tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73616785448283912542011-07-31T07:52:44.606+09:00love is patient. love is kind. it does not envy. it does not boast. it is not rude. it is not self seeking. it keeps no records of wrongs. it does not delight in evil but rejoices in the truth. love never fails. love covers over a multitude of sins.matt+annienoreply@blogger.comBlogger861100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361678544828391254.post-17292887412510791562011-01-17T09:15:00.008+09:002011-01-17T10:01:24.045+09:00

We were able to spend a week in Italia as well, after our week in Croatia. It's a festive time of year there (well, it's Italia, I think they're just always festive at some level). We loved being in Italy and adventuring. Matthew ate copious amounts of pizza and gelato and I took tons of photos. Such a blessing to get away and explore the world together.

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Celebrating Christmas and New Year's in Dubrovnik was... delightful. They call it Delightful Dubrovnik for a reason. It's gorgeous. It was festive for the season, and I can only imagine it's phenomenal in the summer with its adjacency to the Adriatic Sea. We have thousands of photos, but here are a few.

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.... until Christmas! Some of you know us well and know the significance of our trip to Croatia over the holidays this year. We are both looking forward to the chance to take a step back and be rejuvenated in one another's presence. It has been a trying year but one full of blessings. Thank you to those of you who have stood by our sides. Thank you for encouraging us. For the random phone

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Downtown is buzzing with people trying to get a glimpse of it all, news crews reporting around the clock, photos being snapped, and people trying to be helpful if possible. Helicopters are circling from above, and generators are working overtime to pump water out. One quarter of the annual rainfall for this area fell in just two days. May has quickly become a record breaking month.

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Normally there are not yachts and boats here, just the green roofed dock which would be about 60' lower, you can't even see it from the street view usually. Today, it's at street height.These are four and five-story buildings. First Avenue, Second Avenue, and Broadway are all under water. The Hard Rock Cafe just completed a million dollar renovation, and it is under water; Big River Brewery is

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This is First Avenue, which is submerged now.....This was at 3pm. Now it's up past the top 50' mark....River Front Park. Where did it go?View around 6pm from my flat...Yesterday morning, a clap of thunder woke me up at 6am and it has been raining like crazy ever since. 36,000 people in Nashville have been out of power, they are encouraging water conservation since several of the water

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I am excited to be enrolled at Vanderbilt for graduate school. I'll complete an MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management in 2012. It is a full-time, two-year program in the heart of Nashville. Looking forward to jumping in to the academic world again, meeting people from different fields, and expanding my understanding of the world. Soon enough I'll be swamped with assignments. I have

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So here I am, writing from my new urban flat in the heart of downtown Nashville. I feel that I often find myself in locations I never would have guessed. Like Nashville. It's been so fun to explore the city and see what adventures one can have here. Prior to moving here, we heard numerous comments about how much we would LOVE our new home. I was somewhat skeptical. But as we have discovered

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As many of you may know, I am applying to business school... an MBA would be a phenomenal compliment to my architecture and design background. Whatever God has for this next season of life, this application process has been helpful and provided insights as to where I am and where I want to be. I have several essays to write, in which I have to articulate my career goals and express in depth

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My parents came down to see us for a couple weeks in October - so fun to have them out! It's amazing how spending time with my parents is a huge "aha" moment. I haven't seen them a ton during the past couple years, so when we do have time together I am reminded where my enthusiasm comes from, or why i think having appetizers every every night is normal. Like someone once quoted, "the apple

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We are settled into our place in home sweet Alabama and woa the culture shock is thick. Going from Seoul, South Korea (population 40 million, buzzing of mayhem 24/7) to Enterprise, Alabama (population 5,000 in the deep south).... has inevitably been a bit of a change. Although we are back in our native country, it has been an interesting transition. One thing that has been great is that we

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At the top of a rugged mountain pass in late April.  Because we were so far north, treeline was only at 3,000 feet.  You feel like you're on top of the world.Stavengar, a posh little sea town on the western coast.  The fjords.  Amazing.Bergen. Oslo.

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Stockholm was gorgeous.  We would love to live there for a season.  Design is vibrant and progressive.  The place just oozes of class and fashion.  And it's true, most of the Swedes are tall and beautiful blondes.  We stopped by an interior design exhibit and saw some really rad and unique ideas.  It was the most relaxed trade show I've ever been to, a reflexion of the laid back Swedish calm.   

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we're on the final sprint of our two years in seoul.  we can't believe it's coming to a close.  it's been a good experience...... full of both challenges and blessings.  we've had such great friends here, they've made this season in seoul a hundred times better.  whether drinking coffee or playing paintball, seeing the cirque du soleil performance or running a 10k, traveling together or going to

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see that chubby black one in the back looking the wrong direction?  that's the one.  not for us.... my parents are the ones taking the plunge!( i might try to steal him.)

