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| Anders' welcome speech for all the visitors attanding the Spring reception at the DMZ . |
Thought of
writing about the Spring Reception, which the NNSC Swedish delegation arranged
and hosted Friday the 11th of May (my birthday) up in the DMZ and Buddha's
Birthday celebration with the so famous lantern parade in Insadong. First buss
with guests waiting for all the others to follow... Welcome speech after all
the guests arrived. One of many groups wondering with their special lanterns
through the streets of Insadong. In Korea the birthday of Buddha is celebrated
according to the Lunis... mer
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Some of the guests intaracting and enjoying spring weather and good food!    |
Unbelievable that we already had the second Spring Tour during our stay in Korea! United Nations Command and Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission were invited by Senior Member MG Lee, and their spouses for the annual three day trip. This teambuilding trip has been done every year since 1964. We were over 30 people and in for a real treat with many interesting program points with the end goal Busan and Tongyeoung in the South of the Peninsula. We started up with visiting KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) studio in Suwon, about 1,5 hour’s drive from Seoul and Samsung Electronics.
Here at the American base in Korea it is for many families, PCS time, a
well know agronomic, which stand for: Permanent Change of Station. In a
nutshell it means families are moving to new destinations. As I’ve mentioned
before, I have during our 13 month in Korea, got to know very many wonderful
spouses. Several of them became my friends and one of them, Anne Macdonald a
very special one. This is of cause wonderful, but now it’s hard for Anne and
most of my other friends are moving to far away places. I was amazed how quickly
it went to be taken in and supported by the American Spouses... mer »
After living for a couple of month here on Yongsan Base, Anja was invited
to join the American Forces’ Spouses’ Club, and asked to become the editor of
the organizations monthly magazine; The Chosun Chatter. She accepted and since
then almost worked full time to get on top of things. To that, she volunteered
for the Chosun Gift Shop, Holiday Tour of Homes and probably some other things.
The volunteer work is about strengthening and giving back to the community; US
and Korea. The Americans call it “THE FORCE BEHIND THE FORCE”. With surprise
(for me) Anja was nominated for volunte... mer
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Friends of us Colonel William Hubert (Bill) and his wonderful fiancée
Pamela Anthony (Pam) were married by Very Reverend Richard Donohoe at the
Memorial Chapel last night. On their way to say "yes I do"
and become Mr. & Mrs. Hubert The evening before we participated in the
rehearsal dinner, starting up in the Chapel to go through the steps of the
wedding ceremony, lectors , the young cantor reading and singing and we ended
up with the actual dinner at Hartle House. During the dinner my friend Anne and
I sang the song we had made for Pam’s Bridal shower, accompanied of our
husbands... mer
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*Arbor Day* The Swedish Delegation up in the DMZ celebrated, together with
many invited guests, Arbor Day. Arbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and
groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees. It originated from Nebraska
City, Nebraska, United States, in 1872. The first Arbor Day was held on April
10, 1872, and an estimated 1 million trees were planted that day. Up in
Panmunjom, the Swedish Delegation, have celebrating this day, for many decades.
Private persons, companies or organizations have donated a large variety of
trees, to be planted i... mer »
Last week the multi-million capitol of South Korea was filled with
dignities, their delegations and security. Security was, as to be expected, on
top level and due to the even more crowded roads then normally, car owners were
advised to take public transportation. The summit avoided North Korea in their
statement causing debate in the Korean papers if this was the best thing to do.
Anders was busy briefing several prime ministers and dignities at the DMZ up in
Panmunjom. Anders with HE Helle Thorning-Schmidt the first female Danish Prime
Minister. And Last Sunday we ha... mer »
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