weekend in wando.

This past weekend I traveled to Wando (a series of island at the southern tip of Korea) with one of my closest friends, Eva. She grew up in this beautiful city and invited me to come home with her for a couple of days. It was so much fun meeting her family, eating home-cooked Korean food, driving around the island listening to loud music with the windows rolled down, and seeing the place where she has lived for the last 24 years. It was also wonderful to get away from the busy city for awhile and to see a much more laid-back part of the penninsula. I am so lucky to have found such great friends on this side of the world!

The weekend in photos:


the 5 1/2 hour bus ride from seoul to wando. our ipods entertained us.


playing on the beach.


eva. her mom. george (her brother). eva's mom own a restaurant in wando so we ate GOOD all weekend long. here we are having kimchi, fried pork and dipping sauce, seaweed, and samgyeobsal.


a view of the ocean from the road. we spent most of our time on saturday driving around since it was rainy and dark outside. regardless of the weather, it was still beautiful!


the ocean at low tide. i wanted to tell this woman that she would never be able to empty her boat as long as it continued to rain.


church on sunday morning. they sang many songs that sounded familiar, however, i couldn't sing along because everything was in korean.

Wando is such a beautiful place to visit. I can't wait to return when the weather is sunny and warm!