Differences

T hese are the keys to my apartment. Crazy! I can barely figure them out. I just keep turning until it fits. =)


The past couple of days I've been a tourist just following along. I went to Busan with my mom and dad to see my grandmother and aunt and her family. It was amazing, however, the differences between a 'country' city and Seoul are huge! So even though Busan is as modern as any other city, it was just different.


Seoul is an amazing metropolitan city. I do not like the traffic or driving/parking laws, but it works for them. This has not changed in the past 15 years since I've been here. The types of cars, though, have changed. Lots of BMWs, Mercs, Lexus, and Ferraris around here now......I remember the days of KIA and Daewoo. Samsung makes a car now also and that's crazy to me. The city is bustling, but only after 9 or 10 am until the early morning hours of 2 and 3. Their rush hour begins around 8 at night and lasts through 11 pm.


I can handle the differences, but not the staring. I've realized that people are going to want to look at Helena, and then me to figure out why we look kinda Korean. Either way, when you stare them right back in the eye, they tend to look away faster. So many older men have reached out to touch Helena's hair, and the women will just grab her hand or face and tell her how pretty she is. She's handling it very well, she's such a good natured kid, but we'll see how long it lasts.