autumn is falling ...

upon wonju, with gigantic red and orange leaves. we tried to capture some of the magic via our poor digital camera. this weekend was a potpourri of happenings; a restful time, spent roaming wonju, digging into its cultural corners and naturistic knooks.

friday night we went with two other couples to a local pub, where we drank soju and ate dried squid and minnows. a young korean man lost a bet to his friends and was forced to come 'dance' for us. the entire pub got into it, clapping and singing. we felt, for a moment, in-communicato with our foreign-tongued neighbours.

saturday we played badminton outside our apartment, then toured wonju on our scooter with our friend Daniel (not the dan belonging to angela) who owns a motorbike. he took us to a coffeehouse in the mountains, then to the streets of wonju where a huge concert was taking place (see korean singer below).

today, we attempted to go to church for the first time, but happened upon the one sunday it wasn't occuring (we will try again next week). so instead, we scootered back to the coffeehouse in the mountains (past korean fishermen and women, basking in fall sunlight beneath their big umbrellas), then climbed a steep mountain to a temple where we prayed and rested (see pictures below). God met us where we were -- as he always does. tonight we plan to do a small bible study with dan and angela. tomorrow we teach, then as of tuesday we're off to Jeju Island with some friends till Saturday (Chusok Holiday). so we'll update you following our holiday! peace.