Luke and I went on the last of our many Korean walks last month. Now he is back in the US harvesting sugar beets. One night just before he left we went out to Munyang and watched the stars come out. We walked out to a little pond and saw a few lightning bugs and then sat down in a clearing and tried to count how many different types of insects we could distinguish from their noises - Munyang is peaceful, but certainly not quiet, at night. (c:
Another thing I'm sure y'all will be interested in is that I got to go to dinner at my friend νμ§'s (Hyun-ji/Karen) house. It was . . . amazing. Her family was . . . wonderful. Her mom even told me how to make Bulgogi (which is very delicious). If I can get a recipe for japchae and mandu I think I'll be pretty much set as far as Korean food goes. They do have this really spicy soup with tofu that I like, but my stomach is less enthusiastic about the heat. *Sigh* That's life.
Oh, and I read Tuck Everlasting with a student last week, and I found a quote that was kind of where I am: "Things had happened to her that were hers alone, and had nothing to do with them. It was the first time. And no amount of telling about it could help them understand or share what she felt. It was satisfying and lonely, both at once."
I love you guys.
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