Jonathan and Valarie Smith

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Dongdaemun Market

Published: July 15th 2012Asia » South Korea » Seoul » Sincheon
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Jon and Val
July 15th 2012

So day one... Whitlee slept exceptionally well. Better than Hudson. Hudson is such a thrasher everyone pretty much woke up bruised and battered from him. Still quite impressed all four of us fit on a queen mattress. We woke up about 4am (still pretty jet lagged) and showered, got ready and waited. and waited. and waited for her to wake up. Finally I was just about to resort to taking a nap when she awoke. We packed on the kids and took off for Dongdaemun Market. It's basically an area of high rises that are full of vendors. We purchased some much needed clothes for the kiddos (recall, I came across the globe without anything for them) and headed out. We also got some sweet deals because are kids are just so darn cute. We've managed ... read more



And then there were two.

Published: July 13th 2012Asia » South Korea » Seoul » Sincheon
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Jon and Val
July 13th 2012

The day has finally arrived!! We picked up Whitlee today! We started the morning off meeting with Hudson's foster mom, Mrs. Choi. We tried to prep Hudson as much as you can prep a 2 year old 'that a strange lady loves you very much and is going to hug the ever-living daylights out of you when she sees you. This will be ok. You will survive and probably get candy and presents.' Mrs. Choi definitely did that. and more. We were waiting outside the Post Placement Service door for Hudson's former social worker, when Mrs. Choi and her 10 yo granddaughter (who was a big part of both Hudson and Evan's life) came running up the steps. She scooped up Hudson and kept talking to him. I recognized all of about one word-JoonSeong. We continued ... read more






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