Blue Nile

Wonderful meal of Ethiopean food

Dinner at Sobahn Restaurant

Finally, after getting snowed out, our class had its first restaurant meal together - Korean. A variety of food from spicy chicken, bulgogi (marinated beef), bibimbop (mixed rice bowl), spicy rice cakes, veggie pancake and kimbop was shared by the group.

Sharing a Korean meal

Looks like everyone had a good time eating at Sobahn restaurant. A nice variety of dishes to introduce students to Korean.  What a great group of people - willing to try new dishes and fun to be with.

Post trip reflection

Upon returning to Kansas City, post a trip reflection (minimum of two paragraphs) summarizing your thoughts on the trip: What did you learn? What had the most impact? What surprised you both about the trip and yourself? etc. You do not need to post a classmate response for the last day but you are certainly encouraged to read each others reflections.

Last dinner in Korea

A traditional hanjeonsik meal in a beautiful hanok.

Ihwa Mural Village

Clearly many of the murals are made with the selfie culture in mind. And we were happy to oblige

Walking the old city wall with great views of Seoul

We were able to look at the old city wall and learn about the structure that once contained the city of Seoul. Much of the wall is being rebuilt or repaired so that people can see the original path

Ihwa Mural Village

Ihwa Mural Village Tour

We had a tour around the village where we learned history of the residents who live there and the revitalization that the city has undertaken in this area. It is really a beautiful space but points out the problems that people of lower class have all over the world

Breakfast in Seoul

  김밥.  Tuna and kimchi kimbap

Lunch of Buddhist temple food.

The food is all vegetarian and beautifully presented with obvious care

Relaxing at a traditional tea house

One of my favorite activities of the trip

At the temple

Joygesa Temple

Started morning at a Buddhist temple in insadong. A beautiful and historic setting. We were lucky to arrive early and able to hear the monk chanting some prayers in the Dharma Hall

Jamsil Stadium

We all got to experience the Korean baseball game. That was a great time

Noyangin Fish Market Tour

We toured both the old traditional fish market and the new fish market. We learned a lot not only about the different fish in the market, but also about the politics of the remodeling.

Kakao Friends Mueseum, Store and Cafe

Cuteness everywhere

Jongmyo Shrine

On the way to our street food tour our guide took us to the top of a building where we can overlook the jongmyo shrine. This site serves as an area to perform ancestral rites for the deceased Kings of the Joseon era Dynasty.

Who are these guys?

Gwangjang Market

We went to a traditional Market to eat last night. On the way we stopped at a hanbok store where women buy fabric to have made into the traditional clothing. The market is bustling with activity and there are multiple food stalls and other vendors selling a variety of goods. At our first stop we ate two different types of Korean soups - a cold noodle soup and one with handmade noodles- as well as  wonderful dumplings. Then we tried chicken feet and pig's feet. And finally we stopped at a stall that served a variety of tasty fried snacks