Chuseok

Ok, so during the week of Chuseok, I had the opportunity to meet my grandmother and uncle for the first time of my life!

I met my aunt (Uncle's wife)at 상셰 station. My aunt doesn't speak english and I don't speak much Korean...



She read a book...

...I went to sleep on the train.

One hour and 45 minutes later...we arrived in 안산.

There are a lot of Middle Easterners in this area. A short bus ride later, I met some new family



When my grandmother saw me, she grabbed my hands and started to cry a little



We then ate some really delicious food. Kimbap, bulgogi, kimchi, dok, tofu jiggae. They kept commenting on how big I was...I don't know how to feel about that. My grandmother kept feeding me and feeding me. I felt like I was about to explode...

My uncle wanted to drink whiskey with me and was trying to get me drunk! Ha!



Yes, he IS that short. I was like Andre the Giant compared to them. I'm HUGE!

My uncle then had me watch Superman Returns and Mission Impossible 3.

Communicating was tricky. A lot of body language was used. They also were facinated with my Lonely Planet Phrasebook.

It would've been easier if I could speak more Korean than I can. I have to work on that.

It's weird meeting family for the first time. I really didn't go through alot of emotions. I didn't know what to feel at the time. I did know that this would make my mother and grandmother very happy. I was too.