Internet tomorrow!

Sorry we have been out of touch via skype, etc. We have an Internet connection in our apartment but we are "borrowing" it from somebody in the vicinity so the connection isn't very strong. We basically have to stand in a certain point in the kitchen to get service. But anyway we are getting cable and Internet tomorrow! So we should be all set to resume regular skype sessions tomorrow with anyone who wants to skype:)

New apartment and what not

Last night was our first night in our new apartment. Its nice, quiet and has plenty of room for Liam to run around. We still have a few things to move from Myndi's dorm room but were basically all set up. We moved Liam's fish today, that was fun, we got in the cab and tried to explain to the cab driver that we had a fish in the garbage can. He just smiled, laughed and hit the gas. Clearly he didnt understand what we meant. But needless to say the fish is here. Liam just tried to kill it I think, he put enough food in his water to last for six months, not to mention the food that didnt make it into the bowl.

We had some traditional Korean food yesterday and it was extremely good but also EXTREMELY HOT. There were like two menu items that said "spicy" next to them but I like spicy food so no big deal. I told the waitress what I wanted and she warned me that it was spicy. I asked how spicy? She said well for me its "normal spicy" but for you it may be very spicy. I said well I like spicy food so I will be fine. Wrong. Each bite was like dipping a jalepeno in habanero sauce and sprinkling chili powder on top. My mouth was on fire.  This is what fire on a plate looks like....maybe I should have been clued in by the pile of peppers laying on top of the dish.

Here are a couple videos to watch, of the area we live in and our apt. Sorry its a little jumpy, I am pushing Liam and holding the camera so kinda hard to keep it steady:) Enjoy

Friday

Here are a few pics of Liam playing. We found a place to live, thank god. We will start moving in tomorrow, or Friday evening stateside. Its very nice and has everything we needed, bathtub and bed for Liam, full kitchen etc. Its raining here and Myndi is sick so that's no bueno. I think I am going to start volunteering at the Animal Shelter here to be able to get out once in awhile and help with the animals here. There are lots of volunteer opportunities so I think it would be good to help out somewhere.

 

Here are a few pics of Liam playing. We found a place to live, thank god. We will start moving in tomorrow, or Friday evening stateside. Its very nice and has everything we needed, bathtub and bed for Liam, full kitchen etc. Its raining here and Myndi is sick so that's no bueno. I think I am going to start volunteering at the Animal Shelter here to be able to get out once in awhile and help with the animals here. There are lots of volunteer opportunities so I think it would be good to help out somewhere

Sunday Funday

We took Liam to the Pyeongtaek mall today because they have a kids play area that we had seen on a previous trip there. He loved it, glad we found it because he is so used to going and playing with other kids and I didn't want that to stop here. We taught ourselves how to say hello and goodbye before we left today. I used it successfully a couple times. We got in the cab right after I had finished watching the youtube video that taught us and I said "hello" to the cabbie perfectly. And then we told him where we were going and he repeated it to me for confirmation and I replied with "si". Then he asked another question and I replied with "si" again. Then Myndi reminded me he wasn't Spanish. He probably thought this racist American pig. Ahhhhhh being a foreigner is fun.

While at the mall Myndi had run to grab a cup of coffee and I was watching this women make these donut hole type things. And people were buying them as fast as they could be made, they looked great. She poured the batter and a big dollop of "chocolate" and some walnuts into this conveyor belt machine where they cooked for a few minutes then got spit out onto this tray when they were done. So I bought ten of them, tossed one of those hot little balls of deliciousness into my mouth and didnt get what I was expecting. Turns out the "chocolate" was actually bean paste. Myndi figured that out as I was washing down my first and last bean paste ball. It actually wasnt that bad, just not that good either. I feel like bean paste shouldnt be mixed with donuts, but it is here in Korea.

Okay here are some pics and a video too! Enjoy!!

Seoul.....Liams a celebrity here :)

We had a great day today! We took the subway to Seoul which involved finding our way through this.....

That's the Seoul subway route map....Thank god Myndi had it all figured out:) The train ride was about an hour or so which included a couple transfers and many stops. The good thing is it took us right to our final destination which was the Coex mall. That place was huge, lots of stores and a really big aquarium that had lots of fish for Liam to see. Most of the pictures are of us in the the aquarium, it was pretty neat and they had an impressive array of fish and other creatures. They also had this cool area where they had household appliances that were turned into aquariums, there is a few pics of that too, a fridge, a washer, and a phone booth all have fish in them.

We attempted to shop at the mall, I am apparently the largest man in Korea. I cant buy clothes here, literally. It was like trying to shop at Gap for kids. Kinda embarrassing:/ people are just small here! I mean its not like I'm Slim Jim but I dont think I would make the cut for the Biggest Loser! Guess I will have to order stuff online!

So its official, Liam is a celebrity here, no joke. He was photographed I dont know how many times today and someone was actually taking video footage of him on the train ride up to Seoul. Its so weird, people are amazed by him! People actually see him, take their phones out and start taking pictures!Then they look at Myndi and I and its kind of an awkward moment. Its flattering I guess:)

What did we learn today in Korea? They love coffee and/or caffeine. There are coffee shops EVERYWHERE!  Myndi saw a 5 year old drinking Red Bull. They also love ice cream almost as much as coffee. They also don't have the personal space rule that we have in America. They push and do whatever to get where they are headed and its always in a hurry. They aren't trying to be rude, its just how they are. You will see people running and its not for any reason. I mean at home if I see someone running through a mall I think "he stole something". Here you see guys in suits running in the mall. Weird.

Well here are some pics from the day, enjoy!

 The picture below is a penguin watching TV!!