Well, I guess I can officially be considered a liar. I promised more posts on my parents’ trip to Korea and I have yet to do it! But, it will come…it will come. I wanted to get on here and write a quick update though. For the past few weeks we have been scrambling to get our affairs in order and to get packed for our big move back to the United States. We spent a wonderful and unforgettable 15 months in Korea and now we are back in the ol’ US of A. As far as airplane trips go, it was pretty uneventful. But to me, it marked the end of a chapter on our lives. I was shocked when I got back to my hometown in Utah, not because much has changed—-hardly anything has in the past year and a half—-but because I have changed in so many ways. Of course it is nice to be back to see family and visit with friends, don’t get us wrong, we are glad to be doing that. But, leaving Korea was a really hard decision for us. It is so true that with a little curiosity and acceptance, home can be anywhere. Everywhere you go, there are good points and bad..sometimes really bad.. and Korea, like any other place had those points. But we love Korea and we love all the people and experiences that made her special to us.
So, what’s next you might ask. Well, that’s a question we are answering even as I type. We know that we will be in Utah until the Fall, there will be a new baby in our house, and then we are off to Grad school to start another chapter. Where? Probably either Canada or Hong Kong. I guess we’ll see and we will definitely keep you posted.
Dare I say that we will add more pictures of all the great things we were involved in in Korea before we left? Or will I just condemn myself? I had my last gayageum concert, Daniel finished his work at the University and with Maya’s school, we visited a ton of friends and family…well, I’ll just add all that to the queue of things I still need to write about.
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December 17, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Nancy
Welcome home! I’m so excited for your new baby girl! I can hardly wait! And to hear where you’ll be going to grad school! Such an exciting life you lead!
I am also always looking forward to more pictures. I miss seeing you guys!
December 18, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Anonymous
Hey! Welcome home! Hope you guys are getting settled okay, and I know you will have many wonderful experiences in this next phase of your life. We’re excited to see you guys soon. I don’t know if you heard from Matt but it sounds like the only night they are going to be in Salt Lake is the 30th – is that day open for you guys? Let us know and we can plan something. 🙂 Merry Christmas!!!
January 2, 2009 at 1:50 pm
InMySeoul
Nice blog!
Isn’t that always the problem? As a fellow blogger; there is never enough time to post everything in my head and all of my pictures. I take pictures of everything I can, and less than 1% of them end up on the blog! lol
How long have you been in Korea? How long do you plan on staying in Korea? It sounds like you have settled in there nicely. What made you decide to go to Korea?
January 12, 2009 at 2:10 am
Lindsay
I seriously admire your attitude so much! You give me hope for when we move to Korea in a few years. I am really nervous for that moment, especially not knowing if we’ll be going with another kid in tow or not (we haven’t made any definate plans for a 2nd, but the more I think about it the more I realize I’d feel better about laboring in Canada rather than S. Korea,(no offense Korea). Anyhoo–I’m glad that you guys are back in Utah safe and sound. We really miss you guys and wish we could get together again. I saw that Dan is looking at grad schools, possibly in Canada? Does that mean UBC too? That would be sooo AWESOME if yall ended up here too! I would love it! Shelby and Scott would too 😉 I hope you guys had a good Christmas and New Year. We’ll have to catch up soon!
Lindsay 🙂
January 17, 2009 at 5:05 am
Eun Sil
Hi. My name is Back Eun Sil and I am a student of Sookmyung Women University. First of all I appreciate your consideration for Korea. I would like to introduce Korean culture more, so would like to I send you an e-mail about that. My e-mail address is adqz86@hanmail.net
I will wait your e-mail. Thank you very much. 🙂
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http://wzdfactory.com/gallery/detail/297
January 20, 2009 at 12:41 am
Myrna
Marquita and Daniel, congratulations on the new baby-to-be! How fun! And of course, I am Canadian, so I think it would be exciting for you to go and live there for Grad School. I miss it! And having a baby in Canada totally rocks!! I had Nancy in Alberta–best week of my life! Back rubs every day in my nice private room.
February 2, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Anonymous
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-Ashley
February 13, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Anonymous
Welcome home (belatedly). What an amazing experience!
February 13, 2009 at 10:00 pm
David Layton
That was from me.