Gwang Ju

This past weekend our roomate Ashley invited us to her parents house in Gwang Ju. Her father is a Two Star Major General in the Korean Army..(yeah..I was reminded of that tv show major Dad too!) a position that comes with many perks...including three houses, and four soldiers that cook, clean, drive and watch an entrance gate for them. We had an amazing time.

Her father secured a private meeting with a Buddist Monk, which was spectacular. Then we ate lunch with the monks. They are vegetarian so we had a curry dish, that was so delicious! After eating at a temple you do your own dishes, ...down in a cool basement. It was a nice escape from the heat, and for some reason, doing the dishes as SO fun!!

Then we toured the temple, and Ashelys father taught us a bit about the history of Buddism, and the traditions within the temple.

Then we headed to Ashleys house...where we stayed alone in their second house...AMAZING, we had so much SPACE! It was awesome. They have a yard, and we saw stars for the first time since April!

After having dinner at the Major Generals restaurant with the family, the soliders took us out...ordered to be our body guards, and show us a good time.