3 DAYS TIL KOREA!
Annyong haseo! Oh-toe-kay Jinay-sayo? (Hello! How are you?)
We are furiously packing the last things we need to fill our already full suitcases. I am getting very excited to go. Although the plane trip will be very, very, very, very long! We will be very busy with alot of sites to see. The sad news that I have is that I will not be able to meet my birth mother. They found her and her mother, but they could not make contact with any of them. So that is disappointing, but it will not ruin my trip! God has a plan and His plan did not include the meeting of my birth mother. I will wait for His time and not push for my time. Thanks for all the prayers and notes and cards! If you want to send me an email you can send it to jelsmadrb@gmail.com and in the subject just put my name or something! I appreciate all your warm greetings! Thank you all who sent emails on an update of how you are! I enjoyed reading them alot!
Here is a shortened itinerary for you!
June 26- Depart for Seoul, South Korea
June 27- Arrive in Seoul
June 28- Go to a Korean Folk Village
June 29- Go to Holt, which is the orphange I stayed in. And funny thing we get to have a pizza party! Yes!
June 30- Visit Esther's Maternity House, these women are dealing with adoption issues.
Visit Kyongbok Palace and Dongdaemun (translates in Eastgate) Martket. This is where I could buy a traditional Honbok at the market.
July 1- Travel to Mt. Sorak.
July 2- This is our free day. We are going to do some sightseeing at a nearby temple and to the East Sea.
July 3- We drive to Busan, South Korea today.
July 4- Free day in Busan! (Happy Fourth of July America!)
July 5- Today we are going to Daejon to see my foster mother! This is an exciting day for me! I found out I was born in Daejon in a clinic there. That clinic is no longer there, but we can see the site if we want. After that we will travel back to Seoul.
July 6- In Seoul, we will be visiting a Junior High school and hanging out with them. We also will have free time in the afternoon.
July 7- This is our last day with the group. We have a free day today. We get to choose what we do. We want to go to the Korean War Memorial Museum, maybe take the DMZ tour, and do some SHOPPING! :) This night we will have our farewell dinner.
July 8- Our group will leave for America, but we stay in Korea alone, with no translator, alone! Oh man! 2 white people and a Korean that does not know korean! :)
July 9-11- We plan to go exploring, go to Yoido Full Gospel church, which is the biggest church in the world, and go to their prayer mountian. Details are still pending.
July 12- We leave for Demotte, IN.
I pray this trip is full of great experiences and beautiful encounters. I feel that this trip will bring the closure I need to move on with my life. One chapter begins and another one is ended! Such a perfect ending I might say! I pray all of you are well and having a great summer! A little callout to Maddi Curless who reads these! :) I miss you too girlie! I miss you all and I can not wait to share my experiences with you guys.
Annyonghee kay-sayo. Cho-une-ah-cheem-ee-ay-yo! (Goodbye. Have a good day!)
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