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Susan
Wingrove


11. May. 98
Matthew 7 Fiona 4

September. 1988

I hope this reaches you!
Please write your address for me to copy.
Sorry I have taken so long to write.
We are almost sorted out at home and work.
We've bought a Tandem-bicycle built for 2, 
It's old but OK
We have been watching the Olympics.
Our programmes begin with a brush writing out
 "한 국" which, ofcause.
I am read! It is strange to go shopping 
and have to ask for things 
in English instead of painting and saying Sook.
I will write properly soon. 

Love from Susan.                                                  1

Dear Mrs kang

I am sorry for taking so long to write to you.
I have been working most of the time since 
we came home and the weeks seem
 to have flown.
I hope you received my postcard 
- I was worried about writing your address.
Would you please write your address out in English
 and Korean for me?

I have missed seeing you every day, 
and have been very lazy 
and not practised the piano.
I have my first piano lesson tonight 
and I'm dreading it because I haven't played!

I think my tastes in food have changed
 since we've been in korea,
I seem to choose hot curries now, something 
I would rarely bother with before,
it's all that kimchi and garlic.

I finish and Teeside Development Corporation tomorrow,
everyone will be back next Monday.
My boss said to me that "with hind
-sight he wouldn't have done 
what he has"-hind- sight means, 
for example, knowing 5 months ago 
what he knows now.
I don't think he's happy with my replacement.
He tried to offer me a job but only 
as a typist in his department,
which is not what I want.
The office manager told me today 
that she is still working on getting me 
back permanently

Next week I am temping for an 
Employment Agency.
The job is at Wynyard Hall 
- a fabulous old Hall 
where I will be workong for the Manager 
and may be getting involved with organising banquets.
(Banquet=special dinner,
 usually for a large mumber of people.)

I will be paid Agency rates, but it is likely 
there will be a permanent job at the Hall.
However, I don't think I would want to work there
 permanently as it is long way from home.

The advantage of templing is
 that I am not committed to any job, 
therefore, will be able to return to Teesside Dev Corp 
as soon as they can fit me in!!

I had been planning to start decorating the loft next week, 
now I must get organised to decorate after work.

We bought a tandem - bicycle built for 2 - last week.
It's quite old but a very good make. 
I'm beginning to wish we hadn't bought it because J
off is spending so much time cleaning it up 
and replacing rusty parts.
He has lost all interest in getting the house finished 
this is to be my job now.
All he's interested in is 
how long it will take to get the tandem back on the road!

I hope you can understand my English.
I am tring to write everthing properly.
Usually I write as I speak, which isn't always correct!

I hope very much that you will come to England next spring.
You would be very welcome to stay with us for a few days.
If your husband's work will not allow time to come 'up North', 
I, or we, would be very happy to come
and meet you in London or wherever. 
I am crossing my fingers and toes so that you will come. 
(Remember - we cross our fingers
 when we want something to happen)

I think I will send this letter card of Chayo Eden, 
then I will be sure of it arriving at Apartment 102, Block 4.
Hope you are well,
Best wishes from Susan   
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Dear Mrs kang                       19. may 1989

I have been hoping to write to you for the past 4 weeks, 
but the time has flown by since I started working
At last I an making time during my lunch break to write.

I hope you ard well and are still keeping busy.
How do you fill your days now?
Have you thought any more about getting a job?

I am secretary to the Group Purchasing Director 
of Crossley Bullders Merchants.
Thes means I an based at Crossley's head office.
I love my job, it's the best I've ever had! 
I have just interviewed and appointed my own assistants
-she helps out with typing and photocopying 
as I have a lot of administrative work to do.
I'm part of the commercial department which consists of 
only 5 people 
at present and we all get along very well.

I passed my Grade 3 piano exam and have already learned 
all the scales for Grade 4 and two of the pieces of music, 
I'll start the third piece will be bejore the end of this year.

I met Chayo for lunch one day last week, together with Patti - 
another Mexican lady who having lunch with two Mexicans, 
one I met in Korea the other in NZ!

The weather this year has been not at all 'English' 
We've had very pleasant weather all year
(apart from a few typically English, grey days in March).
We have been doing a lot of walking and cycling 
at weekends.

Have you been doing any travelling?
Joff has been to Luxembourg on his own to go 
and his boss was happy to send someone else.

I have just knit a mohair jumper.
I don't like knitting but I wanted a homemade mohair jumper 
so I did it myself!
I'm glad it's finished.
I'd much rather sew.

Last Sunday during our bike ride,
I thought I must take a photograph 
of Betty's Cafe in Northallerton, but I forgot,
Ond day soon I'll take a picture and send it to you.

Best wishes, Susan                                               3

Dear Mrs Kang 

I am looking forward to seeing you again, soon.
Joff will probably be doing Mike Eden's job an K3, 
which could mean us coming back in March 1990,
 and staying longer, 
about 10 months.
I must try harder to learn Korean!!
We are going to Scoland an 26 Feb for a week and hope to ski,
but there hasn't been any snow yet,
We'll have to swim and walk instead.
There are 8 of us going.
I've just baught a gorgeous pink+white ski suit - 
and I want to wear it!
Our weather has been extremely mild, not at all like winter.
We go out on the tandem every Sunday and usually in sunshine.
How are the new shops in the housing area?
I am sending you some things fron Bettys for you to try 
Hope you like them

Love from Susan+Joff                                         4

 

Dear Mrs Kang                      8 August 1989

Thank you for your letter.
I was very pleased to hear from you 
and have been thinking of korea often
This time last year I was working in the site office 
and Jim Frazer-Smith announced he was starting a diet at 8 am, 
on the 8th day of the sth month 1988 and he wanted to lose 8 kg!
I don't think he did!

I have got itchy feet to travel again.(Do you know this phrase 
'itchy feet'? It means you want to travel, change jobs, 
move house, etc)

We had a super holiday on the tandem.
We had 2weeks off work and began our holiday 
by travelling to Birmingham on a very slow train!
British Rail would not take the bike on a fast train.
It took 5 hours to get there instead of 2 and half hours.

We cycled around the Cotswold Hills in Gloucestershire
(pronounced Glostersher)for a week, 
and spent the following weekend with Joff's parents 
and family and had a ride with some friends
who also have a tandem.
We caught another slow train home on Monday.
The remaining week was spent at home.

During our second week's holiday we spent a day at the 
Great Yorkshire Show,an agricultural show 
which takes place every year.

I have never seen so many large animals.
There were cows, sheep, goats, pigs, and poultry; 
horse and cart competitions,horse riding competitions; 
lots of fish & chip caravans; craft stalls; 
cars and tractors and even a grass ski slope.

