The field trip was on Friday, August 23rd. We went to Jeonju Hanok Village in our city of Jeonju. It is mostly a historical site with over 800 traditional Korean houses. It contains a small factory where they make traditional Korean Paper (used for walls of the houses and armor), traditional Korean Papercraft, traditional Korean drums and a traditional Korean downpour of rain.
Goddamn it!
The morning walk was tough, but it cleared up by lunchtime. Most of the morning was actually spent at the elementary school in the area, where we were led around by Korean students aged 4th through 6th grade. It was very exciting to get a little taste of the teaching we'll be doing. But the highlight of the trip? You'll find out soon!
Pictured: The Highlight of the Trip
Bibimbap. If you're curious what traditional Korean food is like, here you go. It usually costs between 8000-10000 won ($8-$10) in a restaurant and is delicious. It's served on a bed of warm rice and topped with many different seasoned veggies and chili pepper paste. Sometimes meat or egg is added. It can be served cold or on a hot bowl, but you should always go with hot because the rice at the bottom cooks itself into fried rice. You serve it like it look above, but you eat it by mixing it up with chopsticks. Then you stuff yourself. It's the best thing I have eaten here so far and I can't wait to have more.
The lesson presentation was our final project of sorts for orientation. We and two other group members worked on a 40 minute lesson condensed into 15 (The 25 minutes were time for student discussion or game time). Donna, Dom and I worked on a lesson about shopping in which the students practiced how to buy items from a store. There were skits, worksheets, games and some fun. It reminded me a lot of my college days at Aurora University.
The closing ceremony was the last thing we had to do at Jeonju. It was held in a large tent by the track on the back of campus. There was a massive buffet, performance by the K-Pop class and several videos showcasing our time there.
My Plate. Yes that is a octopus tentacle.
Our Class President, Jenny, accepting the certificate for Class 6.
My class, Class 6. We called ourselves Hot Six based on a Korean energy drink and oh god I just realized when we were yelling out "HOT SIX!" people might have heard "HOT SEX"
After a last night in the bars and a good night's rest we got on the buses to our respective cities. Next post will detail my first week!
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