Dinner at the Korean family home

When Lee told me he had been invited to his co teachers home for dinner and I was also invited I was beyond happy.

I really wanted to visit a Korean family’s home since arriving here and I was not disappointed. We were picked up in the car by his teacher as well as her adorable children. A 5 year old boy and a 3 year old girl. When I say they were cute it really doesn’t do them justice. They melted my heart.

They were so smart. The little boy could name every dinosaur. He had a book of 130 and no matter which one you showed him while hiding the name he knew what it was. That’s a special skill.

The little girl was amazed by our English ways and kept telling me things in English to impress me. Unfortunately my Korean was a little less than hers so she taught me the basics. Being taught to count by a 3 year old actually helped me more than the Korean teachers I have.

Another 2 of Lee’s teachers turned up, all of which had very good English considering they aren’t English teachers. We chatted the night away while eating fantastic food cooked by our host and laughing a lot at the kids entertainment.

Paper dinosaur collection

Practice chopsticks...Lee needs these

Our lovely dinner

The house was beautiful and I’m glad we brought along a gift. We weren’t sure of the Korean custom but guessed a gift was appropriate. The gifts people give here always amuse me. Toilet paper, noodles and spam are just a few of the usuals.

We gave some English tea we had bought on holiday while the other guests brought a bulk box of toilet roll and grapes (which weirdly they peel or suck out the middle of in Korean?!)

The night was what I’d hoped for and I really hope we get a chance to visit another family’s home.