Back to Changwon
My son Geoffrey has been working in Changwon (창원), Korea on an industrial project for the Korean government since May, 2012, and I visited him there in October. In July of this year Pat and I spoke with him on Skype. Early on in the conversation he moved the camera so as to include Yeji in the picture, and introduced her saying they were going to be married in December in the Smyrna Presbyterian Church in Changwon. Before they are married Geoffrey is to be baptized (with water! we have talked about this).
You can see a blog of my last visit, (reverse order with last entry first) at http://koreanjournal2012.blogspot.com/
In the middle of this month (August) Geoffrey informed me of a change of plans. They are to be married October 12th in the church and the legal marriage will follow soon after.
Geoffrey will come home at project's end, probably sometime in November. In December Yeji will get her master's degree in vocal music (opera) from Changwon National University, and will then come to Pennsylvania to join him (or he might stay on until then - plans keep evolving).
Geoffrey will have to find a job and a place to live such that he can continue school at Drexel University in the Saturday Scholars Program (Computer Security). I have tickets to go over on October 6th (arrive on the 7th) to be at the wedding. What with finding a place to live, starting a new job, and returning to school he will be very busy preparing for Yeji's arrival. On arrival she will have much on her plate as well, improving her English and getting used to a new country and culture. Pat and I are looking forward to helping in any way we can.
