Today was a big Korean culture day. We had a bunch of language and culture familiarization classes in the morning. Cool. We also had a bus tour of various places in Gyeonggi-Do province. Since Seoul is in this province, I was very hopeful that we’d be going downtown. We didn’t. We went to a town just north of Seoul: Uijanbu (not sure of spelling).
Guy at welcome center who told jokes funny to him, but not to us. He sang a song at the end of his presentation. The funny part was when he told us his wife said, "don't sing to them, they'll all kill you" I was readily reminded of the Japanese humor that didn't translate well. We got spoons from the County building. I think they are trying to promote their place globally.
Went shopping. Saw a journal I should have bought, didn’t. The store was like a multi-level Kmart. Escalators were like ramps. I had to run up one because I had gone too far down and was worried about time.
Very tired on the bus... bus ride to Unification Tower. Built on site of a Key fortress in Joseon period. Sadness. Replicated elementary school classrooms, average house, and clothing, etc. from North Korea. Very decrepit, and saddening.
Movie: Deathrace. Good violent movie.
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