We had a really good day out. 
Another day was spent at Masham Steam Rally
(promounced Massam)
watching very old steam driven vehicles 
- road rollers, lorries, 
farm machines, miniature steam engines,
 Merry -go-rounds, 
and musical organs.

If(or when)we come back to Korea, will I be allowed to attend 
any of the classes at the Women's Centre?
I would love to learn to paint and do flower arranging again, 
and aerobics, and cooking.

Perhaps I could teach you to cook English/European foods 
and you could teach me to cook Bulgogi and Kalbi?
I am writing to the Korean Embassy 
to ask if they know of anywhere 
in the north of England where I could learn to speak Korean!

I hope to take Grade 4 piano in November, that's the half
-way grade.
The highest examination is Grade 8.
I must also take theory exams.
I have to pass Grade 5 theory before I can take Grade 6, 7, 
8 practical, but it is the only theory I need to do.

Have you been to Pagu Mountain this summer?
I expect the boys go there often to swim.
How do you start and finish a letter in Korean?
Instead of: Dear ....
Yours sincerely(or Best Wishes)

I really like writing Korean and wish I could go to classes 
to learn to speak it.
Joff will be 30 years old on 4 September 
and has got a Mountain Bike 
for his 30th birthday and has been out every night.
pedalling across the hills and through the forests near our home.
He loves it.

It's a special bike with fat tyres and low gears for getting up 
the hills. I am trying to organise a surprise for him, 
and am arranging 
to meet some friends at a local reataurant on the night of the 4th.
There will be about 10 of us, but it will be a surprise to Joff.

How is your golf?
Do you enjoy playing?
You said you had ordered your own golf club, 
have you played with it yet?

Golf clubs ard what you hit the ball with, but we also call 
the meeting house the Golf Club!
Clug means - a heavy stick; and an association or group.
English is a funny language??)

I don't want you see much of Mrs Son?
Please give her my regards.
Susan    
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Dear Mrs Kang

Last weekend we stayed at this hotel in the Lakd District,
North West of England.
It was my 30th birthday on Sunday 21st, quite a milestane!
We walked up a mountain an the Sunday 
and went swimming in the Hotels leisure club 
which also had a stean roon, savra and jacuzzi.

These leisure clubs are taking off all over the country
-we are thinking of joining are in Stockton, close to work, 
where we could go at lunchtime or after work, 
& there a swimming pool in the housing area?
I'm sure they were planning to build are near the Hotel+Laundry.

We are getting impatient to move house.
The house we are buying is empty now, but the man who wants 
to buy our cottage has not sold his house yet. 
We are hping to more to a much largerhouse called "Ash House", 
in another village called Borrowby, 5 miles farther 
south from Asmotherley.

It has 4 bedroons!! One has a bathroon en suite-
-do you know this term 'en suite'? It's French and means 
it has a private bathroom attached to the bedroom.
There is also a garage and driveway.
We want to move out of Osmotherley because it has become
a "tourist attraction"

We can never park the car near our cottage because there are 
so many visitors here, usually eating in one of the local pubs.
We have lived here 6 years and it has changed such a lot in that time.

We have started thinking about which way we will travel to 
and from Korea.
We might go to Goa in India for a 'beach' holiday, 
and wisit friends in Canada for a touring holiday
We also want to go to Cheju and Japan

I am enclosing some new stamps for your son.
I think they are gorgeous-I hop[e he likes them.

Looking forward to seeing you soon
Best Wishes from Susan...   
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Dear Mrs Kang                                     12 march. 1990

I am very busy at work - but can't concentrate!

I have resigned, My boss is interviewing for a replacement today.
I will leave work at Easter, 12 April.
This will give me two weaks to get sorted out before we fly on 1 may
I will also be unpacking, as it likely we will move house 
in the next two weeks.

We are flying direct from Manchester to Hong Kong and will stay there 
for 3 nights, leaving HK for Seoul on Saturday, 5 May.
Can I wee you on Monday 6 May? 
What is your telephone number and where abouts is your new home?
We don't know where we will be living, but it's likely to be 
in the same block as last time - where the flats are smaller.

We have offered to pay half the airfare to Korea so that my parents 
will visit us at Christnas time.
We plan to neet them in Hong Kong for Christnas(my favourite place) 
and then bring them to Korea for 10days, before returning home via Canada.

I have just had my hair cut really short - and wish I hadn't!!
It was really long a week ago.
I have been thinking about this since before Christmas 
and remembering 
how hot it was during the summer months in korea 
and I decided it was time for a change.
I hope it will have grown back by the winter!

I'm feeling so tired, having so many things to think about.
I don't want to leave work yet, but know I have to.
I've started packing to move house but we still haven't got 
a definite date to move. My piano exam is on 21 march at 2.45 pm.
Not to mention the thought of being out of the country 
and away for home for 12 months!

I'll be so glad once we have moved, and once I have left work 
and am able to spend time with my Mum and Dad before we leave.
Apart from all the worries-I am looking forward to seeing you soon

Best wishes from Susan

PS: Our new address, as from sometime in March, will be:
    Ash House Borrowby
         thirsk 
    North Yorkshire
         Yo7 4AW                                                7

Dear Mrs Kang

I lost the baby - but am looking forward to 1990 with confidence!
I don't think I told you, but I have never expected to have a family,
I was told it was most unlikely I could.
A lot of people have been praying I would get pregrant this year 
and it really does appear to be a miracle .

I hope things will work out next year.
I'm frustrated at the lack of energy since coming out of hospital.
We have been visited to Jaff's eldest sisters house this christmas, 
in Shropshine(the middle of England, near Wales!). 
so we are looking forward to that
Hope you have a lovely christmas.

Susan                                                          


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Dear 정숙.

We are probably learning korea about 22 May
and I hope very much to be able tosee you bdfore we liave.
Geoff wants to wisit.
Pohang site +Kyongju before we leave.
I will phone you if we came to Pohanf.
Hope you are well.
Love Susan.

................................................................

We have had a super holiday, touring the Cotswolds on our tandem.
The weather has been incredibleyhot this year.
(My office is 320 today!)
I keep thinking of Korea because it is so hot and, 
look forward to seeingyou again
maybe next year.
Will you have a holiday with your husband? Or is he too busy?
I am still very happy with my job.
I will write a longer letter soon
Best wishes from Susan.

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Dear Mrs Kang

Our trip to Korea has been put back a month, 
we now expect to leave on 30 May
I am expecting a baby(again)
I just hope+pray everything will be OK this time.
It willbe Korean!!
Can't wait to see you again
Love from Susan
PS: I have passed my Grade 4 piano exam.


Merry Christmas and&
Happy New Year

Please look at 'March' on                                    9

Dear 정 숙                                            18 May 1991       

I am enclosing some photographs for you.
Very poor qualoty re-prints- the are with all of us 
has been printed off centre, 
the original copy was central the others aren't cut properly! 

