Happy Seollal!

  This past week, we celebrated Seollal at Korean School, and it was so fun to get a glimpse into Rowan's culture, and now although not "our" culture, it is apart of the fiber of our family.  Korea, and Korean culture will forever be special to us!




We ate ddeokguk, a Korean soup with dumplings, and my class got up and sang Arirang, a Korean folk song, a Korean anthem.  It is beautiful, and I was honored to sing it on such a special day!  We sang this before the elders of the community.  Before we did our song, the principal of the school got up and announced that the students would do the traditional bow before the elders.  I hadn't remembered my teacher mentioning this, and come to think of it, didn't see anyone else in my class, but I got up there anyway!   At the end, the elders came up, and gave us money.  Once I headed back to our table, I realized that this was really meant for younger people, that were not married.  Ooops!!  

I hope that Rowan will enjoy coming to Korean school when she is old enough to attend.  It is so fun (and challenging!) but I am so thankful to be apart of this community!




At the end, all of the families that have adopted Korean children, get up and do a group photo, many of them in traditional Hanbok.  It was so great meeting so many adoptive families, and we even recognized some families from our local agency's picnic!  Next year, Rowan will be here with us, and I just cannot wait!  


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