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One book we recently stumbled on - and highly recommend- is Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade-- and how We Can Fight it. David Batstone is a professor in the Bay area and gives lots of insights into the heart breaking realities of the global slave trade.  He explains through stories and statistics how it develops, is fed, and how we can help.   He illustrated examples of other

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ridiculous, huh?!

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Life is nuts sometimes.We found out that Matt would be working internationally again next year, but in a location that Annie wouldn't be able to join him... a year apart isn't something you plan on nor forward to on your wedding day.  That's when you begin your lives together, right?  So our minds were whirling with plans, research, and how to make that year apart as purposeful and positive as

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A city laden with rich cultural contrasts, a fascinating history, and an international flair that can be rivaled by only a few cities worldwide.....  this is Hong Kong.  It's one of the easiest places to get around and had more variety in terms of people, cuisine, and culture than other Asian city we've experienced.  Each metropolis has its own personality, its own customs, its own eccentricities

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Okay, so this video isn't very "festive" you might say... but it was at a Christmas concert/fundraiser for a community in India... they had several different types of dancers, music, singing, it was one of the few holiday-ish things we've been to in Korea. There are some decorations, but Christmas is more like a day to go on a hot date, kind of like Valentine's day.  The biggest holidays

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random fact: you can't get tiny pumpkins in korea.basil is this rare delicious thing in korea, so i grow my own.  

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I've been painting and sketching quite a bit this fall, it's so fun!  Anyway, this is my latest painting... I had a loose idea of what I was going for, and somehow it morphed into an abstract... well, explosion of color... my only goal was for something that had color and cheerfulness to it.   Sometimes you just have to paint, you just have to take that risk and step out there.... and see what

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Boracay is a tiny little island in the Philippines (the Pilipinas!) that is sheltered by the other larger islands, making for one of the calmest and most peaceful beaches we've been to.  We went with our friends Chip and Jennifer and very much enjoyed our time with them.  It's been an exhausting and busy autumn for everyone, so the serenity from a long weekend on the beach was just what we needed

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The more of this incredible planet we see, the less we are shocked by things that we may have once considered bizarre, the lower our standards become for cleanliness (it's crazy how spending some time in a developing nation will do this to you), the less space we need to get a good night's sleep, and the more open we find ourselves to understanding other cultures.  We are often reminded of the

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the turf was an unexpected surprise because you never know what kind of field you're going to get here!  

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in case you need some costume interpretation: matt: a breakdancer... well, one without any moves (with his ipod hooked to his arm and his thug beanie)annie: 80's jazzercizer (with way too much blue eyeshadow, a delicious ring pop, and the classic side pony... why did that ever go out of fashion?) 

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Soccer season!  Matthew is on a club team with some of our friendsand has been loving every minute of it.  A korean 10k.... your entrance fee includes group stretching with 20,000 people, led by some dancing girls.... which I have to say was by far one of the most entertaining things we've experienced in korea.Stretching before soccerWe went to a piano recital at the Seoul Arts Center. The

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We had a phenomenal time with Tom and Krista in Tokyo!  Not only were the traveling companions delightful, but we all were thoroughly impressed with Tokyo and the overwhelmingly hospitable and polite Japanese people.  We enjoyed exploring the city, taking photos of their individual fashion statements, gazing upon their creative architecture and design, and sampling various epicurean delights.  We

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But... we are all moved in to our new apartment and it's going to be great once we find our way through the mayhem of boxes and bubble wrap.  We moved all weekend with the help of some friends and a borrowed massive truck (that was so big... well, just an American sized pick up) that the truck wouldn't fit into the underground parking garages... forcing us to move all our junk in the drizzle.  At

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Shanghai is a bustling city, an intriguing juxtaposition between traditional and modern. The rich Chinese culture contains beautiful architecture, an array of food, and a genuinely friendly and helpful people. The communist history is interesting, often housed in French architectural remnants leftover from the era of European trade one hundred years ago. The French neighborhoods are a reprieve

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Shanghai, China.The Sunday morning choir practice in the French Concession at Fuxing Park. The Joys of life:Matthew got a remote control helicopter in Quibao near Shanghai. Click to see the happiest kid ever.

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World Cup Stadium, Seoul

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We've been married a year!Can't believe how quickly it's flown by. To celebrate, we spent a long weekend in Saipan, a South Pacific Island near Guam. . . . so beautiful.

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this picture doesn't even do it justice

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ahh, seriously?!

