In case you haven't realized by now, we love new places! Now that we are stationed in Washington, we are thrilled to explore the Seattle/Tacoma area. There is a large Korean population, so we got a chance to satisfy our food cravings at this Korean-Chinese restaurant. There were so many yummy-looking options, it was hard to decide where to eat!
Check out this 짜장면(jjajangmyun) and 탕수육(tangsuyook)! There is a lot of variability in the preparation of 짜장면, and it seems to me like everyone has a different recipe that they think is the "right" way to make it. From the levels of sweet, salty, and tangy to the thickness of the sauce or type of noodles used, each bowl is unique. We prefer chunky veggies and tangy sauce with thick noodles! As for 탕수육, the frying is really hard to do at home, so it is a special treat to eat it at a restaurant.
That's all for this short mukbang!
P.S. The "About Us" is updated to reflect the fact that we don't live in Korea anymore :).
Brace yourself for a ton of pictures from our road trip to our new home! Seong's parents helped us move Seong's car and stuff from St.Louis all the way to Tacoma, Washington. We decided to make a vacation out of it and stopped along the way in Kansas City MO, North Platte NE, Yellowstone National Park, and Spokane WA. I had never been west of Kansas, so we really took some time to enjoy God's creation. The views, the mountains, the clouds, the babbling brooks, and the sunsets were incredible! I especially loved the thermal features in Yellowstone, where heated mineral water steams or bubbles up out of the ground leaving beautiful mineral formations and the smell of sulfur in the air. The "boiling river", where hot mineral water meets a cold stream, was like a natural hot tub! I highly recommend checking it out if you go to Yellowstone - which everyone should.
We entertained ourselves while driving by listening to an audiobook, Anne of Green Gables, and the podcasts Radio Lab and Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, and by snacking on cookies and beef jerky. At every stop we tried to swim, take walks, and get a lot of sleep! We drove 2,100 miles, but it didn't feel so bad. The 30 hours were split up over 6 days, so we got lots of fun out of the trip, as you can see below.
And we finally made it! I remember this moment, feeling that we had come to the place that God had set for us to be. I hope you feel that sometime too.
While writing this post, we are driving across the mountainous northwest of the US on the way to our new home in Tacoma, WA. Before we left Korea, about which we had mixed emotions, we took a trip to the coast! 부산 (Busan) is the second largest city in South Korea, and is very different from Seoul.
First, the weather was cooler and more breezy when we went. It looks older than Seoul, except some main areas. According to the drama Reply 1997, people in Busan also have a different accent than those from Seoul, which of course Seong could distinguish, but I couldn't! Busan has lots of mountains and hills, so the roads were terrible! We rode a bus and it was not very pleasant.
For our short trip, we took the train and stayed in an AirBnB apartment. We visited the beach, the college area, and the world's largest department store! Here's the video!
Pet cafes: the Asian phenomenon spreading around the world. The concept is a cafe full of cute animals where customers can come to play! There are cafes for puppies, cats, birds, and even sheep.
We visited a cat cafe because some friends of ours love cats and we wanted to check off another bucket list experience.
The one we went to was ₩8000 (around $8) for entry, which included a free beverage! I got a yummy cookies and cream shake with cherry whip cream.
Since cats love to climb, the layout of the cafe was set up with two levels. We climbed a ladder up to the top level, and it felt like sitting on a giant bunk bed!
While we sat at the low tables with our drinks, the kitties were napping nearby, playing with customers, and even fighting! They were adorable and their antics made us laugh.
