Ethnography on the Jung Family

I've been staying at church family's house these past couple of days & as an outsider, I have been recipient of warm welcomes and pleasant immersion into the Jung family. right now, I'm on a stool chair in the kitchen, glass of milk on the table and Celebration of Discipline in my hand (now on my lab as i type on my Mac). I'm distracted in the best way because i'm thinking about 이모 (korean for aunt - a term of endearment that feels natural on my tongue) and how she loves her children. it's a stage in life that is foreign to me, and i feel that it will be unknown territory for quite some time. but i have enjoyed watching her with the youngest, 18-month Aaron, and I feel admiration and a bit of awe at how she manages a house of three children, a golden retriever named Sky (don't ask me why), and 삼촌 (who is pretty awesome in his own way). Right now the dog whimpers to be let out of his cage and Dylan (the other son) and his friend are laughing and giggling on the swing set (they were earlier having a screaming match), and 이모 is swinging Aaron, his happy demeanor apparent on his chubby face. Aaron is wonderful to observe and I feel like i can entertain myself just watching him. Actually, I have entertained myself for most of today watching this little tyke - even during his nap-time as I creepily observed him from the little monitor. At one point, I guess he saw the camera moving and his fat chubby smiley face got up close and personal to the camera. He is such a happy baby - right now I can see him flailing his arms and talking baby-talk, and I'm thankful that he is a baby that has received so much love from his mom and his other family members. In it's own time, being a mother must be a time of life thick with its own pleasures. I see it in 이모 and in her face as she spends time with her son. Her love for him tumbles forth naturally, and she unknowingly blesses me with it as well. 

Anyways, I'm leaving tonight for Chicago and will be in the city for a couple of days. I figure it's a good time to rest and process and explore some of the different neighborhoods and museums by myself.  I'm actually kind of excited - i love roaming new places and it reminds me of backpacking through Europe and the first initial weeks in Amsterdam. 

Also, my anthropology major friends always toss around the term 'ethnography' and I figured it was an appropriate title for this post. hehe.