Day 3(Ufo's, soapbox,birthmoms)

Getting homesick!! Really, I just want to see my big boys buy now. If any of you guys taking care of them read this, please post to me on Facebook or email me and let me know what they are doing.

UFO's--this is what Mike lovingly calls the many Unidentified Fried Objects that the street vendors sell :) Some are delicious, some look like whole fish!

About today, we had fun. We got up really early(3:00 am for Mike) thanks to jet lag. We had the wonderful free eggs and toast the guesthouse provides and then at 7 walked to Dunkin Donuts for coffee. For my Dillon International friends coming to Eastern soon, it is 2 blocks to the right. We then saw the Korean War Memorial. The outside is amazing and really intersting and Free! The inside is huge and really cheap(8000 won for the 3 of us). HOnestly, I'd skip the inside and just linger on the outside exhibits. We then went to Itaewon. We all decided that we like Namdaemun Market better because it is more traditional Korean. Itaewon is more commercial and global. We ate American fast food. After our Korean food twice yesterday, we wanted "regular" food. We are sooooo tired this afternoon and plan to go to the grocery store for milk ,cereal, fruit, and something light to cook for supper here in the guesthouse kitchen.

Abby is still amazing us. Nana and Mom, wish you could see her navigate the subway system and the market like an old pro! Oh, the subway--I remember something that was so funny. It was kind of crowded and we were standing, like usual. Abby sat in an available set. Another seat came open, in between 2 elderlymen. One of the motioned for Mike and really wanted him to sit there. So, Mike squeezed his 6 foot 2 frame in between these old men who looked about 5'5 on a small subway seat. I was dying laughing but holding it in to not offend the men. Apparently it cracked them up too cause they were chuckling. Mike looked like the jolly green giant next to them!!

Tomorrow we plan to visit a church and hit Namdaemun Market again for souvenirs.

I've run into groups of birthmothers twice today. On the floor above our room is Sharon's Home for unwed moms. The women get care until the baby is delivered. When I ran into the group this afternoon, there were 4 girls--looked about 17. They were happily chatting and waddling like they would deliver soon. I came around the corner and they froze. Bless their hearts, they looked so shocked to see me. I smiled and said hello. One girl smiled back and tried to say hello. What I wanted to do was hug their necks and tell them thank you for choosing LIFE for their babies. That if their children are anything like ours, then some family would be super duper blessed by their gift! They quickly shuffled past me and were gone.

Just want to say this: the world is sooooooo much bigger than our little white suburban middle class life! Don't be afraid to get out and experience it. Go on a mission trip, take your kids to an inner city food pantry, mingle with other races, sponsor children in Africa, adopt a hard to place orphaned child with special needs! For goodness sakes, when you are on your death bed what will you be looking back at? I don't want to be thinking "God blessed me with so many opportunities, but I was too afraid to experience them!"