Kate in Korea -- Light Fellowship

Today was our last day of class, and after finishing the textbook, we were all awarded with certificates and took some pictures as a class. Afterwards, I went to Waffle It Up for lunch, before cleaning up my room a bit and getting my room inspection done. After that, I went to Insadong to buy some last souveniers at Anyeong Insadong and Ssamziegil. I went back to the dorm to drop off the things I had bought before going to Hong Kong Banjeom for a final dinner of jjajangmyeon. I went back to the dorm and had Melona and did some more packing before finally going to bed.

Today is Liberation Day in Korea so class was cancelled and I started off my day by going to the War Memorial of Korea. I walked through their general exhibits about Korean war history before going to their exhibition on the Korean War. I don't usually like history museums, but this one was pretty interesting and I am glad I went. The museum also featured old helicopters, tanks, and other war equipment, alongside various memorials to soldiers who died in Korea's past wars.  I spent a long time at the museum before going to Cheese Industry for a very late lunch. I went back to the dorm next before heading out to Songbukdong to meet with my host parents for the last time. We had some Korean barbeque and then got a red bean bingsu and a sweet pumpkin bingsu. Everything was delicious, and I was very happy to see them before I left. They both have lots of exciting things happening in the next year with their jobs, so it was good to hear about that. They also both said they could tel

After class, I went to Hanok Langsom for a matcha montblanc and plum ade. Then I took the subway to I'Park Mall. I walked around for a long time looking at the stores and all of the cool things in the mall itself. I love the architecture of the outdoor courtyard, and there were lots of spaces with events for various brands and franchises. After walking around for a while, I went back to the dorm before having dinner at Yeoneo Chobap for the last time. I went back to the dorm, and started doing a bit of cleaning and packing before going to bed.

During class today, we got our test scores back, and because it was our last class with Mrs. Ryu, we took some class pictures. After class, I took I long subway ride to Sounbing, a bingsu place Skylar highly recommended. It was amazing, and I was shocked because it was one of the best bingsus I have ever had, and also the cheapest. I went to Hangaram Art Museum next, where I went to an exhibition featuring the works of Carlos Cruz-Diez, who makes art that focuses on color and the illusions that simple overlapping of colors can create. He had a variety of paintings with thin stripes of color that blended together to make the paintings look like they were in motion. Another part of the exhibition had rooms that transitioned between different colors of light; it was super cool to walk through them. I then went to the nearby Calligraphy Art Museum. I went to a really unique exhibition by an artist who uses a very thick brush to paint Korean words onto a canvas. Because the brushstrokes wer

After taking my last tests today, I went to Nakwon for earl gray chocolate cake and raspberry ade. I then took the subway to Seongsu. The neighborhood has a really cool mall made up of shipping containers, so I went there to appreciate the architecture and look at all of the stores. I also walked around the greater neighborhood and went into some more shops. I went back to Ewha next and went to Artbox to buy some more souvenirs for my friends. I had dinner and wrote thank you cards for my teachers in the evening before going to bed.

This morning I slept in and then talked with Mom and Grandy before studying for a while. I then went to Ikseondong to go to a cafe for lunch. The cafe I wanted to go to was completely crowded, so I ended up going to Cheonsudang Bakery again and getting their peach montblanc. I then walked to Insadong and stopped by a few stores before going to my host dad's latest exhibition. It turned out he was at the gallery and I talked to him while I looked at all of the art. I went back to the dorm next and studied some more before getting bibimnaengmyeon from Tera Gimbap for dinner.