4th of July Weekend

Like I mentioned in my last post, Lana and I were looking forward to the long 4th of July weekend to relax after my completion of the IPUG. We started it off on Friday with a squadron golf scramble here on base in memory of a former Panton who lost his life a few years ago flying the F-16, Lt Randy "Congo" Murff. After golfing, we grilled out at the club house for dinner. Kunsan's golf course is just a 9 hole course, which isn't very nice but, it was still a good time. It had been awhile since I last played golf and I'm looking forward to getting my Ping clubs back out of storage when we move on to our next assignment.

The next day, Lana and I took the high speed train to Seoul for the rest of the weekend. I had today off as well, so it made for an enjoyable few days up there. We spent the time sight seeing and enjoying the increased food choices...we had Indian Saturday night and Thai the next. We did some shopping, toured the Korean War Museum and took a gondola ride up the the highest point in Seoul. The Seoul Tower is at the top of this mountain and at it's base is a place where couples in love go to overlook the city...a perfect place for Lana and I!

The main reason we went to Seoul was to file Lana's American permanent resident visa paperwork since we'll most likely be going back to the USA after my time in Korea is finished. The process can take up to 6 months, so we needed to get paperwork filed. I'm thankful Lana was around to enjoy the long weekend with me...it's SO much better in Korea when she's around! She's heading back to Germany in another week or so for work and will be back in August. We hope our American side of the family enjoyed 4th of July...sorry we couldn't join you in Chicago for the weekend!