Stepping Outside of Daegu

Today we got to visit our friends Nick and Lauren. They always come to visit us - we've never, ever been to see them in the countryside where they live, and I really really regret not going sooner! We had such an amazing experience. I got fantastic photos of the area around their town, as well as a lot of pictures of the English immersion camp where they work.

We started by taking a walk around a beautiful lake with lovely bridges and pagodas.

There's always something calming about a pagoda.

 The kids running to explore both shores.

Pretty bridge!

 This is a shot of an onion field next to the lake. Each onion is poking through a little hole in a plastic sheet. The area where Nick and Lauren live is well known for their onions and garlic - must smell great at harvest time!

Later we went to the school where Nick and Lauren work. This was a practice sheet on a pretend phone. Helpful phrases in English. LOL

 The superintendent of the school asked us to stay a little while longer so we could meet the students. I wish I'd taken some video so you could see the reaction! My kids were mobbed. You can see some girls running up towards Lillie and Reagan. Aiden is shaking hands, because the boys in the front row ran up to him and shook his, so he just kept going. :DSorry this shot is fuzzy, but everyone was moving so much!

 I love, love, love this photo. Lillie was absolutely in her element. She loves people and would have stayed there forever.

 Just another view of the mass of people surrounding the kids. Poor Aiden was not loving it so much. Most of the time he was trying to sort of get out of the mob, but people kept pulling him back in. I did get one or two shots of him smiling, just because kids asked him to.

 Forced smile. He's trying, bless his little heart. Lillie and Reagan are eating it all up.

So not loving it. After this we pretty much started clearing this up. My kids ended by bowing and saying thank you and goodbye in Korean, which of course got massive happy reactions.

 Us with Nick, Lauren, Christina, and Suzi (one of the directors of the school). They gave us all headbands that have the Korean flag on the front.

Me and the kids with Suzi and Sohee.

 Sohee and the monkeys.

 We had such a great time! I just wish we had more time to spend there. It was so kind of the directors to let us stay longer and meet the students. The school was absolutely adorable - I'll put up pictures of it later. There are classrooms, an art room, a science room, and then separate areas representing different experiences like an airport, restaurant, post office, and hotel. It's really cool! Further photos of our awesome time to follow. :)