Happy (Belated) Thanksgiving!! Thanksgiving '08 is here and gone in a flashHappy is Anna, from the Thanksgiving splashAnother holiday season is hereNot believing 2008's end is near, shall I shed a tear?Kindness fills our hearts these days,Funny, should we be this way always??USA, though away from you I roam,Less than three months, and I'll be homeNever bored, to Japan, Nepal, and DMZ, I'll go EVERYWHERE! Ecstatic I am, the holidays to prepareStill much to be done...

Dearest Friends and Fam, What can I say, but I LOVE you all, And I'm SO thankful for you ALL! Korea is awesome, God is awesome, I'm having a great time but I miss you lots. My birthday just passed, so I'm another year older. It's the anniversary of my quarter-century!! Birthdays are a reflective time for me. (Is that a word? I just made it one!) and this one is no less so. I've experienced true beauty on several occasions. A month before my birthday, I got...

Dearest Friends and Fam, I just returned from my FANTASTIC summer vacation HONG KONG!! My dear travel buddy, Hoonhee and I had a great time! We're both safe and sound, back in the comforts of Korea now, but watch your mailboxes for HK postcards! Let me describe the trip by what we DIDN'T do: We DIDN'T stay at the highly regarded, website recommended, very reasonably-priced hostel in the Chungking Mansion… located in the touristy area of Kowloon.WHY?? We fea...

Dearest Friends and Fam!! Since March I've been here in Seoul Loving it I am, on the whole Many friends I've seen, New places I've been Teaching is a joy 3-6th grade girls and boys Always a challenge, never a rest Early to bed, early to rise Myself, I've given a surprise! My days seem endless, Teaching, meeting, always in a dress, Seoul is getting hot, Long pants I can where not! So much hope I have for this new season, But not without God's he...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Its true that I miss Korea tremendously. But I am very happy to be home in America for Thanksgiving. It is my favorite holiday, and I've missed it the past two years. Thanksgiving is very similar to "Chuseok" in Korea; it celebrates the harvest; it comemorates the pilgrims who arrived here from England 1620; and it is a time to spend with family and friends eating a bountiful, traditional meal. I am particularly thankful this Tha...