1 Week Marker!

So I've been here for just over 1 week! So far I still love it, except I have been missing home. But I've set some routines for going to the gym, which has helped to keep me busy until school starts.

The food is so good, I cannot stress this enough. Yesterday I went out, and for $5 flat (you do not tip here, and there is no sales tax on food) I got a hot bowl of bibimbap, with 7 side dishes. It was delicious, although I burnt myself a lot (I couldn't stop eating it!)

Tomorrow, I am going to go on a self-guided tour of the downtown touristy area and the palaces/gardens, etc. So hopefully I will get some good pictures to post.

For now, I leave you with a video of my favorite meal thus far, and what I dream of every night:

NORAEBANG

Literally, noraebang means "song room," and is the Korean version of karaoke. This is me, a few of the RA's, fellow students, and resident adviser at a noraebang (not my song choice, by the way).



A few other images of the evening:
-Sarah (Canada/South Korea) grilling pork on the table (sam-gyeob-sal).



















-Me and Sarah ordered kimchi stew (kimchi-chigae) and Coca Corra.














-The resident adviser advised me to pretend to eat the money for a picture with him.














-Playing the tambourine with Jacky and Diana, both from the United States (U S A! U S A!).














-Brendan (Australia) and Alex (Canada).

Nighttime Shots

I figured out how to use the nighttime setting on the camera! Thats all.

Snowing at Hogwarts

Obligatory snow photos!




















































Outside my window (that is my roommate, Joshua, speaking).

Adventure on a Mountain Top

Yesterday, I decided to climb to the top of this hill/mountain that I live on the side of, to see what was there. Well there appears to be some type of prison or work camp there, but besides that, there are beautiful woods, a Buddhist monastery, and a great view of the Northeastern portion of the city. There were lots of paths, and lots of ajummas (old ladies) walking around with their winter gear on. Oh and if there is ever a scary cliff or drop off, somebody was kind enough to put up posts with razor wire and barbed wire to catch you before you fall.

Great View!



















Prison? School? (they were all wearing orange jumpsuits).














Paths!



















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