Borrowing from the dauntless Laura Ingalls Wilder, I have decided to continue chronicling our family's adventures in new places. Still setting up our new homestead in Kansas, things are definitely different here than in Korea! We're not actually on a prairie; there are hills everywhere here, though not like the ones in Korea. Long and low, great for getting in running shape as I learned the other morning!
Life is much slower paced around here, and the lack of any language barrier is wonderful. I do miss the multiple options for dining and transportation. We went to a park the other day to have a picnic and fly kites and enjoy the outdoors away from home, and we were the only people there. It was actually a little creepy for me. I am not used to having all this wide open space and no people around! It is great to have our own space, our own backyard to have all to ourselves!
Today we checked out the local farmer's market. The girls' only experience with markets are the crowded pushing and shoving from Korea, so they were not happy about this outing. However, when we got there and things were spread out and their personal space was respected, they were quite content. I was pleased to be able to identify and know how to prepare all the foods for sale! We purchased some local honey to help combat some allergies and various other products; always nice to buy local. I also got some info on a local farm for a field trip, yay!
Life won't be the same here I know, but it can always be well-lived!
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