Sorry.
I don't think Funny's photographic shopis very good!
Please came to England soon.
Janice and I both hace enagh room for you to stay with ws, 
you could have your own bedroom with attached in our house so 
it would be no trouble.

Maybe when your boys are at University?
I appreciate how difficult it is to sit 
and write a letter in English, 
and how little time you have to do it - 

so please just send me a postcard occasianally 
to let me know how you are!
I am sad to be learing korea but I'm sure 
we'll soon settle down at home in the house we've hardly lived in.

My nextdoor neighbour is expecting a baby in Novenber 
which I'm very pleased about.
They are lovely people, same ago as us 
and enjoy cycling+swimming too!!

Must go, Matthew wants his lunch
Lots of love from Susan Geoff+ Matthew.                        10 
 

Dear Chung Sook                                 18. June.  91

How I wish I were in Kwangyang-Walking around site everyday 
in the sunshine, and going to the Supermarket.
We have been home 2weeks half, it has rained everyday 
and been grey! Joff went back to work this week 
so I've had 2days in the house with Matthew.

Today I ran out of milk and couldn't get any
-we don't have a village shop anymore.
I saw a mobile vegetable van stop across the road 
but by the time I'd got a hat 
+ coat for Matthew the van had gone
(I don't suppose he'd sell milk anyway).

Things wouldn't seem so bad if the sun would only shine 
accasionally! Maybe next week .

How are things in Pohang?
Hope you aren't too tired.
We are enjoying our house, it's as 
if we'd only just mored house.
We've been dashing around buying new things and fixing other 
things. Joff has been doing all the washing, 
hanging it out to dry in the wind, bringing 
it in again when the rain starts.
Now he's back at work 

I seen to have so much to do - thankfully 
Matthew is so good. He's so happy.
I think he's teething though, because
 he has cried so much today and he's not a 'cryer' .
We bought him a bike seat in Toronto, just are week, 
staying with friends who have 3 children 4, 2 +5 months.

I'm afraid we didn't enjoy Kang-Ju. 
Our hotel was appalling. 
"Hotel Concorde" supposed to be Super Deluxe class.
We have written to the korean.

Tourist Board suggesting it is re-classified.
The worst problem was when the base fell out of Matthew's cot!
The weather wasn't good either 
so that made everything seem worse!
We visited Pulguksa+Tombs Park but were swamped 
by school children of school trips as soon as 
they saw Matthew-Thousands of them!

I wanted to go back to Kwangyang to enjoy my last days in Korea.
When we are living aborad, like in New Zealand+Korea the thing 

we miss most is the English Architecture never the weather!
England's a wonderful country, gorgeous trees, villages,
archiitecture, but it's a pity the weather isn't more reliable 
to enjoy the country side. Will send some photos of Matthew soon

Love from Sue, Joff+ Matthew  
                                
Dear Chung Suk                                             11
                                                                                      

Dear Mrs Kang,

Thand you for your letter
Christopher Pix has mared to Oxford.
I don't know his new address, 
but I am enclosing a letter for your son, sorry, 
I don't know his name. I am in hospital.

Last Tuesday it was carfirmed I was pregrant, 
this Tuesday 7th November I was in hospital.
I still don't know if I've lost the baby
-I will have another scan an Monday 13th 
at which time I hope they will know what is happening.
We were all very excited last week.

When I was 16 I was told I would not be able to have children.
Now things look good,
I'm sure that I will have a child sometime, hopefully now.

We were going to move house to a large 4 bedroomed 
detached in a village 5 miles away 
but oned I was told I was pregrant we decided to stay put.
We couldn't afford the new house on are salary.
We're still very happy in Osmotherley.

What are you doing a christmas?
Joff+I will be spending Cristmas at home an our own this year.
I will let you know how I am.
I feel OK but I am confined to bed in the hospittal 
and it gets wery boring!

Love from Susan                                                12

                                       9 October 1991
Dear Chung Sook

Thank you very much for the locely scarf you sent via your husband.

I miss Korea very much and keep suggesting to Joff 
that he asks to go back for K4.
But he won't - as it wouldn't do his career any good.

After a dreadfully wet June, We've had two very nice summer months 
during which I've very much enjoyed having a garden.
There's a lot of tidying up to be done now, as our hanging baskets 
have died and most of my herbs need chopping down before the winter.
It's so difficult to do anything at the gets hold of goes straight 
into his mouth.

I can't believe what hard work it is being a housewife and mother!
Matthew sleeps from 6.30 pm until 7. 30 am 
but is starting to sleep less during the day, 
so I seem to be doing so much at night when he's asleep.
There is so much washing and ironing and cooking! 
I seem to spend all day in the kitchen.

Talking of which, I ought to be prepring his teatime meal now, 
as at last he's asleep  - he seems to be having terrible trouble 
with his teeth today. He already has 8 teeth.

It's exactly a year ago since I came home from Korea to have Mattew.
My nextdoor neighbour is expecting  baby on 12 
November but is concerned that her baby will not be as good as mine!

Unfortunately, our neighbours have to move down 
south with her husband's work, 
they are both very upset about this 
as we live in such a beatiful village.
At the moment her husband is living in a hotel near 
to Heathrow Airport and only gets home at weekends.

Whe's staying on her own and is getting concerned about 
the birth of her baby 
- she's insuring her car for me to drive, in case of emergency!

We went water- skiing with Jan and Ian last month.
I have always wanted to have a go water - skiing, 
but I was hopeless.

I had 5 attempos but never got up out of the water.
My nowe was so full of water after each fall.
I was very disappointed 
because the very first attempt I made, 
I fell in and Knew straight away 
that I had lost my ear-rings 
with the force ofthe water - they were the pair that you 
and Tong Hee gave me this time last year and 
which I wore all the time.

Matthew doesn't snatch so much now 
and I can wear slightly larger ear-rings 
again without too much trouble from him.

We have just had a porch built on the front of our house,
previously the front door opened straight into the lounge 
and the wind howled through the door frame.

We are very pleased with it, it even makes the houwe look nicer 
as well as serving a very useful purpose.

At the moment we are being bombarded with anything Japanese!
I don't know what prompted this, 
but there are Japanese language programmes, 
cooking programmes, clothing and lifestyle exhibition, 
theatre production of British shows and even Sumo wrestling! 

I watched a Japanese cookery programme last week,  
but this made me think of Korea 
- they cooked Tempura and I remembered
the lightly battered Garland Chrysanthamum leaves you cooked.
I made some Bulgogi for a barbecue in the summer 
(with 3 other families who were in Korea)
which went down very well! 

