Amy's Adventure to Inje: Weekend Update

Friday: I went into Pusan with 4 other participants to apply for our F4 Visa. As Korean adoptees we are given a special visa. We waited a long time, but Jihye said it was nothing compared to the last time; she was there all day. After we completed everything there, we went to lunch. I ordered bibimbap, which is just rice and vegetables with a spicy sauce. The ride back took about 45 minutes and we were running late, so I went to our writing class a few minutes late. In the evening, we decided to go out to the "개집" (Dog House) which is a bar near campus. After a while there, some of the group wanted to go meet up with a few others who had already left for Pusan. However, it takes such a long time to get there, most of the group shot the idea down. We ended up going to another place and playing some games there.

Yay Immigration Office!

Bibimbap

Today: I met with my host family. Mr. Im picked me up and took me to his house. We had some noodles for lunch. I played and read with his son while we waited for his daughter to return from volunteer work with her school (she just entered middle school). Then we went to a mountain. The main 'attraction' of this place is the birthplace and home of the previous president. The president committed suicide a few years ago, but there is a big memorial set up in memory of him. We hiked for maybe an hour to an hour and a half. After our hike we looked at a museum of belongings of the president. Then we went to dinner near Inje University. We had galbi (meat) and samgypsal (pork).