We (the Ulsan group) left Jochiwon on Friday, August 20th in the afternoon. There are 28 scholars going to teach in elementary school around Ulsan. I was very sad that I wouldn't be with the new friends I made for my birthday so I wasn't very happy on my way to UNIST in Ulsan. 
Our group quickly bonded knowing that we would be together for the next 5 months. Even though we all missed Jochiwon we had a great time at our Ulsan orientation....or what we made of it. My birthday was on the Saturday, and yes, I was a little sad that I wasn't having my usual party with lots of food and presents. Fortunately, my lovely TaLK scholars threw me a surprise something lol, while we were watching movies in the amphitheatre. It was so nice, I was so happy, I felt loved! During that day we went to a school where we learned to play traditional Korean drums, this was actually a lot of fun. 
The following day there was a heat warning so instead of touring Ulsan we headed to 4 museums!....4 museums in one day...it was a lot, some of it really cool and interesting, and some not so much...The rest of the week was spent in lecture preparing ourselves to teach the next week with micro teaching and lesson plans. It was a lot and we were exhausted from the first three weeks. At this point we were a little bit fed up and wanted it all to end and get on with our move to our apartments. The day before we left we had a cultural experience lecture where a few ladies came in and taught us about Korean traditional culture. This was fun because they brought in a lot of Hanboks (Korean traditional clothing) that we could try on. It was a lot of fun watching everyone play dress up.
About five minutes before our last lecture was over they told us that we were having a talent show during the closing ceremony and that every group has to prepare three items to perform. We were all a little stunned considering that we have to do a talent show during English camp, Jochiwon closing ceremony and now in Ulsan. Very tired of performing yes, but we practiced anyways and came up with some good music. I think we did a great job considering we only had a few hours. After the talent show and ceremony our mentor teachers picked us up and took us to our schools and apartments to help us get situated.
In my next blog i'll post pictures of my apartment and where I will be living for the next five months...I know you will enjoy looking at those pictures!!
Until next time...buh bye
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