Wow - we have an awesome group. Everyone is so open to exploring and trying new things. I think we'll have a wonderful time together. Just booked some great food tours for us - BBQ, Korean pancakes and patbingsu on our first full day in Korea for our night food tour - we'll be eating our way through the university district.
I am beyond excited about this trip. I think it's going to be an incredible time and there will be a lot of knowledge you gain in the process. One of the most interesting and beneficial things that I learned in class was some of the rules that Koreans implement while eating. Spending six years in Japan growing up, I was actually shocked to see how different some of the practices were. I was intrigued by the fact that the youngest serve the oldest at the table. That, to me, should be a universal practice. I also found it very unique how no one pours their own drinks. You serve another when their glass is empty, and another serves you. I will remember that so that I do not take on the three years of loneliness it is projected to follow. In Japan, picking up your bowl and sipping from it is very normal. I will have to remember that that is not the case in Korea. I'm very much looking forward to more language assignments and other information prior to our trip.
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I to am extremely excited for are trip to south Korea especially after I was told how large that Seoul south Korea was I had no idea that there were cities that large in south Korea I thought that south Korea was a fairly unpopulated place that not very urbanized after I found out that they had actually had fairly large cities within the country I became a quite a bit more excited to go see the country another thing that I was happy to here was that crime is actually very low over their and this was kind of surprising to me because of the negative stigma around Korea I am also excited to see some of the cultural differences between here and their and I think that it will be nice to kind of see what its like to be a minority in a place that is so highly populated.
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ReplyDeletei'm really excited about going to Korea, learning a new culture and trying a new variety of foods. The snacks we tried on the first day reminds of some the U.S. enjoyable snacks like the chocolate pie which is like a Moon Pie. I love how the Koreans respect their elders, family members and friends for dinner. Even the language e we study is polite, Korean is one of the most generous cultures i have study.
ReplyDeleteI think I am more beyond than Zach. First of, I had learned many things from our first class, especially when you are out at a restaurant there are some rules that similar to our culture so I was not that shocked, but what really shocked me is if left your plate you are acting disrespectful. In my culture it is okay to lift your plate if it is far away from you, but that doesn't mean you acting disrespectful. second, I really loved the kind of snacks that they have I actually might bring an extra snacks with me to Kansas. over all I just cant wait till May, 16
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