Busan

This last weekend I took the bullet train down to Busan and met with MiYoung, who I have not seen since she graduated Biola. We had worked as 2-way conversation
partners: I helped her with her English conversation skills and she helped me with my Korean language skills. Having someone use English to teach Korean is a hard thing to do.

Ever stand on the beach in California and just stare off as far as you can see? Ever imagine what is on the other side?

It was fun getting a chance to see MiYoung again, especially since she is getting married in a few months.

Korea is not a big country but has a large population. You can fit 98 South Koreas into Canada. Canada, whose population of 33 million is small compared to the 49 million of South Korea. With that in mind the city of Gimhae is "only 500 thousand people." So you can still feel the small town atmosphere despite the tall apartment buildings. Gimhae is a commuter city that is the long drive of 30 minutes to Busan (distance is all relative folks).

Stayed with MiYoung's older sister and her husband, met all 3 of MiYoung's sisters and her mother at church. Being an Asian culture (think community and think food), Korean church culture means that after the service everyone meets up for a meal. Being one of the 5 or so white foreigners (there are a lot of south-east Asian workers in this city, 2nd largest amount in the country)
I kind of stood out and was introduced 30 or so times. God knows I love to bow, so much fun.