KOREA

It's actually my birthday today so i'm being extra nice (LOL JK). Ok! I stayed with my foster family for 3 days and a half and in those few days, i've enjoyed Daegu to my fullest. Due to the delayed flight, all of us actually wasted one day with our foster families. Nonetheless, my foster family brought me to a lot of places in Daegu. I got along with my foster sisters just fine and maybe it's because our age gap isn't that great. MinJi, the oldest daughter, 15 years old, is my host. She brought me to her school and all her friends were really excited to meet me. Importantly, her WHOLE SCHOOL knows that i'll be there. It's kind of creepy in some way but I feel grateful. I spent crazy time with her classmates and even though their English is not very good, they tried to speak to me in English. The teacher's are totally cool because they can wear any sort of clothing to school but a little formal. Like in my place, all the female teacher's are not allowed to wear work pants or any too trendy clothings (except extra school day on weekends) but in their school, all the teacher's were practically like so fabulous! I envy them a lot because they can bring handphones to school and just any other electronics actually. They even have 10 minutes of rest time/interval after every class. For my school, there's no such things as "rest time" for us. The other difference is that their school have to English teacher. One native and the other British. Which practically mean, they have 2 English teacher and 2 different English class. The British teacher, Miss Martha, she have stayed in Daegu for 2-3 years and she found the same thing i've found in Korea which are the people, the colour, the fun, the music. School hours ended at 6.10p.m and most of them still have extra classes in school to tuition at their "academy". I seriously salute them for being able to return home at 11p.m, finish their homework until 2-3a.m and go to school the next morning. I would've complained every single day if I were them. My last 2 days in Korea was spent in Seoul. Finally, the heart and soul of South Korea. We didn't have a chance to be there because we stayed in Incheon the first night in Korea so being in Seoul made us excited again. Of course, Seoul is different and everybody knows that their favourite idol/groups/actor/actress/entertainment company is there. I rejoined my other batch mates at Seoul Stars Hotel, Gangnam-gu and from there, we were toured around by a tour guide named Cindy. She brought us to Myeongdong. One of the largest shopping district and well, he have a blast shopping there. All the shops seemed endless there and every single thing seemed so attractive. After shopping at Myeongdong, we were transported to Dongdaemun Market, a 5 storey tall shopping complex. Needless to say, we grabbed a lot of cosmetics and shopped for clothes. Korea is truly a shopping heaven. Finally, we had dinner at Itaewon and returned to the hotel to rest. The next and final day for our trip, we went to Kimchi making class and the theme park! We spent 5 hours at theme park and all the rides were so cool! Even though the line was a little long, it was worth the wait. Everland was huge and we took up a lot of time to walk around to locate the rides. But it was just pure FUN. By nightfall, we Had lunch at a nearby restaurant and showered then started packing for the flight home. During my whole stay in Korea, it opened my eyes in a lot of aspects and Korea is really not like what i've expected. Everything is just way more than i've expected. The food is simply AMAZING. The people were friendly, kind and helpful but of course some still give you stares and remember, NEVER be loud on a train or bus or everyone will give you the eye. A duly remarkable trip I would say and I will not hesitate to go back. Maybe next year, i'll go back with my mum and this time, i'm embarking on an adventure in Seoul and Jeju Island. Peace out. :)