My former ESL student's sister just got married!

My former ESL student (Lee, Ki-bok) sent me an e-mail with a picture of his sister who recently got married. Ki-bok (his English name is Daniel) was my student here in the Phils. for over 6 months. He just went back to his home country to take examination so he could enter a university.

Daniel's sister who just got married ( I like the wedding dress -- a traditional Korean wedding gown)

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