On my own finally....kinda

where i slept

my morning view

a river/stream we waded in

Traditional Korean clothing we were able to try on. Wow they were very comfortable. 

One activity was to make a paper roller coaster. This was our groups creation. It was pretty epic but somehow didn't win an award. I am not sure how. 

The real orientation kicked off Sunday and went till we left Wednesday morning.  We were prisoners of a 4star resort. Doesn't sound that bad and it wasn't but at times we did feel like prisoners. Classes pretty much from 9am-9pm and meals at set times. The staff was great, they had to force all the rules and try keeping us awake and they did a great job. This was my room.

Overall it was ok, the last night we had a huge party our room. there were almost 40 people in there. From scholars like myself and Korean co-teachers who will be helping us teach and overcome the language barrier especially with discipline. 

Then off to my new place. Wow is it small and missing some key things but has more than others. Zach the guy before me left me a lot and I am very thankful. No oven,microwave,drying rack (there are no cloths dryers) or storage. I will be getting most of those as my time here passes. But it is just a small one room place perfect size for me. Well when i am in Korea. That night i was staving and looking for food. I went to the market and ordered a type of chicken soup with like bone-in chicken and potatoes and spices and everything. I didn't expect what i got. It was huge and 25000 won. Which is like 25$. I was so mad at myself. it only comes in that size. but i have eaten it more than six times so it was worth the money just a shock at first. 

The first mountain hike was awesome. Its not far away but its a good steep climb. It is not the tallest and there are too many trees in the way to get a view from the top but there is work out equipment at the top. So you can hike to warm up then work out and hike to cool down. It is really cool here are pictures from on the way up. 

We went to a western bar on Saturday night. Wow I saw close to 30 native English speakers there. Hence why i am kinda on my own i have 5 good friends right here and so many other English speakers i am kind of spoiled and will miss out on culture shock i think. The lighting at the bar is awesome. It is full beer bottles with leds behind them.