Saturday night we had dinner with our friends Dr. Bae and his wife Jungsook. They took us to a traditional Korean restaurant. We had an absolutely amazing meal that we will never forget! We greatly appreciate their generosity.

Yesterday we visited the shrine of Changgyeonggung with our friend Janie. She is from Seoul but spent several months studying in Portland last year. It was great seeing her again and introducing her to Yunji. Janie and her mother gave Yunji a beautiful gift. Thank you, Janie!

Today was our last day in Korea. We started off by walking around the neighborhood and having a great breakfast of bibimbop at a local restaurant. We then met our friends Eric and Paula from Salem. They are adopting a baby boy through Holt, and had just met him for the first time. Lisa was tired, so she and Yunji stayed home while Eric, Paula and I took the subway to Insadong. There we had a meal to remember. We accidentally ordered way too much food, and actually tried to eat it all. Fortunately it was very good food, and we had a great time.

When I returned home, Lisa said that she and Yunji had had a very good day. Yunji was eating much more than before, playing games, and laughing. This is really good news, because we weren't sure how long it would take for her to warm up to us. It looks like we are all making progress much more quickly than we had thought.

Tomorrow we will get up early and head to the airport. Soon we will all be home in our own environment. We have had a great trip to Seoul, both to pick up our daughter and to see the country. We plan to return soon to keep Yunji connected to her homeland.