Birthday Cake and Kimchi Characters from  KakaoTalk (a Korean texting app)  It`s been far too long since my last update! I guess I could use the excuse that it`s been crazy-busy, but that feels like copping out. Let me instead fill you in with all the juicy details: My BIG EVENT that`s happened: I went to South Korea for one week for work. The first three days I stayed in Seoul with a host family. As I`m often reminded, host families are the bomb! Mine consisted of my  Oma  (mom),  Apa  (dad),  nam-dong-saeng  (little brother), and  yuh-dong-saeng  (little sister). My little sister`s name is Yu-Bin, and both she and her brother will be traveling to Wisconsin this summer for one-month homestays with 4-H! Yu-Bin and I were able to spend a lot of time together. Her brother is currently living at his high school dorm, so I was only able to see him briefly. But connecting with Yu-Bin was one of the most special parts of my time th...