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Blog for Korea 🇰🇷

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The trip in Korea has been very fun so far. A highlight was the hike day with daddy’s uncle where we hiked up a big mountain. Even though I was very dehydrated, it was fun to talk to Acadian, and the kimbap we had brought was very yummy. Later that day, Acadian, Daddy’s Uncle, Halmony, Halabogee and I all went to dinner at the top rated Japanese style ramen restaurant in Seoul. I got the tonkatsu ramen which was really good. By the end I was so full that I didn’t even have room for dessert. Another highlight is from the day before the hike when I went to a fancy beef place for lunch with Daddy, Mommy and Daddy’s Uncle. The whole meal was delicious and all the beef was very juicy and flavorful. To top it off was a yummy crunchy rice ice cream. At dinner I earned $10 from Acadian for taking a huge bite out of a spicy pepper but I had to drink ice water and numb my mouth for the rest of the meal. I also went shopping and found some cool shirts from a Korean brand called ThisIsNeverThat. I...
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Japan Trip 🇯🇵

    One of my highlights of the trip was going to a matcha store in Tokyo because we got to try some of the ice cream and it tasted very  delicious.     Another highlights was the fish market sushi. We woke up at 5:00 and went with Brian to the fish market by train. Coincidentally we were seated at the same spot we had sat at the last two times and the sushi chef remembered us from before. The sushi was  delicious, especially the fatty tuna, but unfortunately Acadian had a hard time eating the fish because of his new expander so I tried to help by telling him to swish it down with soup and tea.      Next, we went to a train station store where we bought some bento boxes in preparation for our ~2 hour train ride to Nozawa Onsen. I chose two bentos: a katsu sandwich box and a chicken karaage box. I didn't end up eating the chicken until later, but they both tasted delicious. When we got to the Nozawa Onsen train station, we took a bus...
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Yet Another Japan Trip!

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      Before we got to Japan, Mommy gave us a list of ramen places that were supposed to be good and asked us to choose one that looked good from there. I chose one called “Ginza Tsukiya” because it looked like it had good Tonkatsu ramen, which I love. We went there and all got a nice bowl of Tonkatsu ramen and followed the instructions on how to eat the ramen; there was a specific order in which to eat the ramen. There was a light but extremely flavorful broth and thin noodles that you could slurp down with ease. It was so good we ended up buying some ramen kits from them so we could eat it at home.      The next day, we went to the Studio Ghibli Museum which Mommy and Daddy had been waiting 16 years to go to (ever since their honeymoon). The museum was intricately designed and the building looked like it was brought to life from a Ghibli movie. There were tons of interactive activities that I enjoyed, and a lot of pictures that everyone else seemed t...
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Bryce’s latest art

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 Bryce just finished this acrylic painting at art class. 
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New school and new suit

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Acadian's transition to MCDS for 6th grade has been seamless. His teachers report that he's doing well in his classes. Most days are quite long with him catching the bus at 7:30 am and arriving home close to 6 pm because he is doing cross country and soccer. He quickly made friends with "the good kids" with whom he mostly hangs but has also befriended some of the less well-behaved ones by playing soccer. He'll be running in the JV XC championship this Tuesday. Bryce started out his sophomore year by taking wood joinery and turning and is playing piano in the beginning jazz class. So far we have seen a wooden frame, and we are looking forward to the bowl he will produce. He also started a short stories club with a friend where they read and write short stories. Over the course of the water polo season, he improved to become the top scorer on the JV team and was asked to play varsity for the league championships, which just concluded today. The photos are of the the...
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Bryce's first triathlon

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Bryce and I competed in his first triathlon in Herald, CA: the sprint Tri for Fun at Rancho Seco Park. It was a 1/2 mile swim in a lake, 16 mile bike, and 3 mile run. It was incredibly special to compete with him as it was his 15th birthday, and I had dreamed of him competing in a triathlon when he was a toddler. In my dream he had the body of a 12 year old but the face of a three year old as I couldn't picture what he'd look like when he was older. Since the bike was out and back, I expected to see Bryce early on as he was returning and got very worried as I started approaching the turnaround and finally saw him. He's a very fast swimmer and cyclist, so I was surprised to see how much I'd caught up to him. I cheered for him on the bike and when I saw him on the run course, which was challenging as it had gotten quite hot and there was no shade. Kyusik noticed that his shirt was ripped as he crossed the finish line. Only after I had finished did I find out that he'd...
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Castle, robotic arm, and museum

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After working with Dinorah on Wednesday, they visited the Castillo de Chapultepec in the afternoon. On the Thursday, they first watched Dinorah demonstrate how she uses a robotic arm and then got to try it out themselves. I noticed in the photo that  José   sent today of the group at the National Museum of Anthropology that Bryce bought a new shirt. 
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