Thursday, August 2

Today Anita, Henrietta and Thea (pronounced tay yah) came into Seoul for the Gathering. We were going to attend some of the workshops, but decided instead to go shopping in the open marketplace called Etaywon. WOW! I found a wonderful jewelry store that hand made pendants with names in Korean; I ordered one for my adopted sisters and one for Chandler. I am so excited - they will be ready next week just before we leave (ugh! the thought of leaving makes me sick to my stomach so I refuse to think on it anymore). We have met all kinds of fascinating folks here at the conference. For example I met a young man named Gordon who is living in Korea and working as an independent recruiter for Samsung and LG Products. I can work in Korea as a contractor next summer (earning about $4000 American) tax free; and both of these companies will house me and feed me for the month while I work. Then, I would be able to fly over Danny and Chandler where we will all go to Ilsan Center and volunteer. It sure sounds good to me... Now I must sell it to my husband! Hmmmm. I also will need an F4 Visa. The food has been amazing during the conference, but I am trying to watch how much I eat. We do not have computer access at the hotel, but found a computer bong (PC cafe) where you can pay $1000 won for 1 hour while the hotel was charging about $8.00/15 minutes. We went to a Hom Bok fashion show tonight at the race track and saw an all girl band that played an amazing version of classical music kicked up several lively notches.