Just Class and Some Food

Today started out like it did yesterday, with class. However, this time I had three instead of one. I can feel it already that Tuesdays and Thursdays might drag on a little bit, but thankfully today didn't. This would be because all of my professors figured it wasn't worth doing anything besides going over the syllabus and class policies. Well, I guess that doesn't include my macroeconomics professor who decided that today was a good a day as any to start chapter one, but then he gave up because the microphone he was using to lecture seemed to catch on that none of the students really wanted to sit through a lesson on the first day.

At some point, I popped into the Office for International Affairs here on campus and turned in my Alien Registration Card application and course approval form. The moment as I walked out of those doors was probably the happiest moment of the day. They basically told all the exchange students about everything that needed to be done back on Saturday, and we only have a few days to get it all done. It is definitely a bit stressful.

A few of us hopped off campus for a late lunch at a nearby restaurant, guided by an exchange student who was here last semester as well. I thought the restaurant was Japanese, but I'm not too sure anymore. It doesn't really matter to me because it was good. In fact, it was finally my first full meal in Korea! I wasn't really hungry enough to eat all of the katsudon I had ordered, but I did anyways. Much better than bibimbap, I must say. And I tried kimchi for the first time, too. To be honest, I'm not really a fan. I'll give it another chance some other time, but for now I'll just say that I'm not too impressed with it.

Rice, onions, fried pork cutlet, and cheese (that doesn't really taste like real cheese). Yum!

Time for some dessert? I think yes. We head off to get some bingsoo, which is so delicious. The place itself was a warm, cozy haven out of the rain, and I will certainly be going back.

Frozen milk with some berries and other ingredients. It was too good to question what was in it.

Upon arrival back on campus, I regret not bringing an umbrella with me because I know my hair is all matted down. Of course, I had dragged it around all day to class when it wasn't raining, and then I leave it in my room once it starts. In any case, I'm about ready for nap after all the food and the rain, but I decide it might be wise to check if I have any reading due for class tomorrow. Well, crap. I sure do. And I haven't even thought about getting any books yet. I found someone to come to the bookstore on campus with me, who luckily used to work at a library. This bit came in very handy when trying to find my books out of shelves of seemingly unorganized books. She managed to find them all pretty quickly, but the check out line was another story. It was long. But I didn't really care because at least I had my books now. Oh, and get this. I only paid about $125 for my books. Four of them for that much. I'm still very happy about that. But because I got my book for tomorrow and was able to read, at least I'll be comfortable being back with all the overenthusiastic freshmen tomorrow who have probably already finished the next assignment, too.