Day 8 - First Day at Yonsei University

Today we met up as a group in the morning and took a bus to local medical center to get chest x-rays because it is required for the SK Global House dorm (to ensure we don't have tuberculosis). After getting the x-ray, we dispersed and I took a bus back to Yonsei University (my first time taking a bus by myself), and I walked the long route to my dorm through the main street of the campus and a park that is on campus.

Once I got back to campus, I went and had lunch with a friend at a restaurant very close to my dorm. I had bibimbap (my typical go-to meal). It was kind of pricey at 12,000 won (about $12). Most meals in Korea have costed me between 5,000-9,000 won. Aside from the price, the meal was very tasty.

After lunch, we headed back to the dorm and met up with some more friends and we took a train to the Myeong-dong (명동) district, which is a famous shopping area. There were street vendors and stores as far as you could see in any direction! I didn't buy anything yet but one of the girls I was with bought some pairs of K-Pop socks, which are socks that have pictures of Korean pop artists on them.

K-Pop socks

After eating dinner in Myeong-dong, we took the train back to Yonsei University to try and get our Korean cell phones. Sadly, I had issues with mine and I've still yet to receive a phone, which makes organizing plans really difficult!

Around 9:00, I met up with five other students and we walked to the local Megabox, which is a movie theater located in Sinchon about a 10 minute walk from our dorm. We saw World War Z, which is an American film so the words were in English with Korean subtitles.

My movie ticket

After the movie, we were all quite exhausted so we headed back to the dorms and went to sleep!