Photographs by Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim and Neil Mishalov

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Sunday, 28 September, 8:20 p.m.: Welcome to Korea!	Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim, Ms. Myung-Sook Oh, Ms. Wolae Jung and Mr. Kong Beom-Seok greet me at Seoul/Inchon International Airport	Ms. Wolae Jung, Deputy Director, Division of Culture and Art, Anyang City

It's good to be back in Korea. Photo by Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim	Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim	Seoul/Inchon Internation Airport. Photo by Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim

Hmmm, where shall we go for a bite to eat?	That place looks good. Let's eat there.	A light dinner

Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim	Monday 29 September, 7:10 a.m., the Metro Hotel. I stayed here while I was in Seoul. Savina's car; we are heading to Kwangwha Island to spend some time with Mr. Jeon and his wife Ms. Kim.	Savina is behind the wheel. Watch out! Savina is a good friend of Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim

Driving through Seoul	The old and the new	Driving through Seoul

Driving through Seoul	Driving through Seoul	Driving through Seoul

Leaving the urban area	The tallest building in Korea. The "63" building. Guess how many stories tall the building is	Ahh, the farm on Kwangwha Island

A beautiful rural area	Hot chili peppers for Kimchee	A couple of geese squawking loudly

Garlic drying	A cool entryway	Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim with some kimchee fermenting containers

I'm feeling good	A little rest for the 60 year old	Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim and the old charcoal fired cooking area

Mr. Jeon and his wife Ms. Kim. He is 67 years old and has lived on this farm for the last 63 years. I am the first foreigner to ever visit the farm. I am honored	An early lunch	There are all types of delicious food on the table. Photo by Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim

It's good to be together	Savina and Michelle. Ms. Kim in the kitchen	Uh oh, Mr. Jeon wants to have a toast with Jinro rice liquor. It is a powerful drink. Photo by Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim

We are feeling no pain. None of the ladies would touch the stuff!	Michelle and Ms. Kim packing some items for the trip back to Seoul. First we will take a walk to the rice paddies	The rice paddies

Harvesting the rice. Photo by Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim	A mechanical device that does the harvesting	In 1968 this was all done by hand

Lending a helping hand. Bagging the rice grain. Photo by Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim	A bag of rice, ready for the market	A beautiful day on Kwangwha island

Photo by Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim		Savina, Ms. Kim and Neil walking down the path. Photo by Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim

Ms. Kim and Neil. Photo by Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim	Ms. Kim, Savina and Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim	Mr. Jeon with a large, heavy squash

Mr. Jeon and Ms. Kim with squash as a present for Savina. We said our farewell's at this time to Mr. Jeon and Ms. Kim	A lovely Buddhist shrine and temple located on a hillside on Kwangwha Island

		Craftsmen doing renovation work to this building

	A pensive moment at the Buddhist temple. Photo by Ms. Hae-Kyung (Michelle) Kim	Dusk on Kwangwha Island

Going to dinner near Kimpo airport	24 hour fitness center	The conclusion of a delightful day.