Our new friends at the MTC, whom we have grown to love, have left for their areas of service in all parts if the world. We wish them much success and happiness in the mission field.
Like the other Senior Missionaries, we have, also, arrived at our place of destination. We are here in Korea!!! I can hardly believe it. (Raining!) We arrived after about 21 hours of planes, airports, and VERY little sleep. You can tell by our picture that we were definitely not at our best. (Raining!) President Cho and his wife, Sister Min, picked us up at the airport with two APs. (Raining!) They were a sight for weary eyes as the Elders relieved us of our 200+ pounds of luggage. We stopped at a market on the way to our apartment and the Elders and Sister Min picked up some bread, milk, eggs, and a watermelon to hold us over until we could buy food. (Raining!)
After dropping off the groceries, President Cho took us all to a very expensive and very excellent Korean restaurant. The next night they had us up to the Mission Home for a home cooked Korean dinner prepared by Sister Min. (Their home is beautiful.) Last night President Cho took four couples, including us, to a Mexican Restaurant, On The Border, and that was after having lunch with Sister Min and Sister White. In between all the eating, Elder and Sister White have been training Elder Biesinger and me. There is so incredibly much to learn. Keep us in your prayers.
The Elders drove Elder and Sister Reeve and us to Costco. Don’t complain any more about the cost of food. We spend over 200,000 won, and had only two average sized boxes of groceries. Except for the cost of food, Seoul is an amazing city. It has over eleven million people, and somehow maintains a small town feel. This is going to be a glorious mission.
5 comments:
Was it raining?
Hey, look! Sister Biesinger is taller than someone.
Dear Elder & Sis. Biesinger,
Just sent a real letter today. Blog when you get it so I know how long it takes--if you have a chance. Wow and away you go!! How exciting!! Take your time and get over the jet lag. See I knew you could get some US food. I didn't care what I ate other times but I needed my breakfast. Take care. Love, Holly
Nice Update! How many dollars to wons? :)
1,000 won equals about $1, but don't spread it around. It kind of takes the punch out of the story.
Just think, Elder and I are finally millionaires.
The elders drove you to Costco?! I thought you guys were going to Korea. The least they could do is call it Kostko. Do they have Wal-Mart and McDonalds, too? You can't shop at American stores until you've been there at least a month. Up till then you should immerse yourself in the culture: fresh fish from the guy on the corner, seaweed out of some lady's basket, a hotdog that is really a hot dog. After you get a good flavor for the native scene and you start missing the things to which you were accustomed, then you can start into Americana. Out!
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