We just got back from our visit with the host family. They made a fabulous Korean dinner for us. They have 2 girls (3yrs and 7yrs). We had a great time. They volunteer to be a host family. Neither of them have any ties to Holt International or adoption at all, they just do it out of kindness and to represent their country. We started at a hotel with a group of people that have adopted children, I think they were on a "Heritage" trip. Krista and I didn't really know what to expect at first. We got matched with Mr. J.S. Hyun, he works for Samsung-Healthcare Dept. as the Chief Sales and Marketing Manager. He has travelled all over the world and went to college in Santa Barbara, CA. He was a very nice man.

We talked the whole way to his flat, it was about a 30 minute cab ride. He spoke very good English. When we arrived at his house we met his wife, Kim. She has her Masters Degree in American History. They live in a 3 bedroom flat in a suburb or satellite town of Seoul. I think Bundang-Gu.

The girls were very cute. A little shy. But by the end of the evening we wore them down enough to smile for a picture. Dinner was delicious. We had bulgogi (bar-b-que beef), sticky rice, potato noodles and vegetables, salad with crab, turnip wraps with vinegar, stuffed tofu dumplings and soup. Everything was very good.
They were such a nice couple. They gave us many gifts before we left....which was very unexpected.
Well we better get off the computer.....we are finally tired before 10:00pm.....I hope this doesn't mean that we are going to be up before 4:00am. (The bar is hopping again below our bedroom)
John and Krista