We all met up in front of the main
gate of Yonsei University Sinchon Campus around at 3:00pm October 23rd.
One of the Korean members was absent and another was to come to the theater at
Daehakno directly so we departed at 2:00pm with a total of two Korean students
and four exchange students. Just before the departure, we introduced ourselves
and had a light conversation. It was about a 30 minute ride by bus and a 15
minute walk to the theater we booked the show. On our way to the theater, we
introduced the students briefly about the itinerary, the theme of the show, and
talked about their lives in Korea and Yonsei. The theater was ‘대학로예술극장 대극장’, and we
had a rendezvous with the Korean member. The performance was called ‘놀이터(Playground)’ performed by a group named ‘고블린파티(Goblin Party)’. The show was a modern art performance motivated by
childhood events and plays in Korea. The show started at about 4:00pm and
lasted about an hour. All the participants and Korean staffs showed great
interest. Especially various children games which represented the childhood
memories in the show reminded us of the famous show Squid Game, which many of
us have watched. It was our first time watching an actual modern arts performance
and was a very precious experience.
(Waiting for the Show)
After watching the show, we all moved
to have a light rest at a café and have dinner. We stopped by at a small café
in Daehakno and talked about various subjects, including school lives in many
different countries and stories of them adapting into Korean university
curriculums. It was a valuable moment knowing better and understanding each
other. After the small stop which lasted about an hour, we headed for our next
destination. We arrived at a restaurant named “Joseon Sikang(조선 식당)”. It was a
Korean restaurant carefully selected to give the exchange students an
opportunity of experiencing authentic and traditional Korean food. We also had
to choose a restaurant with a vegetarian menu, since there was a vegetarian
amongst our exchange students. We ordered dishes like bulgogi, jjigae and
bibimbap, with another long conversation with the exchange students.
After the delicious meal at about
8pm, we moved to Hyehwa Station and said farewell. All of us moved to the
metro, and we kept on talking and sharing our thoughts and emotions of the
grand journey of the day. It was a great experience meeting exchange students
from all around the world with similar tastes and preferences in culture.
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