So, I'm 4 days away from 2 months, and I can't believe how much everything has progressed. I can read and write Korean now, though slowly, and I think my speaking is coming along really well. It's strange to look back and remember when I couldn't read or write or speak at all, and it makes me think of how how far I've come in such a short amount of time. Tomorrow (Friday the 12th, it's 10:30pm here.) I head to Jinju to go to a lantern festival. I'm really excited, I get to miss school, and go to this beautiful festival that I have been really looking forward to! The exchange group also got to go to BIFF, Busan Int. Film Festival, on Tuesday. It was such fun! We saw a Chinese movie with Korean and English Subtitles and it was an action film that was really funny and we all really enjoyed it.
Last Saturday we also found out when our trips are (somewhat)! We are going to Jinju for the Lantern Festival this month, next month is Seoul, and in April will be my trip to China! And that's just the plan for now. I really hope to do so much more than just those things though! I have so many things that I want to do, and Busan is such an amazing, opportunity-filled city to find things to do in. There are so many hiking trails and new areas to explore, the city never ceases to surprise me, which is such a nice change from little ol' Mattoon!
For those who don't know, I have been on a 1 month long Facebook break, which has been really helpful. I feel like it has really helped me immerse myself in this vital time and it has definitely helped me focus on my Korean and just have my mind on Korea, although I will be glad to have it back in 9 days, I haven't really missed having Facebook that much and I think I will be taking more months off of Facebook in the future. You can be sure that once I'm back on, there will be a flood of new pictures in store!
I hope everyone is doing awesome and staying safe!
