hello, there!

we finally arrived and taking things slowly as our parents are in jetlagged mode. i think i am, too. my one of many wishes for this trip though is for me not to have an allergic attack. i am not sure if the meds my doctor prescribed to me are enough to last me until we go home... but anyways...

we are here and we are so glad to meet the newest member of our family and she is adorable!

our parents are just so in love and i don't think we can take her away from them for a while... unless they're overtaken by their sleepiness ;)

one of the first few things we did today was to show our parents what a pumpkin patch looks like. we headed to one patch near the house and its so worth it to see everyone enjoying and having a great time. of course, we took plenty of pictures to remember this first time for our parents...

maybe we will do pumpkin carving next time

written on 14/04/2019 to remember this date by

just an observation

after almost twelve hours of travel, we finally reached LAX. my mother was kinda apprehensive while on queue for the immigration and customs check because the officers were so (not strict, because we can understand strict)... unfriendly? (not in the job description)... maybe the words i can think of right now are abrupt and unaccommodating. we can see people asking questions so they can answer the questions in the machine properly, but most of them would just bellow, "read!" to my mother who only traveled this first time, it can be pretty daunting. but the customs officer was nice and spoke in a mellow tone. i wish everyone would be like that. one can do work efficiently without screaming at other people (feels like one is making others feel worse). imagine having traveled for more than twelve hours and when you arrive at your destination, you get bellowed at. but then again, not part of their job description to be nice (but i think being human, one is expected to be kind and helpful).

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on to the next leg

so my parents were so impressed with the size, cleanliness, and huge serving of food (with side dishes) at the incheon airport after coming back from our transit tour. inside, i decided to take a shower (because the airport has a shower facility complete with towel, hot shower, and all the things you need to refresh from and for a long journey). my father did not believe me and decided only to freshen up. when i was done, i was surprised that they were not out yet and my mother told me later that my father was so impressed with the space of the shower room that it made him comfortable to take a shower in a public area. i am so glad my parents could experience this.

my parents were also happy to see a short cultural show and hoped that one day, they could also witness the same in our own airports. it was just an exhibit of korean culture and for first time travelers like my parents, it was a good showcase of what one can expect from korea.

so see, airplane food isn't that bad - i liked the olive oil/balsamic vinegar dip. i didn't know that they can come in small packages =)

written on 2/5/2019 to remember things by

first autumn

... of my parents.

they were just so impressed with the colors south korea had shown them while on a free tour during our long layover at incheon (we visited the jeondeungsa temple and deokjinjin fortress). even though they cannot understand half of what the guide was saying, but their interest was peaked by the structures and very colorful trees. it was also their first time to see a persimmon (mine as well!) and they can't get over how the tree was leafless but the fruits were flourishing.

great first experience for my parents (and I), right? =)

my father could not help but ask me everytime to take his pictures and then calling my mother to have theirs together as well. they were so cute - even holding hands while going up the hill. that right right, at that moment, is a relationship goal.

ps my parents even liked airline food! =) but i must say, having traveled on that airline a couple of times, i can say that their food is actually good.

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off to a new adventure

... this time with my parents!

so happy to be able to bring them to their first international travel, to be able to have this time to enjoy each others' company while we all still can... i am grateful.

it was even cool to see my mother, for the very first time, wear a pair of comfortable sneakers in shade of pink =P

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