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President George W. Bush 2nd Term Begins
President George W. Bush is sworn in for a second term. -
Mother becomes pregnant
My mother became pregnant with what would have been my younger brother. She eventually lost the baby, but she was making this trip as a pregnant woman, which was why after flying to California, we drove to our other destinations: she wanted to have as little risk as possible, but the incident that my story's about ended up endangering her and baby's life even more than a flight would've. Also, her big belly made the man who changed our tire want to help us. -
Motorola Razr is released
My mother got the Motorola Razr as an anniversary present from my father. (This year was one of the happiest of their marriage, my mother recalls). It was one of the most popular phones and I remember that my cousins were jealous and my mom loved it. This is also the phone that my mom attempted to call 911 with. -
North Korean nuclear threats
North Korea threatens countries around the world with claims that it has enough fuel for three nuclear weapons. Because my parents still had family on my mother's side living in South Korea, my mom made calls while on the trip and was extemely worried. -
I finished the first grade
I finished the first grade in Ms. Gunderson's class at Mt. Lebanon School in New Hampshire. I have a lot of great memories of tumbling in the snow during recess and hearing Ms. Gundesron's trademark phrase:"make a picture in your brain!". Apparently I repeated this phrase throughout the trip when my mom or dad would ask people for directions. "What way do we go?" "Make a picture in your brain!" -
Rocks fall onto California State Route 1
Rocks are loosened by unusually heavy rainfall in normally sunny Souther California, and fall onto California State Route 1. My family was traveling along it at the time: my mother was pregnant, my father received a job offer that required him to be overseas, and I had just finishde the first grade. It would have been an interesting trip even without the eventful incident that is my story. -
Father appointed Professor at Seoul National University
During the very trip that this story takes place in, my father got a job offer: to be a professor of Naval Architecture and Ocean Enginerring at Seoul National University. We were still living in New Hampshire, USA, and eventually my father would decide to stay with us until 2006, when we would move to Florida to be with family and he would go to Korea. It was a momentous turning point that would decide our lives and living arrangements for the next three years.
