On Korean Time

We've officially made it.

This will be our second full day at orientation, and we'll be kicking it off in a little over an hour with our medical check-up. Chest x-rays, blood test, vision test, height, weight etc. Fairly routine stuff. We've had to fast since last night at 10:00PM, with no water past midnight. We're in 'Class 5A', (out of 6 classes), which means we're one of the later groups to go, which ALSO means some people are already eating! We're both starving! No big deal. Lunch is at noon.

Meals have been decent. There's a big cafeteria on campus and we always have buffet style meals. Lots of kimchi, rice, some meat dishes, some veggies and salad. They also have a small selection of stuff that is reserved for vegetarians and vegans, so Julia's been enjoying that as well. There are a couple stores on campus with some very basic stuff. Nothing we'd really eat, so we're going to try and venture off campus when we get a chance and find some extra food somewhere.

Yesterday was pretty laid back. We had a campus tour in the morning, then lunch, followed by the official opening ceremonies. There were a couple traditional performances and a talk by a Canadian that has lived in South Korea for 17 years. His presentation was fantastic. After this we broke off into our individual classes and had a meeting. Part of orientation includes a lesson presentation in front of our peers, in groups of 3. Julia and I are in the same group and are with a girl that we actually had been in contact with on Facebook and had a chat with since we've been here. After this meeting we went back to the cafeteria and had dinner then came back to our room and pretty much just passed out.

Today will also include a couple lectures in the afternoon as well as Korean language lessons in the evening. We're both looking forward to learning the language so that day to day life here is a little easier! We know only the very basics right now.

I'll try to include photos when I can, but am more likely to just share them on Facebook and Instagram.