Last few days.....

The last few days have been busy running around Seoul meeting friends and touring as well. I have been eating lots of good food and constantly on the move exploring as much as I can. 

I met 현정선생님 who was my credit teacher at the Korean camp that I have been attending the last six summers and then later came 태윤 who has been studying at Catholic University since February. We met at 신도림역 where we were going to wait for the new staff who were going to go to the Korean camp this summer. We walked to near Cube Department Store (in Korea the subways are connected to huge department stores, convenient?) where we looked for a good place to eat lunch and a cafe where we could talk to the new staff about what to expect and information regarding Concordia procedure, etc... We found a cool traditional style restaurant that we would meet at (pictures below). The new staff showed up a few minutes after sitting down and we introduced ourselves and then had a good lunch. I had 돌솥 비빔밥 which was very tasty. 

After lunch, we went to a cafe where we had a meeting with the new staff about what to expect, visas, plane reservations, etc... They all seem like a good new group of staff and I think they will have a good new expereience teaching kids Korean. When the meeting concluded we planned another meeting in the coming week so that they can have a quick orientation before they head over to Bemidji.  

When we parted 태윤, 민성 and I went to 안양 (An-yang), where we played a few rounds of pool and then some ice cream at Baskin Robins.민성 then left us at Baskin Robins where we met 새아 who was a village at the Korean language camp last year who is studying as a high student in Korea for a year. She we went to have dinner where I had 돈가쓰 (pork cutlets). After dinner we walked around 안양 for a while then went to a cafe where we ate 팥빙수 (shaved ice desert w/fruit and ice cream). After desert 태윤 and I were escorted back to the subway station where we headed home. 

Traditional Style Restaurant

전(Korean style pancake)

돌솥 비빔밥 (Rice with an array of vegetables and raw egg in a hot stone bowl)

팥빙수 (Shaved Ice desert)