big big picture post

I apologize for taking so long to update! for now, since I don't have a large amount of time or patience i'll just put up pictures since arriving in chungcheongbukdo. for the last week 33 of us have been staying in a teacher training facility in cheongwon. pretty much in the boonies.. but very beautiful!
taken from the bus ride about 2 minutes from the dorms:



our dorm rooms (newly renovated and super nice!):

view from my window:

last sunday we took a field trip to songnisan to hike and see a buddhist temple:





me and giant gold buddha:



on wednesday we visited chungcheongbukdo foreign language institute:

my roomie and future apt mate--kyuhee:

but i only have pictures of us hanging out on grounds:



cool picture.. except i didn't take it.. hahaha

and afterwards... SANGYUPSAL TIME!!!


it was seriously.... AMAZING....

and the man that made it happen... Mr. Jo! our supervisor who took amazing care of us this last week:

mr. jo and just the girls!

took a walk around the grounds and found this amazing spider spinning a web:

strolling





pic of the walkers!


that's what i have for now~ tomorrow i'm going to chungju to move into my one room studio! i probably won't have internet for a while.. but when i can i will try and be a better update-er!
i miss everyone from home.. wish you could all be here