Rambutan

This is a rambutan. It is a yummy fruit, but it looks very strange on the outside, like a hairy red ball. One is open, and sitting on my sister's cookie.

Vietnamese ferry boat

It carries people with their bikes and motorcycles, not cars!

On the boat, Halong Bay, Vietnam.

Fruitylicious

Same and Different

We have been in Korea for a day and a half. Tonight we are flying to Vietnam for a 10-day vacation, but before we go I wanted to share some of the things I found that are the same in Korea and America and some things that  are different.

School:
Kids in Korea go to school just like in America. Learning is VERY important to Korean families. In Korea, most kids, like my cousin MinSeo, wear uniforms. Her uniform is a sweater and shorts. Since it's cold, she wears tights under them. You can see she is learning English, too.

Playgrounds:
I was VERY happy that my grandparents' apartment building has a playground, with my favorite activity... monkeybars!!!

Hiking:
Just like Americans, many Koreans love to go hiking. Behind my grandparents house is a mountain, Buk Han San (North Han Mountain), where people go to hike.

Here are my mom and grandma:

On the mountain there is a spring with fresh water you can drink that comes right out the side of the mountain. Everybody shares the blue cups.

 There are big rock piles where you can leave a stone for good luck:

After the hike, there is a hose that blasts air out so you can blow the dust off your clothes!!! It's really noisy. My sister was too scared to try it.

I miss everyone in America, and all my friends in Mrs Johnson's class. If you have any questions, just ask!

Flying

Here we are on the airplane. I'm in the back row with my mom. It was pretty comfy for kids. Each seat had it's own TV for movies and games. 

I also read a book.

 We saw Mount Rainier out the window of the airplane.

 Here is the plane we flew on, through the window in the airport in Korea.

When we landed it was nighttime in Korea, but morning in America! I was very sleepy.

My cousin, sister and I

My Korean family all met me at the airport after a loooooooong flight.

Noodles in the airport

These are the noodles we ate while we were waiting for the plane in Seattle. I felt like we were in the car all morning. Good thing I have books and things to color.