My name is Todd Farnham from Seattle, Washington USA, Im deeply grateful to Friends of Korea Cluband its website. It was through Friends of Korea Clubwebsite that I was able to meet a special friend and her wonderful family.

I had been planning a trip to Korea for a long time, but I knew next to nothing about Korea, its culture and history. The mother of one of my students recommended your website to me. I also didnt have any friends there. She is Korean, and she wanted to help prepare me for my trip. She gave me some Korean language lessons and taught me a lot about Korean customs and culture. I visited Friends of Korea Clubwebsite and found a very nice young lady, one of your volunteer students, Nam Seungmi. Her family invited me to Korea, which made me so happy. She and her family offered to be my guide while visiting her country.

Upon my arrival in Korea, the Nam family greeted me at the train station in Yangdong. They were so kind and generous! They treated me like I was one of their own family! Such people are rare, indeed. They took me on a fabulous tour all over South Korea. They taught me so much about their country. I learned some history and culture Even a little of the Korean language! We visited many famous places, and even spent the night at Andongs Hahoe Folk Village. The Nam family provided me with an excellent example of how kind, warm-hearted and generous the Korean people can be. I am forever thankful to them, as I am to VANK for making it possible for us to meet. Nam Seung Mi and I still write each other, and I am happy to know that her family and I will be friends forever! I will never forget this experience as long as I live, nor will I ever forget the Nam family!

With this note, I want to say thank you with all of my heart to Nam Seungmi and her family. I also want to say thank you to VANK(Friends of Korea Club) for giving me the opportunity to make such special friends. I am so thankful for this opportunity to get to know you and learn more about your precious homeland. Such an opportunity would not have been possible just a few years ago. Really, we are very fortunate, and should take every advantage of this miracle to reach out -- over the oceans, across time and space, to join together as one people of one world, appreciating and accepting all that is different, as well as cherishing all that we have in common. I will be ecommending your website to everyone I know who wishes to visit Korea.

Most sincerely, Todd Farnham
United States (Teacher)