Dari was here!

The title of this post reminds me of when I was in school and we used to write our name (if you did) on the restroom door, a bench or at the school desk... Tania was here!.... Sorry, just having a lame flashback moment...

Let's just say, somewhere in Seoul it says;

Dari was here... 4 / 1 / 12 

: )

Vacation... Puerto Rico!

Hello,

 Puerto Rico!!!!! 

First, let me start by telling you something...

I came back from this vacation with 12 extra pounds!!!!

I mean, could you blame me?!?! 

I needed to eat as many tostones as I could, before heading back to Kimchi land. 

Back in Korea, they don't even know what Plantains are. Back when I was living in Puerto Rico, I didn't have them too often, (as they are fried) but when you can't get it, that's when you want it. 

Vacation!

We survived 2-15 hour flights with 2 kids under 2. If you may like to know, it wasn't bad at all.

 Olivia did amazingly. She did not cry, she also did not sleep... hmmm... I didn't mind that she didn't sleep because she was very happy the whole time + it worked out for us, cause with the time difference, it made her adjust right away. 

Marky, as always, was a great sport. He's so fascinated with planes and he's super curious with just about everything, that he keeps entertained pretty easily. It's just more how we handle tiredness and having to answer absolutely every question there is. He needs to know everything about everything. He's at that age, I guess... 

Was nice to see you!

And it's all over just like that... You would want your vacation to last just a little longer. Like my bro. said, "It's like when you are a kid and get a candy, and they take it away too soon. You stay wanting more"...

Letting go... (Mom talk)

Hello...
It's been a couple of weeks since I posted anything. We've been recovering from our horrible cold. After the kids and I got better, Sean got sick... therefore, it's been some busy days, trying to rest, trying to get better and trying to get over the sadness and emotional stress that I've given myself over the fact that I might just be done breastfeeding.

I suffer from a bit of separation anxiety, don't know why, maybe because the few people I have near me, I don't want them going anywhere. Having my Mom on the other side of the world, Sean going on a work related trip, Marky going to School or to School trips without me... I hate separations. I hate letting go.

The Island of Sodor

This past weekend we took Markus to a Thomas & Friends Exhibition held at the AT Center in Yangyae-Dong. I found out about it trough the Korea for Kids page I liked in Facebook.

It's like a theme park, very small, but tons of fun for Tiny Thomas lovers. A bit  pricey, considering we had to come out with yet another missing character of the collection that's taking over our house. This time it was "Stanley" the one that got to come home with us. Funny how he introduces them to the one he has home...

"Here Stanley, this is your new home! Hello Thomas. Hello Stanley. Hello Everybody, welcome to The Island of Sodor ...."

Too cute how he plays.

Here some pictures...

Hurry, hurry....oh... the excitement!

The slides

He didn't ride the train... Adults can't go in it and he refused to go alone : ( 

Marky was totally freaked out by him, but not Haejoon <3

There is also a cookie making & coloring station... pretty cute ; )

Now back to the Mainland....

The info I found online in English said it was w16,000/w12,000, but we paid w40,000 for 2 adults and 1 kid, so I think it was more like w16,000/w8,000. To that the cost of an overpriced train, our Stanley was W18,000.  

The exhibition is only going to be there until February 12. English info. & how to get there Here. 

 Till next,

 xoxo

Nami Island

Hello!!!
I got a chance to do a post before Christmas! yeayyyy.... this one is gonna be a long one, so I better get started!

So after kicking & screaming, having my own little internal tantrums, after being in denial for the longest time, I came to terms with the fact that I live in Korea....  and I will no longer get to see The Today Show in the mornings, Ellen...... "Jersey Shore, Real Housewives of NY, NJ, Bethany & other trashy reality TV shows <3 kkkk...  my dear geeks of Big Bang Theory, Modern Family... Quien tiene la Razon... : X .... LOL  In general, all Western TV.

Ohhhhh how I miss it so...

Well I gave in, and I decided to start on Korean dramas, thinking maybe, just maybe something of the language would stick with me.  I now have to admit, I've got THE DRAMA FEVER  (I'm not gonna make this post about the dramas, 'cause that HAS to be one on it's own : )  But I've found that with them I've learned some words and I can actually understand a teeny-tiny bit when they talk.... specially AISHHHH..... lol....
But what I like most, Is I get to see where they are filmed and If there is a location that I find pretty or interesting, I google it and we make a trip out of it.  On this one Drama called "Scent of a Woman" the main actress took a client on a guided walking tour in Korea and they went to this place where they were walking though a misty path that had really tall trees lined through it.  I thought it was beautiful, the combination of the mist wit the tall trees, made it feel like a scene of an mystic Asian film.  Both Sean and I said, we have to go there!
The next day Sean sent me a text; I found it... and the picture below.

Metasequoia road

I learned they are Redwood trees or also known as Metasequoia.  I also learned the famous road is in Damyang, which is way south from us, ( 4 to 5 hours driving).  I don't think I'm up for such a long drive with my very talkative son & 2 month old baby...  : /

Then one day looking trough a facebook page I "liked" about Korea, I saw a really pretty picture and it had tagged Nami Island. When I googled it, this Island had the same tree lined path and best of all, it was just an hour away from us. : )
                            Road Trip!!!!!!!!

15 minutes into our drive.....

It is looking good for us... : )

Googooliando... hmmmm... maybe Facebookiando

Nami Island or Namiseom is a tiny half moon shaped Island located in Chuncheon, South Korea. It's like half the size of Culebra, maybe a little less.

To get there you have to take a ferry boat. 

Inside the ferry boat there was this tree made out of little pieces of paper. Sean told me it was a wishing tree. I sure hope it was that, cause is not like he asked anyone, and me being very "presenta" you know, I haaad to write one. 

I think I read somewhere they store the Kimchi under these for the winter.

So apparently this is place is a popular location to film Dramas. The one that supposedly made this place so popular was Winter Sonata, (need to add this one to my "to see" list).  There's many statues & signs telling of sites where the actors did this or that, and people take pictures following the steps of the actors... too funny to see! 

mixed families, mixed kids, boricuas en Corea, Boricuas en Korea, Naminara, Nami Island

Nami Island, Naminara, Boricuas en Corea del sur, Korea, South Korea

There's wild Ostriches, just loose, walking around people, minding their own business...

The Recycled funkiness...

Nami, naminara,

It was Sweet, cute, romantic...

Nami Island, Naminara, boricuas en Corea, romantic

From now I start feeling like I'm in the world of Where The Wild Things Are... & I mean the book, not the movie : )

Nami Island, Naminara, Chuncheon, Metasoquias, 

Nami Island

Metasequoia lined path, Nami Island, Naminara, Boricuas en Korea, Seoul, chuncheon

At Nami Island

I'll eat you up!

Markus' new friend : )

*the boy, not the monster... : P

"Let the wild rumpus start"...

The frozen fountains...

& the Lady in the water...

A mermaid passionately waiting for her prince
http://www.namisum.com/

We were here... : )

we were cold...

& we were hungry... 

So before my wild things start roaring their terrible roars, we sail back... & Have some delicious Dinneeeeer!!!!

We ate so well.... Thank you Lily & Fam. for touring us around : )

To be continued....

: )

PS. There are american channels here, but the series are old seasons. Also the TV guide is in Korean, so I don't know at what time shows are, so I miss them all the time. I just gave up on them! : )