I want to make some more stir fried foods out of my Korean Recipe book
but I'd have to try to cut the meat thinly myself 
- we usually buy it in big chunks.

Well, how's that for timing - Mattew has woken up and the alarm 
is ringing from the cooker to say the scones are cooked

Hope all's well and that you manage to see your husband occasionally, 
and that the bous are enjoying school in Pohang.

Bestt wishes from Sue, Geoff+ Matthew                          13

Dear 정 숙                                        10 December 1991

I'm afraid this is another quickie!
One letter to three!
I must get your presents posted today 
if they are to have any chance of reaching you before christmas.
The gift is from Janice and I
- as we both bought you the same thing!
Thankfully Jan knew three other people 
to give the other thhree gifts to.

I spoke to Amada on the telephone last week for half an hour.
She sends her love. 
Her shop is doing well and she's thoroughly enjoying running it,
but Garreth is sick of doing all the housework on a Saturday 
when Amanda is working.

Jan and I have started to see a bit more of each other.
She often comes to Borrowby and we go on a long walk.

Matthew is just as gorgeous.
We had a party on Sunday for his 1st birthday, 
and I made him a cake in the shape of a Teddy bears.
I'll send photos soon.

Hope all's well.
I remember you often.
Have a wonderful Christmas - and try not to work too hard.
Susan

P.S : I've forgotten how to write 수산?
                                  Susan                        14

Dear Mrs Kang,                                      29. January

Thank you very much for the beautiful painting you sent us, 
I hope to get it framed.
I have finished my temparary work and am now at home  
painting+decordting,
but I think my mother will be very sorry 
when I do get a job as we have had some lovely days out together.

Joff and I celebrated our 5th Wedding Anniversary on 14th January
and went to London for the weekend.
We had a Lebonese meal an the saturday night which was delicious.

Sunday night we went to the Royal Albert Hall to listen to 
Handel's Nessiah-but didn't enjoy it!! 
The music did not appeal to us, 
it seemed to be th same all the way through.
It was good to see the Albert Hall Though.

Monday was spent walking up and down Oxford Street's shops 
before getting the train home.
The train journey is only 2+half hours, 
but to drive it would be 6 hours
It was my 29th birthdy on 21January.
I don't like being 29-sounds old!

The other day I was at a garage where my Mum goes for petrol 
and the boy who looks after her asked if I was her daughter, 
and then said how did was I 20?!!! 
Sometimes, I would like to look my age!
We have been asked if we want like to return to korea in 1990 
and said yes.

We have veen meeting one of our friends from korea, 
a boy who works for Joff in the office,
and who was only in korea w months .
He(and his wife) will be returning in 1990 
so I am looking forward to them both being there with us.
 
Can I look forward to seeing you in England this year?
I will bd taking my Grade 3 piano exam sometime after 27 Feb, 
I don't know the exact date yet.
We are hoping it wait be in that first week 
as we have the chance of going skiing for a week 
in Scotland with 6 friends.
I have only skied once fefore-a weekend in Scotland 
in very wet weather.

Joff has been fixing together a roof-rack and wooden supports 
so that we can take the bike (tandem) on the roof of the car.
I'm sick of cycling on the same roads.
We hope to go over to Richmond , west from here, 
tomorrow to cycle around that area.

I have just about finished making that bright blue evening dress 
and it fits perfectly
I hope my writing isn'y too difficult to read
안녕히 계십시오

Best wiches from Susan

P.S: Please pass on my best wishes to Mrs Son.                
                      
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Dear 정 숙,                                     8. February 1992

Joff is coming to Pohang on Monday 10th and I am jealous!
I think he gets there on Tuesday afternoon and is staying 
at the Beech Hotel for 2 weeks.

I'm looking for some nicd photos to send you, 
but don't havd any particularly nice ones of Matthew smiling.
He's walking now and has been since 31 Decenber, 
in fact he hasn't stopped walking since there!

He makes lots of different noises but doesn't really say much.
He recognises dogs though and can say 
'woof woof'(this is what an English dog says!).

Tanice+I do a lot of sewing and go to a really cheap market together.
Jan is travelling to Wales a lot and will stay down there from April.
Joff expects to have to spend 2 months there during the summer 
so he wants Matthew+I to go too and live in a caravan!
I've told Janice to take the children during the school holidays
-that would be good company for me.

There are some English people back in Kwangyang now.
Hilary has two children, a girl of 4 and a boy 15 months
(She was pregrant in Korea with me)
Her husband, Women, lived with Joff for the few weeks 
when I came home to have Matthew.

I think they'll be in Janices old apartment.
How I wish we could go back to Korea.
I am enclosing some commemorative stamps as our Queen celebrates 
40 years on the throne.

We are going to Betty's this afternoon to get some coffee for you! 
Hope Joff will have room to bring this+post it to you fron site.
When will you come to England?

Has your eldest son gone to Seoul yet?
hope all's well

Love from Sue

P.S : I've just seen Geoff's(Joff!) 
      He's there 3 weeks!! Oh dear!
      Is your son still crazy about stamps?                    


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10. June 1992

Dear Chung Sook,
I have been going to write to you 
for the past 6 weeks to tell you 
I am pregrant, and that we are in Australia for 12 months.
But it has been so difficult to do anything 
because of Matthew! 

In fact he's causing me problems now too...
11. June: He's eating his cornflakes 
so he can't climb on the table 
on generally get in the way.
Up to now I haven't found any Mother 
+ Toddler groups on suitable aged 
Playgroups or music groups like we went to at home.

It's been 6 weeks of me+him together 
everyday with no friends and children.
The neighbours don't seem to want to know.
I miss having Mum around to ease things.
Matthew's still pretty nice most of the time 
- smiling and warring at everyone in the shops.
This next baby is due 14 December!
Geoff thinks it will be another 8th ! 

Imagine 2 on the same day!
I've at last found a church to go to now we're settled, 
this is my last hope to meet people.
I was too late getting there last week but it was full and 
has a creche+ Sunday school so it lodes promising.
We've only been in this house a week.
Previously we were in Hotels+ apartments.
It was hopeless.

Hope you are well and not working too hard.
Thats silly, of cause you will be working 
very hard don't you always!

Best wishes from Susan Geoff+ Matthew                     17

29 Gairloch Street 
                      Applecross
                        6153
                     West Australia
                                                 4. October 1992

This is just a brief note to let friends know 
that our baby daughter, 
Ruth, was born on 29 September at 8.14 am,  weighing 21b.
As expecter, she did not survive delivery.

A 28 week scan revealed severe heart defects.
Further tests showed she had Trysomi 18(an extra chromosome).
Together, this meant she had no chance of life.

She was a beartiful little baby with no visible problems, 
and looked very much like her brother.

