Last night I went to the Isaac Home, the orphanage in Uijeonbu, where we had dinner with the kids and then played for them. They were having a Christmas special, and we opened it up for the first 25 minutes with various Christmas Carols performed by our Brass Choir. They were a typical Korean crowd, shouting "EN-CORE! EN-CORE! EN-CORE! (actually pronounced EHN-core, not ahn-core), forcing us to go through "Jingle Bells" one more time. It was really fun, and the kids had a great time. I was actually a bit surprised at how much they were able to sing along. They ranged in age from 3 to 18, but most of them were in the 5-10 age range, and I got the impression that the older kids had some responsibility. It was also interesting to see a group of Americans there. They were from a church in Memphis, TN that had formed a partnership with the orphanage, and they were visiting the kids for Christmas.
Hopefully I will be able to get some more pictures up on my photobucket account (though it is giving me problems at the moment), though I do have this video on You Tube:
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