Timeline
On January 17, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampA helpful timeline Pack! Get COVID check in America Fly to South Korea Get COVID check in Korea Spend 14 days in quarantine Get COVID check to exit quarantine Prepare for Spring 2021 semester Classes begin March 1
Updates Galore
On April 17, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampSpring Spring has arrived with all its fluctuations. The weather changes make it difficult to know what to wear each day. Layering lightly is the best approach. Gardening The community garden brings a lot of joy. Two donations from our church family in Illinois made it possible for us to purchase a small tool
A feast of meetings
On February 24, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampWhen I was in college the first week of school happened technically one week before the first week of school. It was called WOW (week of welcome). In that time freshman got acquainted with campus, with student life, dorms, meals etc. It was orientation time. That is what is happening for students this week. For
Rejoice!
On February 18, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampWe made it through quarantine and all our COVID-19 tests were negative! So happy and grateful to be finished with that process. Praise God for every good and perfect gift. Yesterday to celebrate their new freedom, the girls went skating then biking. Later in the afternoon they joined a group of friends for a game
Watch
On February 17, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampAll the watching and waiting of quarantine has brought us to this moment. Today we take COVID test #6. Today arrived faster than it did last time. Praise God for the people praying for our family. The time has passed so quickly. Please keep praying this test is not as harsh. Healthcare workers here seem
Making things–a gallery
On February 16, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampMaking things. We bought some stools for sitting that required assembly. And the girls made dinner!
Of Music 🎶 and olive shoots
On February 13, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampOne week in quarantine; one more week to go. Our community makes things easier on us. There are 5 families quarantining at one time. Keeping track of meals for us all and helping us with general needs has been a sweet blessing. Yesterday a professor friend and her husband (also a professor. Both are retiring
Poems on Saturday
On February 12, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampWe woke up on the weekend, recorded our temperatures on the government app, started the laundry and wrote some poetry. Mind you, I was not part of this spontaneous burst of creative energy. I was taking a shower. Later when I came out of our bedroom the girls asked me to come read some poems.
What about the kids?
On February 10, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampWondering what the kids are up to during quarantine? 1. Reading Books: The Complete Sherlock Holmes; The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries; Brown Girl Dreaming; The Kestrel and on Kindle: The Prince Warriors And then the three ladies in the family are reading a daily devotional together called Seeking God’s Face written by Eugene Peterson. 2. Playing
Entry #3 during COVID
On February 7, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampOur department director will re-enter South Korea today. She will arrive with her husband and their 2 young children. Their family are our upstairs neighbors. Another new professor and her family moved in days ago and then out of the blue she fell and broke her knee! She had to have surgery the next afternoon.
Entry #2 during COVID
On February 5, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampIn the local municipality we had to get tested again. Now we are awaiting test results. The COVID test was rough. Eyes water and really it is a painful, impersonal process. Since there is both the throat and nasal sample taken, it takes a bit of endurance. That was our COVID test #5. It was