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My parents came out to visit us in Seoul last spring and we had a wonderful time together.  It was good to show them around the city and have them experience firsthand what our lives are like on a daily basis... which has proven to be complicated to explain over the phone!  We took them to korean barbeque, cooked in with them a few nights, and showed them all the things around town that we have

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Rad part of the world.The highlight for us was seeing all the history and understanding what the Cambodian people have been through. It was a heavy trip in many ways, seeing what destruction and pain came from the mass genocide during the 1970's under the Khmer Rouge.Vietnam is beautiful....... we spent the end of the trip at a beautiful beach called Mui Ne, in south central Vietnam.  Everything

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We started in Siem Reap, Cambodia, to see the famous Angkor Wat Temples... a massive civilization constructed over 900 years ago that housed a civilization of a million people in its hayday. It was in a strategic location for the trade routes between India and China. These temples are somewhat raw - you really can walk around anywhere, it hasn't yet become so commercialized - which makes the

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These boys followed us when we veered off the path to look at the water buffalo... and they sang for us. We taught them some new dance moves, it was hilarious!

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Some escapades at the sand dunesMui Ne, VietnamRemnants of the Vietnam WarCu Chi, VietnamThe Cu Chi Tunnels... one of many extensive underground cities that the punks used; and let me tell you they are TINY, I'm more claustrophobic than I thought! Matthew was fearless as always.Cu Chi, VietnamA vietnamese woman in her rice hat selling fruit along the beachMui Ne, Vietnam

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Mui Ne, along the south central coast of VietnamApparently these are small elephants......I can't imagine what this man has been through during his lifetime in Cambodia...... especially surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide during 1975-1979. An incredible account of Pol Pot's horrific regime is told through the eyes of a girl who survived, in her book First, They Killed My Father by Loung Ung... a

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Angkor Wat, the largest religious architecture in the world, one of the 7 wonders of the worldSiem Reap, CambodiaThese kids LOVE to poseThe dirt bikes the boys rentedPhnom Penh, Cambodia

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yep, those are all scooters!Saigon, Vietnam

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Matt took me out for my birthday dinner to a schwanky restaurant in the heart of old Seoul, near Insa-Dong. It's a restaurant on the top of one of the most architecturally unique buildings in the city, called the Jongno Tower. It overlooks the city and has live jazz every evening.

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from this summer...

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...soooo many people!

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yep, it's a pastry shop.

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I've had the opportunity to start my own business for design illustration... and have thoroughly enjoyed sketching here.  The design world here consists mostly of English words, since the modern design process originated in the western world. Generally, the personalities associated with certain professions are the same here... I almost didn't expect this, but people are people. The Asian

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Several of you have asked me to put up a picture of what the short haircut looks like. First of all, you must know that when you say "blonde" here, there are not many of us, so the hair stylist (and he's great) had only one color in mind... It's my new married look. I'm trying the more sophisticated hair style so people will quit thinking I'm in junior high :)

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Can't believe it's been half a year already! Married... and thoroughly loving it. There are always challenges to living in a foreign country, things don't always function the way one would expect when in a different culture. Those things will continue... where you live is simply a backdrop to life. And in any circumstance, whether it be stimulating or overwhelming, challenging or dull,

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This was the morning of our Thanksgiving dinner with our friends here. I was so impressed with the spread... there are some excellent cooks among us [um, I'm not one of them... yet]. And..... we set up our 3' tall Christmas tree :)

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We have a projection screen in our living room... so Matt found a kid selling a projector at a good price and went to pick it up. An hour later, I get a phone call and Matt can hardly hold down his excitement. The kid was moving a week later, so he was eager to get rid of some of his stuff. The kid asked Matt to look around his room, "Anything else here that you want?" We ended up with a

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We spent the weekend in Beijing... fascinating. The oppression is so evident. The poverty of a people that want to be free lurks on every street corner. They are trapped in their current state with little opportunity to pursue their dreams. It was heartbreaking to see. We had several opportunities to spend time with people who spoke English, which allowed us a little glimpse into their culture.

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the W seoul... i'm moving in.

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The summer is coming to a close and it has been a whirlwind looking back and seeing everything we have done! We're getting settled in, have met some great friends, and are enjoying our lives here... Here are some pics!

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a sunset our our 28th story window...there are people everywhere... even at the top of a mountain, there's a line.

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my colleagues sleep at work.... not my style.... just one of the many cultural differences in the professional world here.newlyweds.happy newlyweds. we found a really great italian restaurant.

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Seriously, it's outta control! Subways stations are lined with fashion, street vendors cook all sorts of questionable items, and you can get your nails done anywhere... and I mean anywhere. Each district has its own flair of how it defines fashion, but to be sure, there is never a lack of something to purchase. This country is built on an underlying consumerism with the philosophy, 'use it for

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South Korea.Seoul.Who would have guessed we would be living here? You never really know what is beyond the next bend in the road... and here I find myself married and honestly, I couldn't ask for a better husband! It's been an adventure trying to navigate our ways through the throngs of traffic as everyone shoves their way through the city, rushing to get somewhere. They drive on the right side

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What can you say?I mean, it's Hawaii... it was such a fun time to relax and soak up the sunshine!

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