Last night we had a chance to go visit Chu-Chu and her husband at their place in Nishinomiya. The past few times we were able to get together at restaurants and at our place, so it was nice to have a change of scenery. Their apartment was on the ground floor of a medium sized apartment building close to the JRA horse racing track. We really liked the layout of their place – it was so comfortable and they decorated it very nicely.
Ko-chan (Chu-Chu’s husband) was in charge of dinner, and he made some really delicious Korean foods for us. We drank beer and ate chijimi (three kinds!), lettuce wrapped pork, various kinds of kimchi, raw chicken in spiced Korean paste, and even some gimbap. It was great to have so much delicious food in front of us, and the beer just kept coming. They have a cute little dog as well, so he came over and kept me company while we were there.
The only downside was that it was on a Sunday night, so it was a little tough to come to work on just four hours sleep. I think I ate a little too much garlic, but thanks to lots of breath mints I should be able to get through today without too much aroma wafting at my students.
We had a really nice time with them, and I hope that we can get together soon. Some of the discussion was about maybe visiting Taiwan together at the end of this year. We’ll see if anything develops!
