More Korea

Sorry for no update yesterday. I answered some e-mails, uploaded some photos, and then got too tired to update the blog.

Yesterday, we visited Korea Foundation where we got to dress up in traditional Korean garb, learned some history, learned how to conduct a formal tea ceremony, explored a traditional Korean house, and did some cooking. It was a lot of of fun! We then ate a traditional Korean lunch and then split up into our university groups. The two groups headed to Daejon had a four hour bus ride (that included me), so we then headed out to ride the bus. After meeting several university students, we went out for dinner and drinks.

Today, at Kyungpook National University (KNU), our group of 10 enjoyed a more modern Korean breakfast, then went to the university for orientation. After orientation, we received a one-hour campus tour and lunch (chicken noodle soup with the whole chicken inside of it! I've got to post that picture later). Following lunch, we went to Korean language class (I learned that I'm not very good at speaking Korean or learning a new alphabet - shocking, I know) and then taekwondo class (also not very good at that either, but again, no surprise). We then went to dinner with our new friends from KNU! There was some interesting stuff at dinner, including squid...

It's getting late and I'm ready for bed. New photos have been posted to Flickr, so please check them out! The link is listed in the post below this one.