Keep the blue side up

28
May

My daughter Hannah went to EVERLAND!!!!
From her email:
“That’s right brothers and sisters, I did it. I went to Korea on my mission and I found the closest thing to Disney I could. I’d call this mission a success (but for other reasons, hehe). 

We had to get special permission from President because one of our investigators wanted to take us. And she knew a cast member so she got us in for free!!! Lulz! They call them cast members and guests there, too. I know this because there were English signs. Practically everything was in English.

I took a million pics, don’t worry ^^ The only contingency from Pres was to not ride anything dangerous. We barely rode anything at all because there were so many people but I’m not even mad! It’s the smells and music and the atmosphere I wanted to see. The reason there were so many people is because today is a national holiday… Buddha’s birthday! Happy birthday, Buddha!”

(Photos: Wikipedia and 10mag.com)

1
May
liveaswellasyoudare: Daejeon, South Korea (by Luke Hoagland) My daughter Hannah’s mission!

liveaswellasyoudare:

Daejeon, South Korea (by Luke Hoagland)

My daughter Hannah’s mission!
16
Apr
On the way back from picking up my daughter in Korea, we want to stop in Tokyo, Guam, and Honolulu. Dreamers gonna dream.

On the way back from picking up my daughter in Korea, we want to stop in Tokyo, Guam, and Honolulu.

Dreamers gonna dream.

12
Apr

ahnseri:

Jinhae Cherry Blossom Festival April 7, 2012 Part 2
Looking for the stream lined with cherry blossoms.

I hope Hannah is starting to see cherry blossoms where she is serving in Singal, Korea. 
10
Apr
lovesouthkorea: Lotte World is a major recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea. It consists of the world’s largest indoor theme park (a Guinness World Record) which is open all year around, an outdoor amusement park called “Magic Island”, an artificial island inside a lake linked bymonorail, shopping malls, a luxury hotel, a Korean folk museum, sports facilities, and movie theaters all in one place. Opened on July 12, 1989, Lotte World receives over 8 million visitors each year and is considered along with Tokyo Disney Resort as one of the world-class theme parks in Asia. Wonder if we’ll have time to see this when I go pick up my missionary daughter in Korea next year. 

lovesouthkorea:

Lotte World is a major recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea. It consists of the world’s largest indoor theme park (a Guinness World Record) which is open all year around, an outdoor amusement park called “Magic Island”, an artificial island inside a lake linked bymonorail, shopping malls, a luxury hotel, a Korean folk museum, sports facilities, and movie theaters all in one place. Opened on July 12, 1989, Lotte World receives over 8 million visitors each year and is considered along with Tokyo Disney Resort as one of the world-class theme parks in Asia.

Wonder if we’ll have time to see this when I go pick up my missionary daughter in Korea next year. 
10
Apr

Someday, I will visit this land.
21
Feb
f11project: Changdeokgung Palace, built in 1395 and one of the “Five Grand Palaces” built by the kings of the Joseon Dynasty, was heavily damaged during the Japanese occupation of Korea. Currently, only 30% of the Palace structures remain. Changdeokgung was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997 as “outstanding example of Far Eastern palace architecture and garden design” being exceptional because the buildings are “integrated into and harmonized with the natural setting.” Reblogging this so I remember to add it to the list of Things To See In Korea When I Go Pick Up Hannah From Her Mission. And also because I wouldn’t mind having a pair of doors like that myself.

f11project:

Changdeokgung Palace, built in 1395 and one of the “Five Grand Palaces” built by the kings of the Joseon Dynasty, was heavily damaged during the Japanese occupation of Korea. Currently, only 30% of the Palace structures remain.

Changdeokgung was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997 as “outstanding example of Far Eastern palace architecture and garden design” being exceptional because the buildings are “integrated into and harmonized with the natural setting.”

Reblogging this so I remember to add it to the list of Things To See In Korea When I Go Pick Up Hannah From Her Mission. And also because I wouldn’t mind having a pair of doors like that myself.
20
Feb

Wallpaper, an international magazine focused on design, fashion, travel, and entertainment, profiled 10 territories around the globe with 20 reasons to visit each in their November 2010 issue.

And guess what? South Korea [where my youngest daughter lives!] made the cut.

18
Feb

travel-korea:

Get to know Korea! (Province by province)

Cr: sweetandtasty
30
Jan
A letter from Hannah’s mission president with a picture taken on her arrival at the mission home! “We are so excited to have your daughter serving with us here in the Korea Daejeon Mission. She is ready to go to work. We trust that your daughter will receive many blessings through her missionary service in Korea and extend to you our sincere appreciation for sending us your precious daughter. We look forward to a wonderful relationship with her and deem it an honor to serve with her at this time.” THEY HAVE ALREADY FIGURED OUT THAT SHE IS PRECIOUS

A letter from Hannah’s mission president with a picture taken on her arrival at the mission home!

“We are so excited to have your daughter serving with us here in the Korea Daejeon Mission. She is ready to go to work. We trust that your daughter will receive many blessings through her missionary service in Korea and extend to you our sincere appreciation for sending us your precious daughter. We look forward to a wonderful relationship with her and deem it an honor to serve with her at this time.”

THEY HAVE ALREADY FIGURED OUT THAT SHE IS PRECIOUS

27
Jan
Pre-ordered the Doctor Who 2011 Christmas special for you-know-who’s growing media pile.

Pre-ordered the Doctor Who 2011 Christmas special for you-know-who’s growing media pile.

27
Jan
hannahhurtful: Korean New Year, Korea-style.

hannahhurtful:

Korean New Year, Korea-style.
4
Jan
thwrtcnvltn: Seoul A cat cafe in Korea. Not allowed in without a cat! Hongik.

thwrtcnvltn:

Seoul

A cat cafe in Korea. Not allowed in without a cat! Hongik.
23
Dec
kwikset: “North Korean defectors who live in South Korea prepare to fly balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas, on December 21, 2011. The defector groups released 200,000 anti-North Korea leaflets. The slogans on the balloons read “Liberate North Korean compatriot,” “Terminated three generation hereditary power transfer,” and “North Koreans, uprising.” REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Yahoo FLY, balloons, fly.

kwikset:

“North Korean defectors who live in South Korea prepare to fly balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas, on December 21, 2011. The defector groups released 200,000 anti-North Korea leaflets. The slogans on the balloons read “Liberate North Korean compatriot,” “Terminated three generation hereditary power transfer,” and “North Koreans, uprising.” REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Yahoo

FLY, balloons, fly.