Yesterday, the Two Crabs marked our one year anniversary in Korea! We're bummed that our tour is already half over (time flies when you're having fun!) -- but we're looking forward to another year of exploring Korea (and more of Asia) with friends and colleagues!

Highlights of Year 1:

• Hiking and camping in Korean national parks (Seoraksan, Odaesan and Bukhansan!); 
• Skiing the slopes of Yongpyong  Phoenix Park -- the main venues for the 2018 Winter Olympic.
• 3-day ski trip to High 1 Ski resort with 30 colleagues & friends.
• Weekend bike rides along the Han river, and stopping for drinks and ramen noodles at the many waterfront 7-Elevens!
• Chillaxin with friends at Doosan Bears Korean baseball games (nothing says baseball like beer, dried squid, fried chicken and cheerleaders!)
• Exploring the back alleys of Seoul's traditional Hanok villages and markets.
• Business trips to Busan and Daegu with time to explore.
• Partying with 10,000 other Koreans and foreigners at the Boryeong Mud Festival (where we were by far the oldest party people).
• Eating at countless Korean BBQ restaurants (Korean food = AWESOME), and stumbling on great international restaurants.
• Sampling Korean street food at Namdaemun market.
• Sampling Korean craft beer and soju...and the occasional Cass swill.
• Cheap work lunches at hole-in-the-wall restaurants with food that's better than any Korean food we've ever had in the States.
• Escorting Vice President Biden to the DMZ.
• Meeting Sec. John Kerry.
• Working with White House staff during President Obama's visit.
• Hosting our first overseas guests, Angelina from San Fran and Sarah from Stuttgart!
• Using my limited Korean language skills to find a toilet, hotel or order food.
• Growing our own tomatoes, salad, watermelons, green beans and veg in our backyard garden (all Mrs. Crab's doing).
• Hosting some funtastic backyard BBQs at our home.
• FLEISCHFEST. 'Nuff said.
• Making many great Korean and Foreign Service friends and working with the most awesome Consular team ever.

Here's to another great year in Seoul!