Monday

Today has been a slower day. This morning we had a lecture that was supposed to be on "current issues in southeast Asia. It was given by a U.S. diplomat from Busan and when he introduced it it basically sounded like a lecture on U.S./Korean relations. Not really something that interests me very much since I am not from the U.S. His lecture touched on all kinds of diplomatic relations and the roles that diplomats play in the world so it was actually quite interesting (much more interesting than our last 2 lectures on economics and international development that were very heavy on numbers and stats.)
This afternoon was a "cultural activity" and we went bowling. I am not really sure how that fits into Korean culture but it was a fun time anyways. There were at least a few people in the group who had never bowled before, some unusual styles, some people that looked like professionals, and one of the girls on my team broke a nail but everyone I spoke to had a fun afternoon.
Afterwards, I came back to the dorm and relaxed for a bit before heading out to find something for supper. I wandered around for awhile and ran into 3 of the girls from Regina. We went to a restaurant called Oh! My Dak. The menu was totally in Korean and had no pictures so we muddled through ordering and ended up with what we were hoping for. On the walk home we saw two people dressed up as giant soju bottles handing out mini bottles of soju (I attached a picture but it is actually from our first night here.)
This was really about the end of my day. I relaxed in the lounge for a bit (my roommate was sleeping when I got back because all the Koreans were out late last night) and watched some TV (CSI Miami and Cold Case) and read a book. The lounge is really cold because the air conditioning runs pretty much constantly and for some reason starting yesterday our room's a/c is actually working fairly steady. I guess somebody must of turned down the thermostat on them.
That was my day today and although a rather boring update it was nice to have a slow day after such a busy week last week. Tomorrow afternoon our cultural activity is ice skating so I am thinking that it should be fairly interesting since the majority of the people here are from places that do not traditionally have snow.
Hope everyone is well. Take care.