be sleeping right now in preparation of waking up earlier than my usual time to take the parents around. Mom and Dad were supposed to get here Thursday night, but due to sold out trains (it was a long weekend, and so people were getting an early start) they were unable to make it. So we picked them up Friday morning, dropped off their bags at our apartment and headed out to Seomun Market where we picked up some fabric and random other little things. Seomun is Seomun, it wears you out becuase there is so much in every direction you turn. Saturday, we headed to Seoul for another whirlwind tour. We saw Insadong, did some rad shopping there. I got my name in Korean put on a wooden stamp. I'm super excited about it! And I got a couple more scroll pictures to go with my big one. Unfortunately, i got them in a smaller size because they didn't have them bigger. We also went to Itaewon for dinner (foreign district) and then to Namdaemun Market. While on our way home from Namdaemun, we came across protesters who were protesting about Mad Cow (surprise surprise) and along with that the ousting of the president Lee Myung Baek. Mom and Dad were getting all freaked out. Where's the excitement? The next day we breakfasted at McDonalds and then went to a palace. Mom and Dad were awed by the size of the place in the middle of the city. Then to Seoul Tower, and YES! Luc and my lock is still there! There is a lot more locks around it then there was a month ago! But that was really neat to see that it was still there. At this point, Dad and Lucas, Mom and I separated. Dad wanted to see the war museum, and mom and I went shopping in MyeongDong. There were so many people out shopping, but as we were doing so, the skies opened up, and it just started to pour! We had to buy an umbrella, which is now going to be my work umbrella. We had a lot of fun in Seoul, but we were sooooo pooped after going going going. We got home and slept like the dead. Today was a chill day, just Emart and coffees. Tomorrow is going to be the museum and maybe a quick trip to Woobang Tower to over look the city, depending on the clearness of the day. Lucas is working in Hapkido towards getting a higher belt, so he's going to be working extra hard in the next two weeks. He'll spend a little bit in the morning with us, but then he'll head over to Hapkido. I hope he makes it for the belt. Apparently I get to watch, so I'll be there :)