(110416-17) KTO Jongno Hanok Homestay Experience Team - Part 3

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110416 (Sat)

After dinner at Gwangjang Market

we finally went back to Bukchon Hanok Village

where we spent one night homestay there ^^

I tried homestay with a Korean family 2 years ago

and I loved it

so I've been anticipating this homestay very much

especially that it's at one of the Korean Traditional Hanok~

And what's more

it's not an ordinary hanok

but

THE FAMOUS ONE APPEARED IN 2D1N!!!!!!!!!

Oh yes, I'm so so so into 2D1N nowadays~
Try imagine how shocked and excited I was when I knew I was going to stay in THAT house >.<

So yes, THE hanok T____T

THE front yard they had games, and their 2nd 30mins nap

THE living room where some of them faked their 1st 30mins nap

After washing up, there's "tea session"; this is our host~

During the tea session, we chit-chat with the host as well as two KTO staffs

and I realised something

that

MY KOREAN HAS REALLY IMPROVED AAAAAAAAAALOT

hahah

as the other students can't understand korean

and the staffs and our host can't really speak english

and I appear to be the only "bilingual" one there

I actually became the translator during the tea session

and I think I did the job well!!!!

ahahah....so happy with my korean level now though it's not perfect yet ^^

So we tried to did some feedback and sharing with the staffs

with some difficulties due to the language barrier

and then after that,

everyone went back to own rooms and prepare to sleep

but I stayed back for a while to chat with the host

listened to stories about Hanok as well as Korean traditions

though can't understand everything the host said

but it's indeed a great experience interact with people with different cultural background ^^

And I sort of admire our host

why?

she's already 65 years old

but still active in this kind of activities

and she still learns how to use computer and internet

in order to promote Hanok Homestay

and being so positive in lifelong learning

this made me wonder

will i stay positive and active in society when i turn old?

will i continue learning and catch up with the new world?

chatting with her really made me think a lot that night~

So after chitting-chatting

it's bedtime~~~

Sleeping on floor in "interesting" for ppl like us who usually sleep on beds

but it can be quite "torturing" as well

the left half of my body just went numb at night >.<

didn't sleep well that night

mainly because i was sharing the room with two other girls

awkward, especially i slept in the middle >.<

anyway...

i "slept" around 1am

and "wake up" around 7am as our host was giving us morning call：

"일어나세요 (Ireonaseyo) --> Please wake up.

기상입니다 (Kisang'imnida). 기상 (Kisang) --> 起床 "

aigoooo >.<

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110417 (Sun)

So...woke up around 7am

we then had a super nice breakfast prepared by our host

While waiting for breakfast, more photos around the hanok~ Like the roof ^^

Leaving for breakfast next door!!

nice nice nice~~~ but it's such a waste that we didn't manage to finish all :(

Btw, we had breakfast at the house next door, which once belonged to Hyundai CEO (?)
See the dogs? They're THE dogs that scared the PD in 2D1N :PP

We're there just the right time to see the best cherry blossom at their garden!!!

Oh well, this is THE place the 2D1N MCs had their "public nap" :PP

One last shot before leaving T.T

Next stop, Korean Culture Immersion - Knotting~~

Like the colours!!!

After that, more visiting around Bukchon Hanok Village; our final stop was the highest point of the village.
See those cherry trees around the mountains? ^^

Next? LUNCH!!!!!!!
This is called Kalbi-tang (Short-rib Soup), nice nice nice ^^

After lunch, the trip had finalled ended

and we're back to KTO Headquarter again

sobsobsob~~

It's really a great time travelling around Jongno

though I've been to most of the places already

I still enjoyed the trip very much

'cause this time I had more chance to interact with the locals

as well as international students from all over the world!!!

BRAVO KTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Part 3: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150166211959068.312271.680049067