The Been Briefing

happy birthday lauren!

and i have a few more pictures from this past weekend.

tia smelling the flowers...

koreans do not own big dogs. i have seen maybe one or two larger dogs during my entire stay thus far. instead, the size of the two above is fairly typical. and you should see how they're decked out. we've got stores and shops full of dog clothes, hats, even booties for their cold little paws. Spiderman, Hello Kitty, and every animal design and pattern that you could imagine! lol.

dear dear emily and i

nahamm, me, tia... der ganze tag hat so viel spass gemacht!

we climbed a hill and found this - along with a full gym (weights, machines, etc) OUTSIDE. WHAT?! so anyway....

so beautiful. i love steps.

awww... hello me.

the little girl is SO cute!! and please notice the older woman walking (right side of the picture). she is wearing a viser to protect herself from the sun. apparently it's only an older generation thing, but i still see them a lot here. and friends s. and h. say that in california they see a lot of the koreans wearing them, too.

often, in driving around, i see these burial grounds. and while some still are buried on these hills, because of the increase in city population more and more koreans are choosing cremation.

oh.. and for some laughs...