Katie's Wandering Seoul

Korea is still going pretty great! We haven't done much other than lectures all day everyday and working on our lesson plans that are due tomorrow, I just wish I could see the city more! We went on a field trip on Friday to Chansaem Farm Village. It really so nice to leave Daejeon and the campus and see a few things. We got to make scarves, the dye we used was all natural material. My Scarf Apparently cell phone charms are a huge deal here so we also got to make our own cell phone charm...not that I even have a phone right now, it was still a lot of fun! Back of my charm Front of my charm They take their cell phone charm making very serious!  We got to watch the process of making tofu, I've got to say I never knew it was such a long process! We have had a lot of cafeteria food since we have been here, I think they are trying to ease us into the change of food. It's been pretty good so far. The day of the field trip was by far the best...

Well...I have arrived in Korea and survived my first couple days!  I got in Monday at about 4:15pm here (Korea is 14 hours ahead of Ohio right now).  It is def going to take some time adjusting to the time difference.  It was the longest day ever on Monday!!!  I left Ohio at 6:00am and flew all day, waited around the airport for about 2 and half to 3 hours then took a 3 hour bus ride to the dorms we are staying in.  Currently we are staying in Daejeon for orientation, which is 10 days, then we go to where we will be placed. My flight wasn't too bad other than being extremely long!  I met a guy that grew up in Gyeonbuk, which is the province I have been placed in.  Then I met another guy from New York, but was stationed at Wright Patt for the Airforce.  While he was in Dayton he actually coached hockey, so he knew some kids from Troy...small world! Yesterday was the first day of orientation, it wasn't too busy of a day though.  We started ...