Four days of teaching workshops, group discussions, research presentations, and exploring Jeju Island.
Lauren and I flew to Jeju Thursday night before the conference so we could go horseback riding Friday morning. When we arrived at the horse park, there was a dog sitting in front and it padded over to us as we approached! It licked my hand. ㅎㅅㅎ I always wish I could lead my horse on my own but alas my horse just automatically followed the horse in front. Towards the end, we rode the horses at a canter which was the most exciting part (besides the moment when Lauren’s horse almost ate my horse). I really want to ride a horse at full gallop!!
My Horse: *starts running*
Me: THIS IS INCREDIBLE! PONYTA HAS EVOLVED INTO RAPIDASH, THE FASTEST SPRINTER IN THE WORLD OF POKEMON!
On Sunday, we went on a free tour of the island. We went to the Jeju Folk village, 성산 일출봉 (a UNESCO Heritage Site crater) and 주상절리대 (these hexagonal lava formed pillars).
The conference ended Monday at noon, but our flight wasn’t until 8:30pm so we went to downtown Seogwipo, where I bought this cute red shoulder bag and had quite possibly the best pasta I’ve eaten in my whole life. It was at a restaurant called Pasta Studio. I highly recommend it!
Bless Ochang for being a 10 min taxi ride from the Cheongju airport. This almost makes up for all those times we needed to take the 1 hour 717 bus to the Cheongju Bus Terminal or the 1.5 hour 53 bus to the Osong KTX station.