Today has been a wonderful day of new experiences for us. Our co-worker and new friend, Chang Min invited us, along with some of the other Elementary staff, to attend her daughter's 1-year-old birthday party. This in itself isn't unusual, but here in Korea, turning 1 is a major life event, and the only other birthday that is celebrated to the same degree is 61. Family, relatives, and friends were invited, and the celebration began with a 'liturgy' of sorts - hymns, prayers and a short sermon, then of course - a feast! Special foods including a soup that people have only on their birthday - delicious, too!
After the food was shared, Chang Min and her husband had speeches, including a video and slideshow, a cake, and a wonderful song sung by her father. All in all, a wonderful privilege to be a part of. We finished by being taken down to the bus stop by her father-in-law who wanted to make sure we got to the right place, so we could go back to visit Insadon.
We have another exciting day tomorrow, well - I do !! Time for a hair cut for me, and Mike will most likely spend part of his day on a bike ride - no doubt some school work will need to be done too.
We are off on the PYP training course next Thursday - to Bali!! Very exciting...:)
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