We have arrived Seoul! Now that we are
officially settled into Yonsei, let the exploring begin. So far we have sung
with K-pop pop stars, and dances, done karaoke with our Korean buddies and had
LOTs of Bibimbap. We love Korea so much that the cold weather doesn’t even
bother us. A couple of us ended up going to the Leeum Art Museum the other day
and it were pretty amazing. The exhibits where really cool and it is amazing to
be in a city that has so much art all over.
The Leeum museum
We also had the unique opportunity to go to
the DMZ this week. The DMZ is the demilitarized zone or a sort of “no mans land”
between North and South Korea. It was really amazing, but it was also the first
snowfall that we had seen yet on global, and it prevented us from going to the
observatory to look into North Korea! A bittersweet moment! We were however
able to see the freedom bridge and the wishes for unification that were tied
along the fences. The whole experience was pretty inexplicable. We loved being
there and being able too see all the history that went into this area, but it
was also hard to see the separation of families between the two countries.
Freedom bridge at the DMZ
Class has been really interesting also! Some
pretty amazing professors are teaching us, and Yonsei has been so wonderful in accommodating
us. We enjoy class, but we are also eager to get out and explore – speaking of
which I’ve gotta go to a raccoon café. Till next time!
Alex and Kevin
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