Jason and Juhee

This post is a tribute post to Jason and Juhee our friends that we got to visit while in Korea. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with them - what great friends! They were so nice to pick us up from the airport, get us an international cell phone, check us into our hotel, show us around a bit, take us out to dinner and then out for coffee (all in the first night!). We had a great visit and it was so nice to have them there to help ease us into all that is Korea! We had a really great dinner and Juhee taught us how to say it (Jim-Dak, right?) and they helped us with a few manners like traditional greetings and how to properly serve a drink. Seriously, could they be any cuter??

We talked on the phone several times throughout our trip and got back together for dinner again on Wednesday night. We took a train out to their place. This was a hilarious journey in and of itself complete with Dusty's incredible pronunciations of the stops (cinnamon) and having my personal space invaded in a major way - ha ha! Juhee's mother came and they took us to an incredible place in an old train car and it was SO so good. We had duck that was cooked inside pumpkins and the ritual of how to eat it was half the fun! The soup was spicy and the dumplings were heaven, it was by far our favorite Korean food experience. Thank you to Juhee's mom for treating us! We had hoped to meet up again for more food and fun, but the week went so fast and our baby boy was finally ready to come home with us!



Jason and Juhee, we cannot thank you enough for your hospitality while we were in Korea. You helped make our trip so fun and we really feel like we were able to experience some of the amazing Korean culture so that we will be able to pass that on to Jae. Can't wait until you are here so we can try to repay you!
Dusty and Kathryn

P.S. Estelle and Joe Ted - thank you for all that you did to help us prepare, make calls, etc. You were a great help to us and we cannot wait for you to meet baby Jae!