Friends from Ghurch have been extremely supportive 
and Ruth's ashes will be scattered in the memorial garden 
following next Sunday's service.

         Susanm Geoff & Matthew Wingrove                

Dear 정숙

How are you?
Did you get my note about our baby daughter dying?
We are all well.
Matthew will be baptised here on 6 Dec.

Ruth's ashes were burried in the Church Memorial Garden.
December will be difficult because Ruth was due this month, 
but Matthew is such a joy.

He's saying so much now, but no sentences.
He's the tallest boy at Playgroup!
I would love to hear from you, though I know you are so busy

Sue     


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Dear 정숙                                      12. April 1993

I was so pleased to receive your card at Christmas and to hear 
the good news about your son getting into University.
Presumably he will be going to Seoul?

I have been planning to write to you for ages, 
but the time seems to go too quickly!
Matthew keeps ne so busy, 
then I wasn't feeling so good for a few weeks 
and was upset all the time from seeing people 
with 2 children and baby girls of 5 months, 
and in March my parents came for 3 and half weeks.
So life is just getting back to normal.

Anyway, the best news I have is that just after Mum & Dad arrived 
I found out I was pregnant again - so this would account for all 
that emotional upset of a couple of months ago!
This baby is due 31 October.

I am trying not to think too much about it at the moment 
(but can't help being a little excited)
because the Genetic Dr has told us
that because Ruth died of a chromosome problem, 
we have slightly higher risk 
of another chromosome problem, a 1% chance.However, 

I have convinced myself that alterante babies are our best
- you only have to just fine,
especially as I'm nowhere near as sick 
as I was in the early months with Ruth. However, 
I have been advised to have an amniocintesis test on 14 May 
which will confirm‎, hopefully, that all is well with the baby.

Matthew is just wonderful, still as gorgeous as ever 
and coming out with so many wonderful sayings. 
He walks life Geoff, with a spring in his step,
and pulls the funniest faces(like his Dad). 

Whenever the camera is about and you ask him to smile, 
he puts on a really forced laugh with tis mouth 
open wide. He's still suchh a climber too. 
They talk about the Terrible Twos and lots of tantrums, 
but we don't have any of that, 
just an occasional upset if he can't have his own way,
 but he soon forgets. 

We go to two play together while the mums study. 
I have been so lucky in making lots of friends 
through playgroups and Church, 
plus the few Davy wives who are out here. 
I do miss Jan though!
I have accasionally phoned her.

I often suggest to Geoff that we go home from Australia via Korea,
but he says "we've been there, done that. 
It will probably be another year
before we go home(this is too long away from home for me)
and at the moment we think we will fly to Vienna 
and drive across Europe to England!  

I don't know if any Davy people are still in Korea. 
Wasn't Tong-Hee meeting with Rebecca? 
I still think I would rather be in korea than Australia, 
but I suppose it would be very difficult with 
Matthew being 2 now, at liast here we are able to go to Church 
and Plygroup adn understand the language!

Is your husband still based in Kwangyang? 
Are you busy all thhe time looking afterhis parents?

I have hardly seen Geoff for the past 3 Months. He's been working 
14 hours a day, 7 days a week. He has just had 4 days off over 
the Easter holiday-the first two days were difficult because
 we haven't seen each other for whole days for such a long time!

However, the second 2 have been great. 
We all went swimming this morning
(Matthew is doing really well swimming with his arm bands on-floats),
then later this afternoon we had a bike ride. 
Perth is such a beautifyl place, like Korea. 

We've been lucky to see so much of the world 
and be sent to such beautiful countries. 
I really hope that after this trip 
we can settle down at home in Borrowby.

Please pass on my regards to Tong-Hee and Jhong-Hee.
Hope you and your family are all well.

Miss you Love from Sue....                                  
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                                                      28 August 1993
Dear 정숙

I've just been thinking about korea again, mainly because I flew home 
when I was this pregrant witth Matthew. I'm this pregnent with Matthew.
I'm hoping I may only have 8 weeks to go, as Mattew was early.

I'm slowing down now though still doing everything alone because Geoff 
is still working all the time - 8 am - 10pm + weekends.
Wont contract we've been on.
Supposed to get better after 30. 8. 93

Hope all's well with you.
Thinking of you
Love from Sue, Geoff& Matthew                                 
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                                                     31 October 1993
Dear 정숙                                           

"It's a Girl"    and we're thrilled!

Fiona Rachel was born an Friday 22 October weighing 3160gm, 49cm long.
A shorter, more dainty version of Matthew.

Matthew is so tall and his shoe size is average for a 5 years old. 
He isn't 3 yet!

Would you please tell 청희 and 동희 as I have very little time!!
It's hard work with 2 children isn't it. I want to sleep 
but Matthew wants to play! Geoff has another week off work, 
then its just me+the children. 
The other Davy families went have 
the week before Fiona was born.

I've had to hire a Nanny to help me 2 mornings a week. 
She's marvelous.
Does lots of housework and takes Matthew to the park. 
She came to stay with him when I was in hospital.

Mum+Dad are flying out here on Christmas Day, Boxing Day,...for 3 weeks.
They'll be here fo our 10th Wedding Anniversary+fiona's Baptism.

Hope you are well
Lotts of have from Susan, Geoff, Matthew+ Fiona               
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                                                   19 March 1994
Dear Chung Sook,

Fiona is in bed tonight in the most gorgeous Babyra cotton pyjamas
She looks lovely in them, though a little big at 12 months size!
This made me think of you!

Many thanks for your card at Christmastime.
How I wish you didn't have to work so hard.
I wish you could just have your imediate family to look after
- husband+sons. I am homesick for my own house+belongings now, 
having been here 2 years in May. Too long to be away from home.

This house is too small for 4 ofus+we have had toomany problems 
with it. We plan to move when the leave finishes in May, 
but I wish we could go home then. You know our house in England is 
called 'Ash House' -we'll the Ash tree has just been chopped down 
as it was dying. 

Perhaps we should change the name!
Matthew is at a Montessori Pre-School 9 am~12.30pm.
It's doing us both good. He seemed to be calming down,
but what a difficult day we've just had, He will not do as we ask
+is very stebborn and has such a temper.

Fiona is wonderful. Amazing. She's no bother. Never cries, 
always smiling.
Matthew was a good baby but she's even better.
But I'm still so tired looking after both of them.

Joff is home when they're asleep and out in the mornings at 7.30 am.
At least he has been home weekends for a while .
It's been for too hot too long, 38c yesterday,30-38 every day
for weeks. 

