So today was the day that we were to meet Lily's foster mom. This is the woman who took care of Lily from about 1 month to 5 months old, when she came to us.
Chris went out early to buy coffee, and he took Lily out for breakfast. Then the three of us took the subway over to the adoption agency. Meeting her foster mom and dad was great. They remembered Lily because she was the last baby they fostered. Her foster dad especially liked Lily because she was "spunky". Foster mom was very proud that Lily had gained so much weight during the time she spent with her. They were lovely people and fawned over Lily, congratulating her on good grades and other accomplishments.
Unfortunately, there is just no way for us to get in touch with the girls' birth mother. I'm so glad that Lily at least got to meet her foster mother - who truly loved and cared for her. Lily loved seeing pictures of her foster mother's grandbabies. They were wearing these cute "Kewpie doll" hats.
We came home and took everyone but Baxter out for dumplings. Then we explored our neighborhood a bit more. We are actually living in an area of old and restored homes. It's kind of like going to Georgetown, CO, or any historic district where old homes are refurbished and new homes are built to look old. Today we got off the beaten path a little, and explored some of the little tiny streets. They wander up the hillside, until they are too narrow for a car to go, and then they continue as stone-paved paths. Here there were some houses that looked quite old. The only other tourists we saw were Koreans exploring their heritage.
Chris and I splurged and bought some Korean clothes - modern, but definitely Korean.
This was a laid-back afternoon. We all napped a little, then went to the grocery store. Tonight for dinner we had steak (approx. $17/lb), baked potatoes, and a fruit salad. It was really difficult to light the charcoal in the grill. Finally, we tossed in a few wooden chopsticks from fast food restaurants, and got the fire going.
Thankfully, it did not rain today, and our clothes are almost dry.
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| Masks and oxygen tanks in subway - in case of attack. |
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| An interesting garden near the adoption agency. |
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| Dumplings! Koreans don't use knives, so there are scissors to cut your food into chopstick sized pieces. |
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| The combination plate. |
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| The view from the top of one of the narrow alleyways. |
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| An old style Hanok House. |
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| The entry way. |
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| Really old steps and pathway. |
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| They use old roof tiles to reinforce the steps. |
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