I woke up at 7 am and felt surprisingly okay for only getting 2 hours of sleep, but I knew that feeling wouldn't last long. On the bright side, going to sleep so late meant that even though we were sleeping on the floor (traditional Korean style) I fell asleep pretty much instantaneously. The three of us (So Jung, Audrey, and I who were all sharing the same room) got to breakfast at 8:15 am which we were honestly proud of. After eating we packed all our stuff and then all loaded on the bus at 9 am. On the bus ride, I talked with Daniel, a Korean American interning at the Daegu North Korean refugee center for a month. He said they have internships for the period of a month and that his boss had already let him know we were all welcome to apply. I was planning on spending February taking intensive Korean language classes, but now I'm reconsidering and I think I should apply for that internship instead. I would still be using Korean all the time and it would be a more rewarding experience. Something to think about.
Upon arriving at our destination, we started walking uphill and that was when my lack of sleep hit me. I had a headache and I thought I was going to die if we spent the next couple hours climbing up this hill, which was a legitimate possibility in Korea due to the popularity of mountain climbing. Luckily, we only climbed it for like ten minutes and ended up at an outlook over a traditional village, which a lady explained to us in Korean and which I tuned out. We walked back down the hill and headed to the river, which we crossed on what looked like a gigantically oversized canoe with a motor attached to it. Upon arriving in the town we had a super fast walking tour of it because I guess we were running behind. I think the lady just really wanted to keep to her pre-planned time schedule. One surprising thing was that I had assumed from staying up all last night we had all bonded, which was true, and that we would all be chatting a lot since we were leaving that afternoon. However, due to all of us being exhausted, like none of us talked at all during the tour because we were all so tired. I had conversations that would last about 3 minutes max because that's all we had the energy for. After the tour, we made masks with a puddy like substance and a cardboard mask mold. Then we had lunch, which was some fancy meat dish, so I just got myself some bibimbap.
After that, we got on the bus again and headed off to some ancient Confucian school of some significance. It was absolutely gorgeous, but we just kind of looked around and then had to say our goodbyes, which were really awkward. Goodbyes are always super awkward, especially in large groups. It's just a fact of life. Once on the bus, we talked about North Korea and then promptly all passed out from exhaustion. That evening, we had a pizza party at Patrick's apartment for dinner.
Upon arriving at our destination, we started walking uphill and that was when my lack of sleep hit me. I had a headache and I thought I was going to die if we spent the next couple hours climbing up this hill, which was a legitimate possibility in Korea due to the popularity of mountain climbing. Luckily, we only climbed it for like ten minutes and ended up at an outlook over a traditional village, which a lady explained to us in Korean and which I tuned out. We walked back down the hill and headed to the river, which we crossed on what looked like a gigantically oversized canoe with a motor attached to it. Upon arriving in the town we had a super fast walking tour of it because I guess we were running behind. I think the lady just really wanted to keep to her pre-planned time schedule. One surprising thing was that I had assumed from staying up all last night we had all bonded, which was true, and that we would all be chatting a lot since we were leaving that afternoon. However, due to all of us being exhausted, like none of us talked at all during the tour because we were all so tired. I had conversations that would last about 3 minutes max because that's all we had the energy for. After the tour, we made masks with a puddy like substance and a cardboard mask mold. Then we had lunch, which was some fancy meat dish, so I just got myself some bibimbap.
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