Today, most of us parted ways. Four of our group members are off to Taiwan for another shorter adventure. Two of those people will be returning for Yonsei study abroad programs to study Korean more intensively. Our GSI and professor are both staying in Korea, but not in Seoul. Two of us are going on separate journeys through Korea while another is going back to the US before returning for another Asian adventure. I will be staying with three others in Seoul for one more, left to our own devices.
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| might be our only full group picture |
We are actually back at our good old Sinchon Hostel, which we stayed at during the first week. I can't believe how quickly these two weeks flew by; it's strange knowing that I was in this same hostel just a week before. I am very pleased with how the trip turned out, and am excited and confident to be on my own (with some others) in Sinchon - ready to brace the subway system and order food and do all the individual things like an imitation Seoul-ite.
We've done so much this trip, and I'm glad I have this blog that I can look back on - because honestly, we've made too many memories to keep track of, and they all happened so fast. We climbed Bugaksan, bumped up against North Korea, visited palaces, watched K-pop in person, cheered for the LG Twins, met Korean college students, drank tea with monks, biked along the Han River, went Gangnam Style, walked til our feet blistered, and so much more.
I know this next week won't be the same level of excitement, but that's perfect. I can only take so much. I'll take these memories with me forever and I hope all my classmates feel the same way I do. Korea and Seoul will hold a special place in my mind and I definitely hope to return in the future. It was a special experience to see so many things firsthand, things that can't be explained by books or pictures.
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| goodbye for now |
Thanks Professor Juhn Ahn and GSI Nora Hauk, you made every penny worth it and more.
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| fun and full of information |
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