Joyce's Family in Korea, Jeju and Seoul, Korea (May 2024)

Joyce, along with her husband Kyle and their son Myles, came to visit Korea while I was in Korea. She wanted to meet her grandma and aunts while I was there. It was a great joy to spend some time together. 

They spent the first week in Jeju. They found Jeju bigger than they expected. 

After the first week in Jeju, they moved to Insa-dong to experience the Korean ancient housing. It was unique but they were unfamiliar with the floor setting without chairs. I watched Myles while he was sleeping so that Joyce and Kyle could dine out without the baby. While I was there, I took a photo with Myles who has the same palm line as mine. The straight palm line is quite rare. I am pretty confident he has my DNA. 

We had a family gathering in Insa-dong, with my mom, my two sisters, Hwanseok, Joyce's cousin, and Minsook's husband. It was a great joy to gather together as an extended family.

After lunch, we spent time at a bakery where Korean liquors were also displayed. 

We also paid a visit to Kristin's aunt, Joyce's other grandma, who is now staying at one of Korea's Silver Towns. Joyce stayed at her house for a month when she was doing an internship in Seoul in her freshman year. 

Here are more photos of Joyce's family.

Korea is far away from the U.S. It takes 12-14 hours by airplane. So our relationship has been infrequent. Thus, it was joyous to have her family visiting Korea while I was there. I hope that Amanda's family would visit Korea sooner rather than later. - Jeffrey