Face Rock

I can't begin to tell you how much we are enjoying having Marie with us. She is very sweet, and despite the language challenges, she's quite outgoing. She works hard to communicate with us, and she seems very relaxed around us. When I served broccoli for dinner, she admitted she doesn't like it, which was a relief to me--not that she doesn't like it, but that she told me so, and now I don't have to wonder if she's suffering in silence eating things she hates.

Last night, Marie and Julianne sat on the couch singing praise songs together. Julianne would start singing a song in English, and Marie would join in in Korean. It was absolutely beautiful. I think we will eventually have to work out a duet for them to sing at church.

This afternoon we went to the beach at Face Rock in Bandon, where we met up with two other host families and their exchange students, Sang-Hun from Korea (Michael), and Sz-Yin from Hong Kong (Suzy). It was a bit overcast, which was nice as it kept the wind away.

The host families visited, comparing notes on how things are going so far with our students. The kids had a great time playing soccer, wading in the water, and building a sand castle.



After playing on the beach, we walked back up to the top of the viewpoint and showed Marie why they call it Face Rock. I think I have the four most beautiful children in the world!