Ha Dong

Ha Dong is the town that Boo was raised in. Ha Dong is a really small town and Boo's house was in a suburb about twenty minutes away from Ha Dong. It is in the mountains and is about five hours away from Seoul. It is really pretty with lots of cherry and persimmon trees. Almost all of the people that live in the village where Boo was raised are his Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. We had a feast when we got there. Boo's Mother, Boo and I all wore our hamboks. Boo and I had to bow to several of his relatives. I was really nervous about it because it is really hard to bow in a hambok. I did not fall down when I bowed, but I did bow way to fast. After the feast we went and saw Boo's dad's grave. In Korea you bow once to the living and twice for the dead. After we bowed twice we poured Boo's dad's favorite alcohol on his grave and poured come candies on his grave as well. It is tradition to place the foods or drinks that the person liked the most on on their graves. I loved all of Boo's old relatives in Ha Dong. The Auntie in the purple jacket sat by me at the feast, she was so nice. She kept hand feeding me food. She fed me this piece of beef, I tried to get out of eating it, but she put it in my mouth before I could stop her! So much for being a vegetarian!!

Gyong Ju

Gyong Ju, the city where Boo's sister lives is very famous. It has temples from over 15 centuries ago that have been preserved. It also has famous tombs of Kings. As you can see in one of the pictures, the huge mounds of earth are actually where the king and his family's tombs are. Korean graves always have mounds over them, most of them do not have headstones. The bigger the mound the richer the person. One of the temples in Gyong Ju called the Bulguksa Temple can be seen on the Korean penny. There are were a lot of Buddhist Monks around the temples so I even got to take my picture with one. I also wanted to show off to my dad the fish that I was able to catch.

The No Raa Bang

Koreans are big about going to the No Raa Bang. It is a small room where you can sing Karaoke, dance and have fun. I even sang a few songs. When I sang Let It Be with Boo, I was smart enough to turn my microphone off. We got half way through the song before he realized that he was singing a Solo. I would have to say the best part was taking my mother in-law out for a spin on the dance floor!

My Korean Family

I have to not met all of my Korean family yet, but I have met most of them. I now have four Korean nieces and three nephews. The oldest girls are Boo's sister's kids. His sister's name is Jung Ray and her daughters names are Hee Jin and Su Jin. They live in Gyong Ju which is about two hours away from where we live in Changwon.
Boo's mom lives in JinJu which is only an hour away from us. When I first met her she was wearing a bright Orange Hambok (traditional Korean dress) to greet us. It is tradition to wear when you go and meet your in-laws, but mine was not done being made yet.
Yong Mun and Eun Yong is Boo's oldest brother and his wife who live in Seoul. Eun Yong was able to stay in Hawaii for about three months and both of them came to Utah for our wedding reception.
Yong Gil is Boo's second eldest brother. He is married with three kids. They all live in Seoul, which is about five hours away. It is to bad because his kids are a lot of fun. The kids names are: Ha Min, Ha Bin and Ha You.
Yong Ha and JinJu is Boo's third eldest brother and wife. They have two children, Yo Jin and Hyung Jin. They now live in GeoJeDo.

My Worst Enemy

Christmas Vacation

We had a lot of fun visiting with my family during our Christmas vacation.

God Bless America......No I mean God Bless Korea!!!

We finally made it to Korea! There are tons of great things to see. Our first few days were spent in Seoul with Yong Mun and Eun Yong. We were able to see a lot of really great stuff like: Nam Dae Mun market, the King's palace and a lot of really tasty restaurants.