AAR Conference in San Antonio and Honors Party

I was invited to comment on two chapters of a new book on Korean religions, one of which was written by my phd adviser Dr. Don Baker, as part of a roundtable at the American Academy of Religion in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday, November 20.

 The view from my hotel room on Saturday night.

 I went to Mass at this beautiful church in St. Joseph Downtown

 The church at the Alamo

 Koi carp at the Alamo

 My old colleague from Eckerd College, Michael Jerryson

 Baby duck at the river walk!

 My old college Mat (horrible picture, neither one of us are really that ugly)

 My colleague Bunny and I

 Reception for the Korean Religion Group sponsored by the Journal of Korean Religions

Another view of the reception, you can see me in the back.

 I returned home late Monday night and then taught class on Tuesday. Since it was the day before Thanksgiving I threw a little party for the students (Japanese soda and some inexpensive snacks). Eiko, a senior citizen from Japan who sometimes audits my classes came and helped out (you can see her on the left). These pictures are all of my honors students (the class is on Popular Culture in East Asia).

Fun at Ninety Six

Last Friday, before I traveled to San Antonio for a conference I took the boys and Jeong-cheol, Kyong-a, and Yaerin to Ninety Six

 David and John at the stocks

 Enjoying some cookies

 Enjoying the foliage

 Fun with guns!

 Setting up the picture

Lucky David!

Playing tag in the stockaed

More Random Moments

 A few weeks ago we took the boy sto Lander.

Looking good!

Playing tag at the Jeff May Compex

 Veteran's Day Celebration at Church

 More of the Veteran's Day Celebration

 John making a gift for Amah

 Another view of the boys making gifts for Amah

 Arlene helping John with his turtle gift for Amah

I took the boys to Crispy Yummys. They gave us a box for our three donuts.

Decorating a Christmas Tree with Amah

Happy Birthday John

John celebrated his Fifth Birthday on Halloween. We started early though on October 30.

 John and David getting ready to split a yo-yo cookie.

 Three generations of Rausch men.

 One of John's gifts.

 Psy-duck. The best pokemon ever.

 On Halloween our friendship family students came over. Here they are playing pokemon with the boys.

 From left to right, Kyeong-a, Yaerin, Jongcheol

 Trick-or-Treating

 One of our psychology professors, dressed as a member of Kiss, hands out candy.

 David and John ran into his friend from school who is one of a set of identical twins. They happened to be wearing the same costumes as David and John.

 Time to eat!

John's birthday cake, with special decorations by Amah.