Departure/Arrival

Our last stop in the US was for a two day training in Seattle.  Well, close.  We had visions of staying in downtown Seattle with a chance to explore an awesome city, have some amazing coffee and take some beautiful pictures.  However, we ended up in a small suburb outside of Belmont in an isolated hotel near a series of strip malls, no good coffee to be found.  Still, the weather was gorgeous for August, and we made a great time of it.  It also afforded us the lucky chance to have one last good mexican food meal before we left.  Of course we took pictures.  Here are a few:

These were our last real tacos for at least a year.  But somehow the Lord will sustain us.

The one good thing about suburban sprawl; wild blackberries along the roadside.  Mmmm.

This was the best coffee "Seattle" had to offer us.  A nice little drive-thru stand named Mondo's.  Much more awesome name than coffee.  :(  At least the weather was beautiful.  :)

And now this is us driving across one of the longest bridges in the world to our new home.  We were pretty exhausted and excited.

First meal in Korea with the Varners!!!  Samgypsal is cooked right on a grill in the middle of your table.  It's quite an experience, and still one of our favorites.  

This is Jesse and Emily (in the right corner), the teachers we replaced.  We really enjoyed getting to know them for a couple of days.

And out for a little welcome drink and seafood pancake.  We really should have been asleep at this point, having been awake for 30+ hours.  But it was great to be with the cousins!  

So that's a little recap.  Our last day in the US, first night in Korea.  And that is just the beginning.  :)  More soon.  Thanks for looking.