My week..

It's a beautiful, sunny day in Korea today. I am outside, enjoying a UV break before classes start, sipping my banana milk. Yes, that is correct, I am sipping fresh banana milk and it is delish! 

I attended 9 different classes this week, trying to decide which classes to take. I love them all and wish I can take all! But due to time constraint, I have chosen to take Cross Cultural Management, Human Resources Strategy (my fave class BTW), Asian Economics and Doing Business in Korean Culture. I enjoy the classes because as you can imagine, the majority of the classes are Korean students. And as my Cross Cultural Management Professor explains it, "I get to see through their (the Korean students) lens on different topics." And with the Asian market growing at a rapid pace, I think it is very important to develop a sense of Asian culture. 

Other than classes, what an eventful week! Friday night, all 19 exchange students plus our international coordinator Youjin, went to dinner and a karaoke room in the College District. Karaoke is very popular in Korea and I must say, listening to a Denmark trying to sing/dance to Thriller was much more entertaining than I had ever imagined!! And I find it hilarious as ALL the exchange students from Asia and Europe knew the lyrics to Britney Spears songs. 

   

Pictures Above: Youjin is demonstrating to me how Korean people drink in teams. But because this night was a school related event, she used Yoplait Yogurt instead of Soju (the traditional Korean liquor). So here, a 4 person team would each take a shot glass.

Picture Below: Is a few of the exchange students "trying to sing Fergalicious...

  

And on Saturday, my friend who had just graduated from the MBA program at Korea University took me to a Rugby game at the Olympic Stadium. I was shocked because all the students had so much pride and it was literally 95 degrees with 60% humidity. (I was dying) I suddenly yearned for the perfect Malibu weather. But the students were jumping up and down, hugging each other and screaming away, showing school pride. The whole event was almost like a huge concert in that instead of cheerleaders at the side lines, it was a stage with people singing. (No joke, the proof is in the pictures!)