Land of the Morning Calm

Don't be too shocked...be honest with yourself...you already knew we were crazy! David and I have always wanted to go on adventures. When Lucy was born we tried to live like two normal people with a baby, but we just couldn't hold out any longer and figured 10 months was old enough to to take Lucy along to see the world. (As David explained to some people the other day: "Wendy has always wanted to go on adventures. I mean, the poor girl wanted to go on a mission her whole life and then some hunky man came along, who she couldn't resist so she settled down and got married. It is time to take the girl on her adventures"). So, after some thought and prayer, David accepted a job teaching English in Korea, in one of the areas from his mission called Ansan. We leave in a little over two weeks! Crazy, huh? I told you! He signed a year long contract, so we won't be seeing you all for a while (but I can bet they have the internet and I will probably be obsessively blogging everything, so no worries!). Our apartment will be one room, no not one bedroom, just one room. We will sleep altogether on padding on the floor in the living room and put it away in the closet during the day (that is the way the Koreans do it) . I had to share that great part of our situation, because I am really excited to live the real Korean culture. It just seems so foreign, but I guess we will be the foreign ones (that will be a fun change!). I am also excited to eat like Koreans because they hardly ever eat wheat or milk (both of which Lucy is very sensitive to and I can't eat or else she gets it through her milk and breaks out with Eczema). It will be nice to feel normal. Okay, I guess with blond hair, I won't completely fit in, but at least if we are out somewhere I won't have to watch people downing bread and ice cream without participating! Dave's last day of work is today, and then we are just packing, and getting ready for a massive yard sale! Dave and I love going to yard sales...I guess it is our time to give back! And then a long long trip with a baby. I was starting to gripe a little about how long and hard the trip over there with a baby will be, but once you think of all the immigrants crossing to America on ships, and the pioneers crossing America in Covered Wagons, I guess 24 hours of travel with some layovers and long bus rides isn't much to complain about! Wish us luck! We are off to the Land of the Morning Calm (as Korea is also known)...