Day 3 was extremely busy and very emotional. I'll probably have to write about the details later, but I've posted a rough set of unedited pictures from the day. Some of the things you'll see in this photo set in chronological order are:

  • The view from Mari's family's apartment in Jeonju
  • Exchanging gifts with Mari's cousin and aunt
  • A picture with Grandma
  • The drive from Jeonju to Buan
  • Pictures of the countryside (look for mountains!)
  • Reunion of Mari and her mother's sister
  • Pictures around the village in Buan
  • Picture of Mari's grandpa's house in the village where she was raised. It had a fire and is abandoned.
  • Picking cabbage!
  • Travel through mountains to Byeonsanbando National Park
  • Visiting a temple (20min hike and snowing and freezing cold so we cut it short)
  • The beach ... and it's snowing
  • The last pics are back at home in Jeonju

There are so many stories from the long emotional day. Everything from me cutting my fried chicken with scissors to visiting these impoverished villages where everyone remembered Mari and her parents, to Mari receiving a picture of her father and mother together. Priceless memories. Priceless memories.