seoul searching

Susan and I paid a visit to the 11 million people of Seoul, Korea this past week (she for work, and I as a tag-along). We partook in the quintessential Seoul experiences of public bath houses, private DVD bang rooms, busy markets, kimchi and barbecued beef. The cold weather, conifers and ice rinks made us a bit homesick for a good Minnesota winter. We also made a side trip to the heavily protected demilitarized zone and saw one of the four tunnels the North has made attempting to gain entry into the South. Now its back to cozy little Singapore for me, and a week in Minnesota for Susan. Click on the photo for more images from South Korea...

the rumors are true...

We are expecting a child in June! When this ultrasound photo was taken a few days ago, I immediately noticed the resemblance to her mother-to-be (see photos below). The doctor also believes it will be a girl. Susan is doing very well, especially considering her busy work and travel schedule.

We are accepting name suggestions...






(I also notice a resemblance to Lucy...)

Mike travels to India

Mike is currently on a Habitat for Humanity trip to India with our friends Rob and Sarvin. I haven't heard much about his trip yet - except that their taxi hit a cow when they first arrived (and keep in mind that cows are sacred in India).

This is Mike here... I'm back from India with an update. I was fortunate to be part of a great group of Habitat volunteers working in an area affected by the 2004 tsunami. We helped out on the front end of a project to build 97 brick and cement homes in a village south of Pondicherry (you may recognize the name if you've read Life of Pi). The work was tough, but at day's end we had time to play cricket with the local kids and meet the families that will live in the homes. India is indeed an assault on the senses, and these few pictures hardly do justice to the sights, sounds, tastes and smells of such a fantastic place.

Rob Spence will no doubt have much better pics on his site soon (www.snowless.com).

And by the way, the cow that our taxi hit thankfully survived and walked away.




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