ROKtales Farewell & Recap

After 2.36 years in Korea, our time has come to say goodbye. We found out in October that we will be leaving 8 months early to begin our next journey.

Some of our favorite moments:

  • New Years 2015
  • having Avera and the journey of my pregnancy
  • scoot dates
  • the opportunity to travel
    • Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Tokyo, China, the Philippines, Australia, Misawa and all over South Korea!
  • & of course Fiend events

We were able to experience many different cultures and see the ins and outs of South Korea.

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Scoot Dates!

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We will miss the food!

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I specifically was able to get to know the Korean culture through their children.

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Our travels:

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And the two girls trips I took without him: Beijing and Tokyo

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Mike learned a new jet, reached 1,000 hours in a fighter and turned one more dream into reality.

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We spent major holidays with our family away from family.

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We hosted two Thanksgivings.

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Halloween 2014, 2015 and 2016.

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New Years 2015!

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New Year 2017!

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The friends we’ve made will be in our lives forever.

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We had our first child who was born in a Korean birthing center, has a Korean birth certificate and will always say this was her first home.

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My pregnancy journey took up 1/3 of our time here and I am grateful for the support of the squadron and friends and the availability of Mediflower.

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Pippa also made lifelong friends.

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She won a pup pageant on base!

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She celebrated 3 birthdays!

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I worked in Mike’s squadron where I gained a better understanding of what he does. I will forever be grateful for that opportunity.

I embraced my role as a spouse getting involved with the Fiendettes and enjoying our unique and rowdy community.

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Our first Fiend event in August of 2014 was a Whiskey.

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And we continued to enjoy each Whiskey, Show, and Fiend event we were able to be a part of!

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Mike was the Fiend Mayor.. twice.

Both of our children experienced snow for the first time.

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It has been an honor and a beautiful time here in Korea. It is a sad day to leave, but a wonderful celebration of #ROKtales.

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#McVagas here we come!!


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