Christophe made this Corean
architecture video
and used a few pics of my family
in it. Kind of neat, and freaky in
a way. (You have to wait about 20
seconds in to see the first pic of us.)
8-15-45
Last
Sunday (the day after the wedding/party above) was Corean
Independence Day. The day that the Japanese Occupation of Corea
ended in 59 years ago.
The
churches in Ann Arbor had a huge picnic to celebrate. It was pretty
neat. I couldn't understand the big speeches that were made and neither
did Kevin because he was trying to take a nap 200 yards away.
"I don't
need to listen," Kevin told a nagging aunt,
"I've got so much Corean pride that it's overwhelming. I'm exhausted. I
need to take a nap now."
No rest
for the wicked, I guess. At least until the sun comes up and the
speeches start.
Anyways it
was a pretty fun day. They held relay races for the girls and the older
adults. I can't believe how fast some of those old folks were running.
Sun Su thought it looked like fun so he started running too ...
... Until Amy caught
up to him.
There was
also a volleyball tournament, which Amy's brother shanghai'd me into at
the last minute. We did pretty well considering :
1) we
never practiced. 2) most of
us only got 3-4 hours of sleep (Corea-zy night), and 3) I
haven't played since high school.
We got 2nd
place, a trophy, and a picture in the local Corean paper. And permanent
grass stains on my jeans and a friction burn on my ribs.