Too hot to leave the house with the children.
Enjoy the cherry Blossom! Wish we could meet for coffee sometime!
Love from Susan, Geoff, Matthew+Fiona.                          
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Dear Chung Sook,                               17 November 1994       

Thank you for your telephone call. 
It was lovely to hear from you
I was in bed feeling very ill at the time(Mum+ Dad took Matthew 
to pre-school and Fiona out for the morning).
I feel so much better since your call.

I'm sending you a little wallet size phpto which we had taken in 
September. Since this was taken, Fiona has a mauthful of big teeth!
She's an absolute joy, another 'smnler' like her brother.

My Dad has retired now, so they are here until the New Year, then,
hopefully, we'll go home about Easter time next year, 
after 3years here! I dread another Perth summer-too hot too long.

Lots of love from Susan

P.s I made this card  



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Dear Chung Sook

Thank you so much for your letter in March. It was redirected 
to us in England and was here upon our arrival back home, 
which was a nice welcome. 

I wanted to write back straight away, but didn't manage too, 
and ashamed it has taken me so long to find some time to write!!
 Little children are just too demanding!

We've had such a lot to do at home and in the garden since 
our return, but things are setting down a little now. 
My parents have just collected. Matthew and Fiona as they are 
staying with them tonight, 
so I've left the housework for a moment in order to write
(because I know I can do the housework very quickly 
withhout the usual 'help' from the children). 

It will be Borrowby Show on 26 July and tonight there is 
a Wine and Cheese evening in the village for the Show, 
so we are going to that. The Show is an agricultural affair 
with lots of horse events. Most villages and towns 
around here have one at this time of the year.

I'm back playing my tenor horn in Osmotherley Silver 
Jubilee Band, and we will be playing at Osmotherley's 
Summer Show in August. 

I really enjoy playing(and going to the pub afterwards), 
they are a good bunch of people. 
There are still only 6 of us!! 
But last practice the junior members came and 
there were 12 and we sounded quite good.

I miss Perth terribly. I especially hate not being able 
to go and visit Ruth's rose in the memorial garden 
at Applecross Church. I think I could emigrate, 
though Geoff doesn't want to love in a city. 

We've decided to give ourselves 2 years at home 
and then see how I feel. By which time I'm sure 
I will have settled again.

The weather has been horrendous. We went camping last 
weekend because good weather was forecast. The East side 
of the UK had heavy mists, wind and rain.
The rest of the country has had a heatwave. 

We've just had a day of it, 
yesterday, which was lovely. This morning was very warm 
and calm too, but by lunchtime it was freezing again. 
We really feel the cold after such a long time in 
a hot climate.

Matthew is going to our village school on Friday afternoons, 
as he will start full time in September. He goes to 
a Montessori Pre-school in Thirsk every morning, like he did 
in Perth, byt there is much more discipline here than there 
was in Perth so he doesn't like village school, 
from 4 and half to 11years, split between 3 classes. 

He absolutely loves this schhool. It's a newly built village 
school with excellent playing fields and gym hall. 
It seems to have a very good reputation too. 
We sent to a new parents evening and the three teachers 
were lovely and very concerned for our children.

We've had an extension piece made for oui Tandem. 
Matthew now has his own 'half dike' attached to the back of 
the tandem and Fiona sits in her seat behind him. 
We make quite a sight!!

I must get someone to take a photo of us to send you. 
It's a very long bike now and we caused quite a stir 
when we went to Thirsk on it thhe other weekend.

I hope I have not written too much for you to unterstand. 
I do try to keep it simple but I get carried away!!

Geoff was in Seoul and Kwangyang in May, before going 
back to Perth for the second time since we left. 
He said I would be "doubley sick"(twice as fed up as 
when he returned to Perth the first time, 
because I liked Korea so much as well). 

The Davy Korean secretary, Mrs Chun, was still working 
but was expecting another baby. I would have loved to see 
her again. I met a Korean lady in Perth, she was married 
to the curate at Church. She came from Kwang Ju 
and we enjoyed talking to each other about Korea. 

I hope you are settling well in japan. How lovely to have 
a Grand Piano. I want to start piano lessins again 
when Matthew goes to school full time. I had some in Perth 
before Christmas and did a lot of the theory too. 
I need the lesson in order to make ne practice! 

But I seem to find it so hard to do anything for my own 
enjoyment at the moment. 
Fiona can be a little madam at times. 
Whe grabs my face and scratches me.

She's a handful in the shops and none of the asistants here
will talk to her like the Koreans or Australians. 
I think English people still think children should be seen 
and not heard! Australia caters for children extremely well.

lots of love from Susan                     
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                                                14  May  1997
Dear Chung Sook

Thank you so much for your letter.
I love to hear from you.
Matthew often talks of when he lived in Korea-so knowledgably-as if
he could remember!!

I have been thinking of training to be a Montessiri pre-school teacher.
Are you enjoing your course? Fiona is at a lovely new Montessori down 
here in Surrey. She'll start primary school with Matthew in Sep. '98.

Geoff moved dawn to Guildford in Fanuary, to work for BOC.
We all came an 2 April to our new house with lovely long garden
-60metres! Very pleasant area to live. We can walk through 
the trees opposite for 5 miles and reach fabulars views like 
this are(Hind head). I'm propped up in bed-sorry about my wriying.
With love from Susan, Geoff, Matthew+Fiona              
                                                                

Hope you are happy in Japan.
How are your boys enjoying University 
Maybe your eldest son has finished now?

Matthew is 5 now. He started scool in September and loves it.
Geoff has been to Bangkok 3 times 
since September usually for 3 weeks.
They still don't know if they're got the job there.
Geoff is in change of the Process Dept mow-about 40 people.
We miss Perth, but I suppose it will just take time to readjust again 
Fiona is 2 and quite a little girl 

Love Sue.
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                                              24 October 1997
Dear Chung Sook

I was so pleased to see your letter an the doormat this morning.
I immediately wanted to telephone you.
Unfortunately, I've misplaced my address book today 
so I couldn't find your telephone number. 

It will turn up! I was terribly upset when my last letter 
to you in Japan was returned to me.
Thankfully, we have contact again.

I've sitting in someones home, babysitting tonight.
I've joined"Hinehead Babysitting Circle'- so that Jeff and I 
can go out sometimes.

I'm Secretary of Friends of Weyhill Montessori- a fund raising 
Committee for Fiona's pre-school.
I've also joined the PTA(parents and Teachers Association) 
a fund raising Committee for Matthew's School.
I keep trying to get along to Hademere Brass Bands practices
 but haven't yet.

I spoke to Janice Black last week on the telephone.
Her daughter, Jennifer is 17 and drive now, and plans to go to 
University next year(October). I've begun placing 10 packs of 
photos into albums and will send you some. I must photograph 
the front of our house to send to people.

Fiona was 4yrs old on Wednesday of this week(22.10.97).
She had a party for 7 little friends. 
Matthew and Fiona fight terribly, but are wonderful individually.
Matthew will be 7 in December.

