This morning August had fun when Carly ‘cut’ the plastic fruit and vegetables with the plastic knife. We also think he is saying ‘subak’ now (the Korean word for watermelon). Also, he is saying ‘tee tee’ to refer to Glecy (‘auntie’). Finally, he found it very funny to steal Carly’s toothbrush out of her mouth.
At 11 we met our friend Meg and headed down to Insadong. We first looked for a place to eat, and ended up at a nice sandwich place called Peggy Pie. We then walked through Insadong and on to the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA).
In the street behind the MMCA there was a craft fair set up, and we bought a doll we are calling Angeles for August. We bought it from two women that work with an organization called Talk to Me (http://talktome.or.kr), which we believe is a children’s charity, but like most Korean websites their ‘about’ page is an image, meaning it can’t be translated.
Anyway, we were excited by this find as the price was right, it is a very unique doll, and we’ve been wanting to get him a doll.
From there wee continued to the MMCA. August had fallen asleep during our walk, and was asleep for much of our MMCA visit. But he woke up when I put my shoes back on after walking through one piece that involved a room with hundreds of white ropes dangling from the ceiling.
After that, Meg had to leave and we introduced August to Angeles. He was very excited to meet Angeles. We then went to one more exhibit, Robot Essay, that was my favorite. August wasn’t doing to well with it though, so Carly hung out with him and played on the floor with her water bottle and Angeles and did a lot of waving to people. He is also obsessed with grates, thinking there could be water under them, and there were grates outside the window that he couldn’t get to.
We then took August back to one room that we had gone to when he was asleep. It was covered in color on all the walls and the floor. As expected, he really liked it.
We then left and walked south and went to Subway so that Carly could get a sandwich for dinner. August was fascinated by the big ceiling fan.
Finally, we went to the Buddhist temple, where they still have an amazing number of lanterns hanging, forming a huge ceiling around much of the temple, and encircling the huge tree next to it.
We headed home. At home August got to play with the vacuum cleaner nozzle and attachment when we vacuumed out the couch, I gave him a bath he wasn’t too fond of, and he had fun playing with the bedroom door and seeing me when he opened it. He would then push the door closed.
Playing at lunch:
Buying Angeles:
Meeting Angeles:
Awesome robot art:
Playing in the museum:
Lanterns at the temple:
Staring up at a ceiling fan in Subway:
Home: