Day 2 in Seoul - Monday, 15 September 2014
The first destination for the day after breakfast at the hotel was Chung-Ang University. It is one of the top 10 universities in Korea. Their school was really big and the buildings were all designed so beautifully, I was so amazed. We were given an introduction of the school in the lecture room and also had small talks with the student ambassadors who were really friendly and keen to answer our never-ending questions.
The picture above is a big globe that is being wrapped around the dragon, and it is said that the globe contains a secret that has been kept for many decades. The school was preparing to open it in 2018, in conjunction with the school's 100th anniversary. This was a really interesting fact to know and I am interested to know what's inside the globe as well!
We had a short tour around the school by a student ambassador and then proceeded for lunch shortly. I was really sick of the heaty food that we had and I was praying for no more heaty food for lunch. However, there was shabu shabu AGAIN, just like the lunch we had on the first day. There was also bibimbap, which was delicious when added the red pepper paste!
After lunch was the second and last destination of the day - Ewha Womans University.
We had no student exchange here, and was only given a short tour around the school by the student ambassador. The environment was really pretty, and again, the architecture of the buildings were so beautiful. I would love to study in such an environment everyday!
The school generally had an English feel to it and it doesn't feel like it's a Korean university at all! In addition, right outside the university was Sinchon Shopping Street! It was specially catered to the university students and priced at a lower price so that they could afford it. When we were given time to shop there, I felt as though I was in Singapore's Bugis Street! It just had that sort of feel to it. Me and my buddy went to get some macaron ice cream while we shopped around that area.
From visiting both universities, what impacted me the most was how welcoming they were towards international students, unlike Singapore where we are less friendly towards international students as we feel that they have "invaded" our country. In addition, the students there were really hardworking and it was difficult to enroll in both universities as the entry requirements are really high. A GPA of around 3.5 - 3.7 was needed in order to qualify for entering, which proves that the students there are really smart.
We had dinner at Sinchon Shopping Street, and the menu for dinner was Dakgalbi. It was a dish made by stir-frying marinated diced chicken in a red pepper based sauce, and sliced cabbage, onions, rice cakes and many more ingredients on a hot plate. It was really delicious but the portion was so big that 5 of us couldn't finish it.
We headed back to the hotel quite early at about 7pm, and I showered and rested early. That marks the end of Day 2! (✿◠‿◠)
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