How wonderful to get your email and

How wonderful to get your email and the pictures! I am so very very happy when you send me pictures of you and Jin. His sweet smile is truly special - he is a happy beautiful baby. And you look good, dear Sa - you are a lovely mother. Please send pictures often if you can. We are also glad that Jin is feeling better. When you go back to work in September who will care for Jin?

Thank you for telling me you received the $500. I used a different company to send the money to you - it is not so far away from our house. So I am glad that the money came to you and that it was delivered quickly.

Dear Sa, you ask about my clothes. It was still very cold and raining in most places we visited, that is why we wore winter clothes often. I wear plain clothes because I am more comfortable in them - they are easier to pack in my suitcase and beautiful dresses cost more money. I do not spend much money on my clothes - I prefer to save our money for travel.

Our ship, the Caribbean Princess, was built in Italy in 2004 and carries 3200 passengers. In the winter it sails around islands in the Caribbean Ocean, and then in the summer it sails around countries in Europe. So in the springtime - during April and May - it must sail across the Atlantic Ocean from North America to Europe. That is when the price of the cruise costs less. The price we paid was $1400 which is very good. That covers 21 days of travel, our cabin, all of our food, and entertainment. It is like being in a floating hotel !

We started our cruise in Houston Texas. But there was a big storm in Texas our first day, so the Captain decided not to sail and we stayed 22 hours in the port. Then we went to Fort Lauderdale Florida, Bermuda, Liverpool England, Hamburg Germany, LeHavre France and ended in Southampton England. The longest time we were at sea with no land was between Bermuda and Liverpool - that took 7 days. One of the ship staff, the head chef, had a heart attack while we were out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean - too far from land. So the Captain contacted the nearest country of Portugal and Portugal sent a helicopter to pick up the sick man. The helicopter could not land on the ship - instead they dropped a large basket down to the ship. They put the man in the basket, lifted him up and flew to the Azores which are Portuguese islands in the Atlantic ocean. I asked a few days later and heard the man was recovering well.

Again, dear Sa, many many thanks for the pictures - I am VERY VERY happy to see them.