Our Big Night Out

Some brief reflections on yesterday:

1. We walked 3023 miles yesterday and took 45 different subway rides.



2. I got pretty "hangry" (word creator = Sara) at one point -- most of you who know me understand that this means that Dustin forgot to feed me every 2 hours and I almost fell down for the lack of food. Luckily, a 7-11 interceded with Coke at exactly the right moment. Had Coke not been found, I may have turned into a permanent fixture in Korean society -- hopefully with underpants on my new physique.



3. We had the best night we will have here in Seoul because we were able to meet with my cousin (Annie) and her boyfriend (Cole) -- pictured below. Both haved lived in Korea for over a year and work as English teachers. They hooked us up with good food, insights into Korean culture and found us a CD with Korean children's music. We had a great time.



4. Part of the Berlin Wall is here. Go figure.



5. Seoul is really pretty at night -- the Christmas lights are out in full style. Very romantic.



6. An a final picture to sum up the trip thus far...

...or something like that. :)

It is only 5 in the morning right now, though we both got the most sleep we have since arriving this past night. We are going to get things packed up here this morning, move over the guest house attached to our agency, and then meet Jaden again at 2 PM. The social worker will make the decision after our meeting whether to transfer custody then or wait until tomorrow morning as we get ready to leave for the airport. Yes, the "not knowing" isn't entirely fun -- but, we want to do what is best for Jaden. We'll update as soon as we know. I can't wait to see him again!