We have many things to be thankful for - as we all shared - one thing being our dear friends who help make home seem not so far away.




Reuben and Sarah Jane came to Korea in 2005 to teach English. In 2006 Reuben started a business with Scot called Adventure Teaching while Sarah Jane continued to teach. In 2008 Sarah Jane, still teaching, began her MA TESOL. In 2009 we are still here, doing our thing and doing His thing.




thanks to our American school that celebrates thanksgiving we had a 4 day weekend. we headed down south for a few days to busan, a city on the south tip of korea. busan is the largest city next to seoul.
they call this beach the wakiki beach of korea.
we spent a few hours at the famous fish market. there are hundreds of little stands where you can buy any kind of sea life, dead or alive. 
we went on a weekend trip with our favorite friends. we travelled about 3 hours south to a mountain in central korea. we hiked for the day, admired the beautiful leaves, and enjoyed a bicycle build for four.
fruit drying in the sun
look at the colour... wow
made it to the summit.. kim wearing boots and me in slip-ons. we weren't expecting the 12 km hike.
view for the top of the mountain... stunning

here is a shot of the one of the several claimed world's tallest standing buddha's... originally made in the silla dynasty and reconstructed for the 2002 world cup.


we went to the river for the afternoon for fun and games.
yeah team yellow!
my little Sieon... cute
naray and sung won... the little girls love the older girls
80's?
oh ya mr. zuidhof.... catch those candies