Thursday, February 7, 2013

KU Sejong

Here are just a few more photos. This first one is a picture of the dorms I'm staying in right now.  The side facing us is actually the girls side.  If you look closely you can see a bridge on the 7th floor that connects both dorms.  There is actually a cafe in the bridge/walkway.  It's a place of socialization.  I'm on the 7th floor, so it's pretty convenient for me. 


This is the building that I have all of my classes in. I took the previous picture from the third floor...may three windows to the left from the center/entrance.  If you look closely you can see me in the window waving. (Just kidding. I took this picture too. That would have really freaked me out if I was in the window...) 


This sight is SO COOL!!! Unfortunately my camera isn't amazing. It's taken from my lecture hall (again...since I spend most of my day here).  But there are actually huge, beautiful mountains off in the distance, past the smaller mountains.  I think the fog acted as an obstruction...oh well.  I'm sure in a month all I will be posting are pictures of mountains. (you can look up picture of Boeun if you're curious as to where I will be staying).


Wanna know why Korean supermarkets are way better than our supermarkets? Because they don't take up a lot of ground space and have just as much stuff. How is that possible? Multiple floors. But how do you get the shopping cart from one floor to the next? ...


Ramp escalators.  They're also handicap accessible I guess...

One of the Korean Coordinators asked me if I wanted to go with him to pick up a package at the bus station. I, of course, said yes.  His name is Herbert (he refuses to tell me his Korean name, which is weird because it's really not a big deal, even to Koreans).  He's a really smart guy. He goes to Korea University Seoul, which is basically relatable to our Harvard.  His major is Mechanical Engineering.  I told him my major was physics.  He said, "I know nothing about physics."  And then we talked about Schrodinger for the entire trip there.... We both agreed we know nothing about physics (physics joke).  Anyway, here are a few pictures I took on the short drive to the bus station through Jochiwon. 



Btw. Koreans are terrbile and terrifyingly dangerous drivers, which is stereotypical, but they admit it too.  So I don't feel bad saying it now. 

5 comments:

  1. Wow!!! (That is all I can think to say right now!) This is so cool!! Love and miss you lots.

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  2. HI TOMMY! Hope you are enjoying yourself. Love the blog, so keep on blogging (is that a word?).

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  3. Q: Wanna know why Korean supermarkets are way better than our supermarkets?
    A: "Pepsi Time is Fun Time"

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  4. Thanks for posting again, Tommy! I work with your Mom so any day without a blog post starts her worry wheel going! JK...Seriously, great pics and stories!

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  5. Glad to see you arrived safely and you're doing well! Have fun, Tommy!

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