Seoul never sleeps...

But unfortunately I have to so this will be short. Today consisted of a lonngg day at the University with a crash course in Korean, history lessons on the Korean War & US/Korea relations, plus a tour of the MASSIVE Yonsei University. It is so ridiculously high tech and more progressive then anything I've ever seen I was so in awe the whole time.

Most of the day was spent in the above hallway where all of our speakers presented and we had a huge, delicious lunch, but wandering around the campus for awhile was a really neat experience too. I love that we're actually considered official exchange students here and have our own Yonsei photo ID (in all Korean) to gain access to the library and what not, it makes me feel pretty legit. We'll be back on campus in a few days for more lectures and a closer look at student life, but as for tomorrow we're off to visit the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) which is one of the things I've been most looking forward to all trip and I can't wait to share with you!

Anna & Daniel looking out at the city on one of the Yonsei rooftops:

We had dinner downtown in a Korean BBQ place and it was probably one of the best meals I've had yet, I can't remember exactly what kind of beef they said it was, but combined with sesame sauce, sprouts, onions, more kimchi - and other pickled goods, I thought I had died and gone to heaven it was SO delicious.

Later we finally had some free time and I also finally managed to find a money exchange to gather about 60,000 won (1,500 won = $1). I went out shopping with Ryan from my school and roomie Anna and decided that I had a fondness for all of the ridiculous, butchered English slogans on their t-shirts and had to buy one. I found my all-time favorite one in a store called Uni Qlo, which was basically just a shirt with penguins on it and the text underneath said:

"These is penguins (I think Magellan penguins but am not sure) on an ice shelf in Argentinean Antarctica. Running away from me."

Literally. That was a direct quote.
I'm kind of in love with it and hope to wear it everywhere and get awkward questions about it many times in the future just for a good laugh. Pretty fabulous indeed.

That's about all I have for you right now though, I'm about to crash. However I leave you with this other glorious runner-up shirt:

"Friendship of Girl: There are big ship and small ship but best ship of all is FRIEDSHIP."

Oh how I love this country.