Our first full day of activities was so fun and so tiring. Because we are not yet adjusted to the time zone difference, most of us were up around 7am. We all took extra time getting ready because it was our first time meeting the Korean students, and we were so excited. I met everyone in our cohort at the cafeteria where I had a light breakfast so I could save my appetite for lunch. We hung out in the dorms until we got our covid results. Although we were sad to lose a day due to covid testing, it was a nice rest day. I think if we didn’t have that day, we would have all been so tired during our events. Unfortunately, not everyone received their results, so not everyone was able to attend today’s events. Many of us got our results and met with our groups to head to the lunch spot. My group hopped in a taxi, and it was just a short drive from the school. We ate lunch with almost the entire program (we were just missing our friends still in quarantine), and then we split off with our groups again.
When we got back to the school the Korean students gave us presentations about their program, school, and Daejeon. For the rest of the day, they showed us around Daejeon and Woosong University. After returning to the dorm and telling stories about our day, we all realized how caring the Korean students are. Each group had so much fun with whatever they went out and did. I got to explore Eunhaeng-dong, eat traditional Korean food like Budae Jjigae and green onion pancakes, and sing karaoke. When we were at dinner, Madeline mentioned that Ai-vi’s birthday had just passed. One of our new friends stepped outside and went to buy Ai-vi a birthday cake and we all sang to her. This was such a nice gesture. They really made sure we had a good time and I feel like I will remember this day forever. -Gwendolyn
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