Corea, Flesh eating fish, and 1 week to go!

Now you'd be lying if you said you didn't want to know more about that title!

First of all, my big brother Corey came to Korea for a week and we had a really great time! We affectionately termed his visit as Corea. Although our itinerary was somewhat determined by a toddler's nap schedule, and he did have to sleep on the kitchen floor, we hope he had as good a time as we did! We spent a few days in Seoul where we did some shopping, went to the Yuk-Sam ( translation: 6-3 building, which is 63 floors and one of Seoul's tallest buildings) saw an ancient palace and had some delicious food! After Seoul we came back to Daegu and saw the sites and ate the food and before we knew it, the visit was over!


I think this picture is really funny. First of all, Cate was in love with Uncle Corey the moment she saw him and constantly wanted to be held by him. Here we were waiting for the subway train and he is trying to tell Cate it's coming, while I'm taking a picture of it with his camera. Meanwhile, Cate decides to pose for daddy's picture.

The promised kimchi picture.
Here's the view of one of the world's largest cities at night.


On the last day of Corey's visit, we got a special little spa treatment in the form of little Japanese fish eating the dead skin off your feet! I know, I know, you don't have to tell me how disgusting that is! We sat for half an hour, with our feet dipped in tons of little fish. They immediately come rushing for your feet, and it feels like tiny electric shocks. We were all ready to jet the moment we put our feet in, but we realized it was actually pretty cool. These fish are called "Dr.Fish" and they seriously make your feet so soft and smooth. Apparently this little treatment was featured on Ugly Betty at some point, though I haven't seen it.
Here are a few photos of the experience!
And with that, we have one week left in Korea. One week! Next Wednesday, bright and early, we will be renting a "jumbo taxi" to bring all of our luggage to the bus station. From there we'll take a one hour ride to Busan's Kimhae Airport and will fly for just a couple hours before we reach Beijing! We're busy arranging all the last minute details. I'm still working until Friday, and then we'll have a few days to finish up. We'll likely end up leaving most of our possessions ( that we used this year) in the alley in front of our apartment. A common Korean sight!

I'm sure I'll have one more, nostalgic post of Korea before we head out. But for now, we miss you and we love you and we can't wait to see you soooon!