You do know that we are now only 50 minutes by train from London 
and 50 minutes by car from Heathrow Airport.
Any chance of you coming to England?
I keep thinking abouut studying for Montessori Diploma.

But I also think I may return to Secretarial Work next Autumn 
when Fiona starts school. I don't know.
Joff is at home muvh more than when he worked for Davy
(now taken over by 'Kvaerner'). He still goes abroad but only 
for a few days, or a week at a time.

We are 5 hours driven from my parents, but they travel down
every few weeks. Dad is 65, Mum 64.
I would still like to learn Korean!
I still remember the alphabet! 

Joff thinks we shold learn Japanese as it would be more useful
-I haven't seen any classes in Japanese.
I enrolled for French classes this term, in the mornings,
but there weren't enough people so it was cancelled.

Guildford, where Joff works, is a lovely shopping centre.
The High Street slopes and from the top when you walk down, 
you can see the very green English contryside straight ahead.
It's lovely. I hope you can read my writing well!
Do you ever take a holiday with your husband?
You work so hard.
With much love from

Susan, Joff, Matthew & Fiona                              
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                                           22 October 1998
Dear Chung Sook,

Thank you for your letter .
Are you happy to be back home in Korea?
How is life there-we hear on the news 
that the econamic situation is very bad.

We seem to be heading for worldwide recession.
BOC have made a lot of people redurdant 
and are maing their management base to New Jersey, USA.
Including us!!

We are going for a visit on 7 November,
Just Joff & I for one week.
We expect to move over there in January, for 2 years.
We will keep our home here, thank goodness,

I love this house.
When is Shin Young going to Boston?
 Will you wisit him?
Perhaps we could meet in NewYork!!
I hope so.
Fiona is 5 today.

She started school full time in September.
I miss her.
Did I tell you we visited Perth in May?
We had a wonderful 10 days. 
I flew with the children and met Joff there.

He was on a major world trip!
He was only in Perth for 3 days.
He flew to Japan when we flew home.
I have done 2 weeks work! 
I'm a cycling Proficiency Instructor, 
teaching 10/11years olds
to ride their bikes safety.

I love it. The courses are 5 days and only 
1 and half hours a day in school time.
I still make a lot of cards using decorative 
nibber stamps _embossing powder like this.

I'm also stamping on terracotta pots.
How I written your address correctly?
Much love from Susan..                     



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                  7 Club Drive Summit
                  New Jersey 07901 USA
                                               18 April 1999

Dear Chung Sook

At long last, a letter from me in America.
This has been a bit of a culture shock.
I might as well be speaking Chinese, 
because I'm rarely understood the first time!

I'm finding the whole thing very difficult, mainly because 
I had made so many really good friends in such a short period 
of time in Surrey. I haven't broken nto the local scene yet, 
and feel very much an 'ex-pat'.

Sonething I've managed to avoid in all our previous trips aboroad.
I know English, French, Beligian and Hungarian mums at school,
but only one American!
In fact I don't know any of the mums in Matthew's year, 
only mums at Kindergarten.

Matthew is working extremely hard at school.
He has homework 4 nights a week and last week third graders 
had tests all week-new to him! Poor Fiona, an the other hand,
has only just scraped into Kindergarten.

She isn't 6 until 22 October so isn't really old enough 
to be in Kindi! She was infull time school in England 
and desperateoy wants to do 'real work' not 'baby work'! 
Her hours are 8.30 am until 11.45am - and I can't stand it!!
I've lost the independence I had had since she went to school 
last September, from 9 an until 3 pm.

Mum and Dad have just arrived today for 4 weeks.
I expect one of these weeks will be spent in Totonto,
Visiting friends. Next week the children are on a Spring break
(they didn't get an Easter break!!) and we had intended going 
south along the Jersey Shore. However, Joff now has to go back 
to England for 4 days of that week.

The sun shines all the tiime, and temperatures are improving.
It was-13C on occasions when we arrived.
That's cold. But with the sun and the dryness it wasn't 
as awful as it would be in England- when the general dampness 
of winter would mean the roads were like ice rinks!

We have had one trip into New York, on a wet Sunday.
I'm keen to go again on a nice day and get a proper 'feel' 
for the place. 

how long has yur first son been in Boston? 
Have you visited him? Is he happy there?

I hope you are well. Will your husband ever retire from POSCO. 
or is te expected to work, work, work?
What about Mrs Son and Mrs Wang, do youkeep intouch with them?
Do say hello from me.

I look forward to hearing from you sometime.
With much love Susan.....                                    
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Dear Chung Sook,
I wrote to you at Goishgawa Park Tower Japan, 
but this was returned to me. 
I hope someone can forward my new address to you.
Have you returned to Korea or Moved home in Japan?

Please let me know your new address.
I would hate to loose contact with you 
because you don't have this address yet!
We moved in April and your last letter 
was forwarded to me in Surrey.

Love fron Susan.....

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                                   4 August 1999

Dear Chung Sook 
I wanted to give you something to remind you 
of our meeting today!
I only have this card I made and a few photos, 
but I'm very pleased to have the chance to meet up again!

Much love from Susan
                                                 
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We're all extremely happy back in Yorkshire!
It's wonderful.
We're buying a very old farmhouse in Borrowby-
Where we used to live(+Matthew was born)
and hope to move in January.

I won't tell you that address yet
-until the sale has gone through.
Hope all's well.
Will Shin 
Young be home for Christmas?

With much love from  Susan

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Dear Jung Suk

I was very pleased to know that Shin Young was getting married
I am still trying to first a suitable 'Dnglish Wedding Present!
In the meantime, here is his card a little late!
Hope all went well on the 'Day' I'd love to see a photo

Love fron Susan.......

 

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                                       9 September 1999
Dear Chung Sook
It was lovely to see you last month.
I think it was lucky that our visits to the US coincided,
because we are now returning to the UK!
Unfortunately, not to Surrey in the South.

Jpff is returning to Davy(now "Kvaerner")
We all hate this area of America so much that 
we hope to leave by the end of October!
(BOC, the company that broughtus here, 
is being sole to an American+French Company)

You can contact me via my parents, 
untill I have another new address!!
.......

We are looking at houses in North Yorkshire.
Matthew may return to his very first school in Borrowby!
Joff says this jobs will keep us in one place for 10 years!!
We all hope so.

Needless to say, my parents are absolutely delighted.
The photo's are rather dark, but a moment of our meeting 
just the same. Hope all's well with you
Much love, Susan...                                      

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                                              16 May 2002
Dear Jung -Suk

I was very pleased to receive your letter today.
I will telephone and perhaps try the e-mail address printed
on your paper. 

