I'm quickly settling in to life here in Goesan. One thing I didn't expect was how busy and even stressed I'd be! Four hours of Korean in the morning area ton of work as is, but follow that with teaching and cultural workshops and then meetings at night, and I've barely had time to leave the college grounds. It's been raining almost nonstop since we arrived, anyway. Aside from the night of norebang, I did manage to go out with some of the American and Korean students last weekend to try the most famous Korean beverage, soju. The Korean students taught us some drinking games as well as the accompanying song, embedded here. After a couple drinks, we were all pretty tired from the busy week and turned in early. That's my RA Lucy on the left!
The director of the Korean American Educational Commission gave a speech last week. We had to wear formal business attire for the occasion, so here I am with my roommate doing some typical Korean poses.
Last weekend a group of us went on a hike in a city called Cheongju about an hour away from Goesan. There's an old fortress wall there you can hike around and see the various towers. The view was amazing.
After the hike we went to a restaurant that served traditional mountain food. Pictured above are the small plates of different types of kimchi for the table to share. The bowl is filled with makgali, a type of rice wine.
My plate of tofu and a delicious potato pancake with vegetables
Trying octopus for the first time!
This picture makes me look shocked, but it wasn't too bad. Pretty tasteless, really. Just really, really chewy.
Aside from my first Korean test, which I passed, I just turned in my first lesson plan. I begin teaching practice with kids at the Fulbright English camp next week, but before facing that challenge, we'll be taking a much-needed break at the beach in Daegeon for a few days. I can't wait!
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