Summer in Seoul

Hello all, I am once again in the United States! I am writing from the desktop computer in our home, after having quickly adjusted last week from the jet lag and just now finished the first two days of school. This is the last post of my blog, and I'd like to thank all of you, one last time, for reading it all along. It has been the means by which I have reflected upon and recounted the wonderful, dynamic, and transformational summer that I spent in Seoul. I hope that it has given a small glimpse into life abroad, and I know that it has helped me to process all that happened there. In this post, I will recount all of the things that happened during my last week in Seoul, and I will offer a small reflection upon my experience. Wednesday was the beginning of the end as we all took our final exams that morning. All relieved but starting to feel the reality of return looming over us, we went out and explored to our hearts' content! I went with a few friends to 통인 시장 (Tong-

Hello all, Thank you for joining me as my adventure comes to a close. This will be my overall second-to-last post, and the last post I will write while in Korea. Last week I did much, so I will only briefly recount my experiences and will let the pictures do the hard work for me!  Since my time here is coming to a close, I have been reflecting on the impact that this program has had upon me. For the first three or four weeks, I simply went about life and adjusted to my routine here. I am still doing those things, but I am now realizing that when I return home, I will be a changed person. I will reflect more upon this in the final post, but I'd like to thank all of you for keeping up with this blog. Last Tuesday and Wednesday, we had class as usual, but on Tuesday, we ended up just having conversation in Korean for an hour of class before we started working on our materials. That was quality time, but it reminded us that such opportunities will soon not be so close at h