However, just in case this reaches you behore you leave Korea, 
my telephone mumbers are: 
At home - 01845 537 138 (there is an answering machine so 
you could leave a contact telephone number in London)

Mobile-07932 084 395

I am at work on Tuesday and Thursday between 10 am amd 4: 30 pm
e-mail:......

I'm going to try and book us into a hotel in Guildford 
for the weekend you are in London, then we can easily 
catch a train into London, 
and we can catch up with friends in Guildford.

I have another friend arriving from Australia today
- this is all very exciting for me.

Love , Susan                                               
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                                            25 June 2002
Dear Chung Sook

I hope you had a wonderful trip
-I'm so very sorry I couldn't get to see you
As I said, that period of time was rediculously busy-
we had visitors here from Australia and America, but both lots 
were actually staying up in the North East of England.

What did you do when you were here?
Did you go into London most days?
I hope you had a reasonable train journey if you went by train!
The last couple of times we have been to London on the train, 
we were delayed 2 hours each way.
You may know our rail network is in a big mess!

I have a friend who is emigration to Perth, Australiam today-
and I'm a little envious! It seens that 
Geoff was the main person to sort it all out for them
-the husband is just transterring to Kvaerner in Perth.
They are Matthew's godparents
-I wonder when he will see them again.

Matthew spent the last 2 days at his new High School.
He will start there in Septenber.
He had a wonderful time.
His tutor group will start wit German(which I'm better equipped 
to help him with than French! - so I'm very pleased).

I bought him 2 dictionaries last night,and he lay in bed 
reading the German one!!  I feel as excited as he does about 
this move to secondary school-so many new opportunities for him.
He can't wait to have the uniform either!
They don't have to wear uniform at his primary school.

Riona is going to start to learn the keyboard in September, 
as well as continuing with wiolin. She's worked her way through 
a keyboard book we have at home and is playing 'Super Trouper' 
by ABBA with two hands. They can't have piano lessons at school
but they can take in their own keyboard.

I'm thoroughly enjoying my piano lissinns again.
 I've just started Grade5 scales, 
and I'm trying to perfect 'for Elise' from the book you gave me!
There are two parts I'ce chosen to ignore-but I'm now playing them! 
What shall I learn next? I hope to work through both the books 
you gave me all those years ago.

Did you have an e-mail address? Mine is:

This is an 'underline'key between my names, not a hyphenn!
I couldn't have a 'dot' or a 'hyphen' when I registered 
this address.

Once again, I really am sorry not to have managed to see you.
I would really like to visit South Korea again sometime 
and see you.

Much love from Susan



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Dear Jung Sook

I hope this reaches you

Geoff is visting Kwangyanf next week and I want to go too!
He is leaving for Seoul on Saturday morning 
and the children and I so want to go with him.

Fiona has a friend in Seoul who has just spent a year at school 
Enland before returning to Seoul last month.
This little girl called herself Nicole whilst 
living with her Aunt in England.

Her Aunt and Uncle are lovely and they live here permanently
and I hope to see them again and do some Korean cooking
- especially Kim Pab!

Hope all is well with you

Love from Susan.
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4 August 2004

Dear Shung Sook

I'm sorry to have taken so long to reply! 
Like you, I have been unable to send an e-mail.
I've even asked the guys at work(Geoff's office-VIA)about
e-mailing Jorea but still con't know why we can't communicate.
Geoff is in Jndia again -due back on Friday,
on holiday on Saturday.

Last summer he didn't get back to join us an holiday
-he was in India then!
Do you remember that Matthew had a 'double Crown' 
on his head as a baby?

You said he would be intelligent!
Well, he's just become a member of the "National Academy of Gifted 
and Talented Children"

His school put him forward for this Government run initiative.
However he is underachieving in most subjects along with 
all his best friends so they are all going to
 "Raising Attainments" club at school next year!
We've had a better attitude this year, 
if we could just have a little more work next year!!
However he's still a very happy, loveable boy who plays hard.

A tree house is the current project.
Fiona is very happy too, in her very diffenent, 
all girls independent school.
She started playing Saxphone last year, passed Grade 1 
and is moving an to Grade 4 in October!

I wish she would have piano lessons too 
as I think she has a real ear for playing.
I hope you can follow all my chattering in this letter!
I'm now looking forward ot our holiday-a week in Corsica;
followed by camping in Wales.
(Matthew is attending an 'Ecdogy of Showdonia' course 
run by the National Academy of Gifted+Talented Youth 20/22 August)

Hope all's well.
I'd love to see a photo of Shin Young's Wedding.

Much love Susan                    



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Dear Jung Sook,                              2005. 8. 2
 
I hope this reaches you.
 
Geoff is visiting Kwangyang next week and I want to go too!  
He is leaving for Seoul on Saturday morning 
and the children and I so want to go with him.  

Fiona has a friend in Seoul who has just spent a year at school 
in England before returning to Seoul last month.  
This little girl called herself Nicole whilst living 
with her Aunt in England.  

Her Aunt and Uncle are lovely and  they live here permanently 
and I hope to see them again and do some Korean cooking 
- especially Kim Pab!
 
Hope all is well with you.
 
Love from Susan

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Congratulations on becoming a grandma!      2005. 8. 9

Unfortunately, Geoff would not take me to Korea .... 
He is in Kwangyang today, but comes home tomorrow.  
I am looking forward to hearing how things
 have changed over there!!  

Is you second son married now?
I would love to see a photo of you and your granddaughter - 
I expect you are thrilled to have alittle girl to dote on.

Much love Susan

 

Wishing you 
a very Happy Christmas, 

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Dear Jung Sook & family

Still unable to e-mail.
Don't know why.
Fiona has a korean friend at school from Seoul.
She's living with her Aunt over here,
her sister is at Boarding School in New York.

Must be very hard for her-aged 11 speaking
no English+away from parents.
Her Aunt is lovely + 
has pramised to make me Kimpab 김 밥-
is that right?
 
with love from Susan, 
Geoff, Matthew and Fiona

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I was at the Seimens VAI Gala Dinner to celebrate 
10 years of VAI in the UK 
and Geoff asked  Karl Gruber 
if he was going to the Festival this year (Saltzburg).  
He said that he was taking Mr Kang.  Are you going too?  
I asked to be remembered to you!!
 
How is your little Grandaughter?
 
Matthew is 15 and has gone into work with Geoff today 
- he has to do 2 weeks of Work Experience from school, 
and is doing it at VAI.  
I took a photograph of the two of them 'going to work'.
 
We also had a 10th Anniversary BBQ for the Stockton office.  
There were people there who I hadn't seen since we were in Korea.  
It was nice to catch up.  
 
I hope you are both well.
 
Much love from Susan