Holidays in Korea: Photos 63 to 84

It doesn't need to be said but, in typical Shawna fashion, I will say it nonetheless......Christmas is tough when you are abroad. In all honesty, I am handling it much better then I ever would have thought possible, considering my roommate and best friend is going home, to Calgary, to do everything I would sell my SOUL to do right about now (ie. Banff, hockey, dinner with MY family).....however, I am going to Thailand. And let's be honest.....it's Thailand. What am I complaining about.

But the holidays really sneak up on you...I mean REALLY sneak up on you. Fair enough, they do no matter where in the world you are, but here they kind of creep in when you aren't looking and punch you in the face. Snow is what makes it real. The first snow fall of the year was definitely the moment where I first took a step back and realized that I am where I am, and the holidays are still happening..the world is still spinning, though seemingly on a completely different axis. And Christmas does exist here, as it would at home, with tinsel and bells and lights and, most importantly, magic.

My kids are

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