Welcome to Aaron and Callie's blog! We will be using this as a means to share our adventures, surprises, ponderings, and, most importantly, Korean kimchi reviews. :) Bear with us as this is our first venture into "blogdom."
After a few hiccups, we finally received our teaching placement. We will be living and teaching on a small island off the coast of Busan called Gadeokdo. Just this year they finished a bridge connecting the island to Busan as it was only accessible by ferry in the past. Following Seoul, Busan is the second largest city in South Korea and is the fifth busiest seaport in the world. We are looking forward to being close to this bustling city yet distant enough from the din to experience the natural beauty for which Gadeokdo is known.
Click here to get some more information about Gadeokdo.
We leave August 18 for Seoul and have a two week orientation before traveling to Gaedokdo. Prior to our departure, we will be between Minnesota and Illinois visiting family, friends, and attempting to learn Korean (which may just be more difficult than our 10 years of undergraduate classes combined!)
Until we speak again...
Dear Aaron and Callie,
ReplyDeleteIt is super to reconnect with Aaron. Please talk to Charity as you are practically "neighbors" now. She lives in Tokyo, and will be there until March 2010. I hope that you can meet together, and she will show you Tokyo..She has been there since September 2007, and loves Japan.
Our pastor, Steve Kosberg, from Hosanna Lutheran Church, Mankato.is leaving for Souel South Korea at the end of August to serve as pastor of an international church for the next 5 years. He is one of the greatest pastors that we have ever known.I hope that you can connect with him. He would be a fantastic pastor for you to be spiritually fed by. Please check him out at the International Lutheran Church. I guarantee that you will love being involved with that church!
May you take Jesus with you Aaron and Callie. Know that He is already there preparing your work and home for you. Walk with God every day, and you will never fail.
All the best for you..If you are ever in waseca, please call 507 210 3354 (cell). I would love to get together.
Janean Hall