Nic Trips

In early October, we had a day off from school on a Thursday for Hanguel Day. It's a Korean holiday which celebrates the creation or invention of their writing system: Hanguel (한글). My school decided to use this holiday for the annual staff trip. We left school at 3pm on Wednesday and stayed overnight in Pohang (포항) before returning in the evening the following day. Our first stop on the trip was in Gyeong-ju (경주), because it was on the way to Pohang. We visited a small, old folk village that had traditional housing and a beautiful view. After walking around for a while and taking lots of pictures, everyone piled back on the bus to finish the route to Pohang. For dinner we had raw fish! It was a seafood galore restaurant, which was expected for dinner since Pohang is a fishing village that's famous for it's seafood. I was a bit nervous when they told me the only thing on the menu was raw fish (I didn't think my stomach could...