These pics are completely out of order! oh well! Bri and I flew to Columbus Ohio last weekend for my Peace Corps site mates and one of my best friends, Steve wedding to a wonderful Korean girl, named Nara. There were 4 of us living at our site in Panzhihua, Sichuan and it was the first time the Panzhihua family was back together in over 4 years! Here is Amanda and I--Amanda came to my bachelorette party two-some years ago, and bought me cool sandals from a global import store...well, sadly they broke! Now, Amanda lives in Myanmar and traveled to Thailand and was able to find the EXACT same sandals for me! What a great friend!!!
Post-wedding brunch.
The PEace Corps crew stayed across the street, with one of Steve's mom's good friends. Here we are posing with "the Lodge", which is the 4 women who are the equivalent of the Ya Ya Sisterhood. They were so wonderful to spend time with and help out with the brunch they threw for Steve and Nara.
Settin' up
Steve's nieces on both sides now :)
What was so cute-was this was the first day they met, and the house was filled with Korean and English. Niether of these two could understand each other, but they played together just like they could.
Here are the exchanging of gifts from Korea between families. Again, huge cross-cultural divide, but Steve's family is so welcoming and kind and culturally sensitive, that it went well. (along w/Nara translating)
Making centerpieces w/the fam.
(As I said,these are out of order-here is Bri entertaining the kids down the street I babysat for a weekend w/old school Nintendo)
Sooo.... There had been some past problems w/NAra's father accepting STeve into his Korean family, and he almost did not even come to the wedding. There was definitely tension a bit, and concern throughout the weekend that things would go okay. My duty before arrival-was to entertain Steve's new father-in-law. TRanslation in Binzer language-pull him up on the dancefloor and get him grooving. Everyone was shocked, absolutely shocked, (as was I) when Mr. Choi started hard core BUSTING a move w/me. The families all came out then to dance together, and it was a really neat moment, where all the tension was gone, and everyone was celebrating.
LEt's just say, after, I was appointed the Dancing Ambassador. :)
My friend got engaged on the way to Steve's wedding! Here we are dancing to Beyonce's Put a Ring On it.
Peace Corps folk!!! THe two on the left were Steve's sitemates in Peace Corps Nepal, and they actually traveled to Lake Vermilion to stay w/us 4 years ago!!! It was so great to see them and have a reunion!!
Steve's pre-wedding B-ball tournament.
The Panzhihua family reunited. Until next time...maybe Amanda's wedding next summer?!?!
These pics are completely out of order! oh well! Bri and I flew to Columbus Ohio last weekend for my Peace Corps site mates and one of my best friends, Steve wedding to a wonderful Korean girl, named Nara. There were 4 of us living at our site in Panzhihua, Sichuan and it was the first time the Panzhihua family was back together in over 4 years! Here is Amanda and I--Amanda came to my bachelorette party two-some years ago, and bought me cool sandals from a global import store...well, sadly they broke! Now, Amanda lives in Myanmar and traveled to Thailand and was able to find the EXACT same sandals for me! What a great friend!!!
Post-wedding brunch.
The PEace Corps crew stayed across the street, with one of Steve's mom's good friends. Here we are posing with "the Lodge", which is the 4 women who are the equivalent of the Ya Ya Sisterhood. They were so wonderful to spend time with and help out with the brunch they threw for Steve and Nara.
Settin' up
Steve's nieces on both sides now :)
What was so cute-was this was the first day they met, and the house was filled with Korean and English. Niether of these two could understand each other, but they played together just like they could.
Here are the exchanging of gifts from Korea between families. Again, huge cross-cultural divide, but Steve's family is so welcoming and kind and culturally sensitive, that it went well. (along w/Nara translating)
Making centerpieces w/the fam.
(As I said,these are out of order-here is Bri entertaining the kids down the street I babysat for a weekend w/old school Nintendo)
Sooo.... There had been some past problems w/NAra's father accepting STeve into his Korean family, and he almost did not even come to the wedding. There was definitely tension a bit, and concern throughout the weekend that things would go okay. My duty before arrival-was to entertain Steve's new father-in-law. TRanslation in Binzer language-pull him up on the dancefloor and get him grooving. Everyone was shocked, absolutely shocked, (as was I) when Mr. Choi started hard core BUSTING a move w/me. The families all came out then to dance together, and it was a really neat moment, where all the tension was gone, and everyone was celebrating.
LEt's just say, after, I was appointed the Dancing Ambassador. :)
My friend got engaged on the way to Steve's wedding! Here we are dancing to Beyonce's Put a Ring On it.
Peace Corps folk!!! THe two on the left were Steve's sitemates in Peace Corps Nepal, and they actually traveled to Lake Vermilion to stay w/us 4 years ago!!! It was so great to see them and have a reunion!!
Steve's pre-wedding B-ball tournament.
The Panzhihua family reunited. Until next time...maybe Amanda's wedding next summer?!?!
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so great to see familiar faces again!!! let me know when you are coming so i can maybe get some time off.
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