3.23-3.24 IFCC Global Field Trip The global field trip is a 2 day 1 night trip hosted by IFCC where the exchange students and korean students can have fun and make new friends. The trip consisted of various indoor and outdoor games and activities and dinner as well. Everyone met up at the main building on campus and took the subway together to the campsite. We played various games and had pork belly (삼겹살) for dinner. 3.26 Captain Marvel Last week, I watched Captain Marvel at the movie theaters. The closest theater was the Lotte Cinema at Cheongryangri Station so my friend and I took the the subway from Hoegi Station to Cheongryangri, which was just one stop away. Our tickets were ₩10,000 each (~$8.79) and we got a popcorn and hot dog set for ₩12,000 (~$10.55). 3.29-3.30 Mom came to visit! My mom came to visit for a bit so I spent the weekend with her. I took the subway to Yongsan Station to meet her and check into her hotel. Afterwards we did some window shopping at a nearby mall and met up with one of my mom's friends for dinner. The next day we went to Anyang Art Park (see slideshow below) and I had a fun time looking at the different art structures. We didn't get to spend a lot of time there and I couldn't see all the art structures so I hope to come back here again :) 3.31 IFCC Pottery Outing
This was the first IFCC outing of the semester and I was really excited for it. I really liked doing pottery/ceramics when I was in high school so I was looking forward to the outing. 30 exchange students and a couple IFCC members came to the outing. We all met up at Hoegi station and took the subway to Bitda Ceramic Studio. We had a choice of making a cup, pencil holder, or something of a similar shape and I decided to make a cup. Afterwards, we all got lunch nearby and ate spicy pork ribs (감자탕).
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My Class Schedule: March 4th marked the official first day of school and during the first week was the add/drop period for classes. As mentioned in a previous post, I wanted to take the Conventions course but the class got full. However I saw that there was one seat open for the class and I wanted to take that spot. I had a time conflict with that class (Strategic Management) and in order for me to add the conventions course I had to drop the strategic management so there wouldn’t be a time conflict (later on I learned that there was a way to add a class without dropping another but at the time I didn't know that). So I dropped my strategic management class and waited until it was time so I could add the conventions course….but I wasn’t fast enough and wasn’t able to get the conventions course and get back into the strategic management class. In the end my final class scheduled looked like this: HOSPI2507-01 Business Statistics = BUS310 HOTEL3506-01 Principles of Chain Hotel Enterprise = TIM368 (Hospitality elective) TOUR2005-02 Cultural Tourism = TIM368 (T/T elective) **Note: For the Freeman scholarship, you are required to take at least 3 Business equivalent courses, but since I am a TIM major and making sure with Rikki, I just had to make sure I was taking 3 Business or TIM equivalent classes. 3.9-3.10 Weekend Trip to Gwangju: On March 9, I took the train down to Gwangju to visit my dad and some relatives. I took the subway from Hoegi Station to Seoul Station, and then took the KTX (Korea Train Express) at 10:25AM and arrived in Gwangju at around 12:25PM. The ticket was ₩47,100 (about $41). I had kbbq lunch with my dad and I also met up with my aunt (my mom's best friend). We went shopping around a nearby Lotte Outlet. For dinner, I met up with my aunt (my mom's sister), uncle, and cousin and ate shabu shabu for dinner (and it was VERY filling). The next day, I went to a birthday lunch for my uncle’s 60th birthday and got to meet some new relatives and some that I already met before. I tried sannakji for the first time and it wasn't too bad despite the octopus moving (just make sure to chew it thoroughly). Afterwards, I visited my grandma who lives in a care home and it was really nice to see her again. I took the KTX train back up to seoul at 4:39PM and arrived at Yongsan (용산) station at 6:33PM. Link to reserve KTX tickets: http://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizBfTicketSearch.do I departed Hawaii on February 23, Saturday, at 12:00PM and landed in Incheon International Airport at around 5:45PM. I flew Korean Air and the flight was about 10 hours long. I got two meals and one snack and the meals weren’t too bad. My dad, who lives in Korea, was able to pick me up from the airport and we headed to a hotel for the night so I could check in to my dorm tomorrow. The next day (February 24), my dad and I got breakfast at the hotel, bought some things for my dorm at Lotte Mart, and headed over to Kyunghee University to check in to the dorms. I am staying at Sewha Dormitory and the check-in period is from 10:00AM-8:00PM (lunch break 12:00PM-1:00PM & dinner break 6:00PM-7:00PM). I checked in at around 4:00PM and got settled in. For February 26 and 27, orientation happened and it lasted for the entire 2 days. On the first day of orientation, when you check in you will receive your student ID and will also need to submit your documents for the Alien Registration. Since I have a Korean passport, I did not need to do the Alien Registration, but I still brought both my passports for the staff to verify. The orientation days go over almost everything you need to know while at Kyunghee (Basic info about the school, how to register for classes, what to do in case of an emergency, dorming information, student clubs, etc). You will also get to meet your KHU Buddy (similar to the Shidler buddy program), where each exchange student is paired with a Korean student. The program is run by the IFCC (International Friendship and Culture Club) and all exchange and international students are automatically members of the club. Your KHU buddy is there to help you while at Kyunghee and answer any questions you may have. Since school didn't start until March 4, I had some free days which I spent exploring the city. I got familiar with the university neighborhood, went to Myeongdong and Hondae, and ate lots of good food :) |
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