Summertime fun

Well, we've officially been out of the country for 6 months. I can't believe it's gone by so fast. We arrived in the middle of winter and now it's so hot and humid that when we wake up in the morning and look over the rice paddies, all you can see is the mist from the humidity. Since it's been so warm, we haven't done too much travelling. Also, it's when the Koreans go on vacation so they've been out on the roads. Instead, our time has been spent hanging out at home. and around the apartment complex. Central air is also non-existent in most Korean homes. We just have an air conditioning unit in our living and the master bedroom which we use sparingly since electric bill can exceed $400/month. So, some days we just go w/out a shirt and use the fans.

The weather is wonderful for all the gardens and flowers we see. David is particularly fond of the bees which of course congregate around the flowers. He's very careful not to touch the bees. We've taught him that "bees, owee" so far, no one has been stung.

We've also discovered pat bing sue which is a Korean desert. A bing sue is a shaved ice with fresh fruit and sweetened condensed milk poured over it. Pat is sweet red beans. The one is the picture is a particularly tasty one which we got at our local Paris Baguette. In addition to the sweetened consensed milk, there was also some pomegrante juice poured on the shaved ice. Yum!

And finally, to beat the heat, we head to the playground first thing in the morning.