Week 3

Week 3 was surprisingly upsetting for me. Although for the most of the trip i felt fustrated due to personality conflicts and my body not dealing so well with the different food (I am a fussy eater -i dont like seafood, spicy food or egg. Aside from rice, thats all Koreans seem to eat.), like rice for breakfast lunch and dinner. There were heaps of positives from the trip, which i can only really seem from hindsight. Like my students, they were amazing and in that last week i felt a real bond between us. A few tears were shed on the last day. One thing, that although can be seen as mean, that made me happy, was when one student from another class gave me a note (and present) on the last day saying how much she liked me and she wished she was in my class. This made me feel like the students, not only my own, really enjoyed me being there. A new thing i learnt about Korean traditions/culture in the last week was to do with nail dying. I got two of my nails traditionally dyed (orange). This was done from the use of a specific flower being mashed up and put on your nails. It was supposed to stay on for 24 hours and not get wet. But after i got this done we went and played sports in the gym, so of course i had to have a shower. The flower stuff was on my nails for a total time of about an hour. However it lasted ages. If it lasts over a month it supposedly means that you will find your true love. Although the Korean culture is very different and i accept that, i could never live there. Coming from a country where i had so much freedon(which i wasnt completely sure i had, before i lost it)i could not live in such a controlling environment. I would consider going back but i would not stay on the campus. Therefore i could come and go as i please.