Today was the day of orientation for exchange/visiting students so there's going to be a section completely full of pictures of slides for both my benefit and future UT->SKKU students. I'll let you know when it happens so you can skip it if you don't really care about it.
My desk already got messy after only 3 days of living here.
I feel proud I managed to fit my luggage bags in the closet I get though. Who needs hangers? Not me.
They were cleaning windows today. There's still a rope hanging outside my window.
Breakfast was a bulgogi burger from the mart downstairs.
It was aiight. Around 1500 won I think. And it was filling.
The UT gang met up to go to Seoul campus together because orientation was there (1.5 hrs away by subway). We got T-Money cards which are transportation money cards. You basically just scan and charge up when you need more money.
View from the subway.
Noah and Glen learning numbers.
Ryan showing how you could watch TV from phones.
Vik, my seat, Joy, Ryan (sat down because this is a long subway ride), and Windter.
Finally getting off at Hyehwa station!
Obligatory panorama.
Sometimes I take pictures of things I think people would appreciate.
Started walking to the left of the subway exit.
Saw the Hello Kitty cafe along the way.
There's LUSH here too in Seoul.
Stopped by to eat somewhere before orientation because orientation is 5.5 hours long (not including the after party).
Someday I'll remember the names of the foods we ate but not today.
After another 5-10 minutes of walking, we see the main gate of the Seoul campus of SKKU (where I will never spend time since all my classes are in Suwon).
An uphill battle to get to the Law School where orientation was being held.
Shrine along the way.
Beautiful old architecture. A really sharp contrast to Suwon campus.
A lot more walking in front of me.
A lot more walking behind me.
Finally here!
We were late so we had to split up to sit down.
Joy looking pretty next to my "why is so warm in here" face.
Glen was nearby, but it was hard to whisper to him.
Name tags.
One letter away from my name.
Joy's itinerary sheet had an upside down logo.
Around 300 exchange/visiting students.
I think the coordinator?
And Mick! If you are going to apply for the SKKU program, you will get very familiar with this name.
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We took a tour around Seoul campus afterwards (though idk why since I'll rarely be on it.)
Entering the old (614 year old) campus.
A ginko tree.
Orientation food at 4!
Group 3 (1/3)
Group 3 (2/3)
Group 3 (3/3)
There was an after party but I decided not to go, so Joy and I went to the Hello Kitty cafe we passed by.
(I would check Glen's blog to see what happened at 89th)
Display of (cute) fake food.
The menu (thankfully with English option). The guy behind the counter seemed to get foreigners all the time.
Everything was so pink.
Even the restroom.
Table decal.
Hello Kitty TV
Our order of Vanilla Fruit Waffle, iced green tea latte, and Pinkccino.
The yogurt on this was really good.
When I sipped, Hello Kitty swirled clockwise.
The decor around this place was mind-numbingly pink.
A cute shop we passed by on the way back to the subway station. We stopped by MISSHA and Etude House on the way too.
After reaching Suwon (exhausting subway back), we walked around looking for street food to satisfy Joy's craving. After walking around west campus for around half an hour, we finally found something that wasn't taiyaki.
We also learned how to say cup.
Here's all the snacks Ryan and Joy helped me smuggle out of orientation before they threw them all away. I am in love with Binch cookies.
I bought BB Cream from MISSHA and I got a lot of free samples with it. Haha I know what I'm doing for the next few days.
Tomorrow is a national holiday (something like Korean independence day) so I don't know if that means there will be a lot of pictures or very little haha. I might just sleep in all day. Don't worry, I think the volume of the number of posts I do will die down when classes start.
Until next time!
Hi!!! Wow I just stumbled upon your blog and it's amazing! :D
ReplyDeleteYou're so lucky to be able to find people from U.S. I'm coming to SKKU this summer from SF and haven't been able to find anyone that is flying from the U.S. *sigh* T__T
Anyways great blog! I hope you keep updating :D
Well, to be fair, I know a lot of people (6 others aside from me) from Texas because we're all entering SKKU from the same exchange program from our University.
DeleteBut don't worry! There's tons of other exchange students that speak fluent English when you arrive. Especially if you're on Seoul campus (Suwon is kind of empty). If you're looking for someone to travel with though, maybe there's people that will transit from SF before their international flight, like I did.
Thanks so much! I'm glad you found it helpful! If you have any questions, feel free to email me or reply.