This weekend I was invited to visit my classmate's hometown of Gumi. Kim Jin Yi (English name, Jenny) also invited another foreigner, a student from the Phillipines who is studying in Daejeon. Her family had never hosted foreigners before and this was the first time for both Randy and I to visit a Korean family's home so it was a great experience for all of us.
Kim Jin Yi, Randy, Kim Jin Yi's older sister, her mother, and I
First, we enjoyed a delicious meal together, with dishes prepared specially by Kim Jin Yi nim's mother. Then we played a game called Yut nori that is traditionally played on New Year's Day or Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving).
The losing team gave healing to the winning team.
Kim Jin Yi nim's father is an Oriental Medical Doctor. He did cupping and acupuncture on my lower back to help balance and stimulate the circulation of energy in the body.
The next day we visited Jikjisa Temple, a Buddhist Temple. The temple was founded in 418 A.D. The name means "Pointing straight into mind to see true self achieves Buddahood".
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