Weekend in Daegu

This weekend I went to Daegu. I tagged along with Joanne, another EPIK teacher. Lucky for me she speaks Korean, so we had little trouble getting the express bus to Daegu and then Korol Park. The bus was an hour long, and 4200 won (about $3.50). So cheap!

At the park, we met a bunch of other EPIKers, and saw the Daegu International Bodypainting Festival. Although it was hot, it was wonderful to see the artistry first hand. (The link has prettier picks than mine below)



Then we went to Holy Grill. By then I'd missed the last bus back to Gyeongju. Luckily, I ran into Tyler and Erica, a couple from Montana also doing EPIK. I crashed on their floor, then headed back to Gyeongju in the morning. Pretty fun weekend all told.

First day in Gyeongju

Welcome everyone!

I've been in Korea for a week, and today I reached my ultimate destinate, Gyeongju. I'll post more about the city later, but today I moved into my very own apartment. It's located about 10-15 minute walk from my school, very convenient.

I left orientation after lunch, and after a 3 hour bus ride was picked up by Mr. Park, the head of the English Department at my school, Moonwha High School. Moonhwa is an all boys school. I will be teaching Grade 10 and 11 English Conversation. I also met my co-teacher, Sunny. They are both super nice. Mr. Park treated us to dinner, which was really spicy and fantastic!

Sunny showed me around my neighborhood. She is my main co-teacher, so part of her job is to help me get acclimated in Korea and also help me with any administrative tasks. She used to live in New York City, so her English is very good. We talked about New York a lot, which made me a little homesick, but not in a bad way.

Thank you all for all of your well wishes! More to come!

Here is the school's website - http://www.moonhwa.hs.kr