classes!

we started classes yesterday!

I was actually really excited for classes to start because i felt like i've been lazying around too much. haha. it's been really fun going to classes and meeting new students... but now i am realizing i'm going to have to do homework.. like LOTS of homework.. haha i think all of my classes are going to be interesting. Joyce and i are trying to get into this international organizations class... and using our dartmouth connections to do so! Michael Kim, the dean of underwood international college, is a '90 from dartmouth. and we asked him if he could get us into the class. so hopefully that will happen :)

Today i met my language exchange partner. basically they pair up an english speaker and a korean speaker and we're supposed to like learn more of each others' languages/cultures. so when we were making plans for lunch via text message, i was expecting a guy my age. (i was also guessing he was a boy because with korean names its kinda hard to determine what sex the person is.. haha) but turns out he's 25 and slightly fatherly. haha i wanted to meet more yonsei students through him but at least he's really sweet. he's taking us to han river this weekend to go on the boat! i'm excited. also in korea every male has to do 2 years of army service, and he was telling us about his experience and turns out he served in afghanistan for 6 months! i didn't know they had korean soldiers there. but the funny thing was apparently he hung out with a lot of black and mexican soldiers there and learned a very.. "colorful" language. unfortunately he couldnt remember much of it.

We also had our first korean language class today. Joyce and I are in the same class... it was quite boring. we took another test for the first hour and corrected it for the second half. it was funny cuz before class started we were all talking or what not but as soon as the class started no one would talk. and the prof would be like what's the correct answer for this? pause.. no answer.. then answer it herself. this went on for the whole class... it was awkward.

anyways. i'm getting ready to start my first homework assignment at yonsei... listening to some milkman jamzz... fahey 3 shirt on... stomach full of korean fried chicken (mmm)