A Journey for my Seoul: Field Day Saturday

I woke up and was able to chat with Joe. Then I was off on my way to attend Jaebin's school's Field Day. It was fun. The parents were camped out under 'tents/canopies' with mats laid down on the ground. You had to take your shoes off before stepping on the mats, just like when entering a home/room in Korea. We sat with some other Mom's from Jaebin's class. Each grade level had races; Jaebin got 2nd place-he was disappointed. There were also other activities and games-the Mom's had to push a giant ball around a pole in teams and beat the other team. The Dad's did tug-a-war. There were relay races of the students, and a lunch break. I think Hwa Sun ordered a set lunch from the school maybe; all of the other families in our area also had the same thing (kimbap, fruit and seaweed soup). But looking further away, I saw some families had chicken or other food. Then, each 2 grade levels performed some kind of traditional dance/activity. Jaebin's class did a special dance-it was really cute. They performed twice once just performing and the 2nd time where parents could go right next to their child and take pictures/video of it.

When the Field Day was over, Hwa Sun's family and I walked towards Myeongdong together. I did a little bit of shopping. However, the crowds in Myeongdong on a Saturday bothered me a little. I haven't had much crowds since being at school. I didn't spend much time there. I was on a hunt for a winter jacket-or at least to scope out the scene. I walked to the subway station and found a 4 nice dress shirts. However, once I got home, I realized that I think they gave me the wrong style for one of them (some places give you brand new clothes, instead of the ones on the rack being touched and everything; so I think they didn't look close enough when they were picking out the new ones) because I have 2 of the same shirt in different colors. I'm no Jackie Kennedy; I know I chose 4 different styles and colors.

I tried to move in to my new room, however my roommate was not in and I didn't know the passcode. So, I left her a note and returned to my room. I researched churches-tried to find one in English nearby-with no luck. The nearest one is about 35 minutes away by subway and walking. Then I studied. Lots of catching up to do!