Bringing Ryan Home
Chapter 19: Visiting with Friends
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  Introduction
1. On Our Way to Seoul
2. Meeting Ryan at Holt
3. Dinner with Friends
4. Exploring the City
5. Lotte World Theme Park
6. Second Meeting at Holt
7. Lunch with Ryan's Fosters
8. Unification Observatory
9. Temple and Palace Tour
10. National Folklore Museum
11. Folk Village and Pizza Hut
12. Fun with Joe's Foster Parents
13. Freedom Bridge at Imjingak
14. Park, Zoo, and Dinner
15. Namdaemun and Holt Tour
16. Ryan Joins Our Family
17. Returning Home Exhausted
18. Getting to Know Ryan
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20. More Family Photos
 
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A couple of weeks after we returned, our friends Kim [Image 168] and Kevin [Image 169] and their kids Isaac [Image 175] and Alison [Image 173] came to visit and were nice enough to bring us dinner. We met them a couple of years ago through our involvement in Families For Children, and Joe and Isaac immediately became fast friends [LINK]. Soon afterwards, we adults found that we had a great deal in common besides our Korean kids. We always have a great time with them, and this day so soon after our return from Korea was no different. The kids had lots of fun together [Image 171, Image 172], Ryan felt at ease enough to take a nap in his crib [Image 170], and a we just generally enjoyed each other's company.

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