A Day of Interaction in South Korea

Today we were lucky enough to visit our faculty leader Sally Kim's hometown and highschool here in Daejong. The city is great and we loved interacting with the students! We shared our experiences in high school in America and learned a lot about the typical life of a high school student here in Korea. Valerie and I even sang and beat boxed for the students our own version of Royals!  

After visiting the school, we went to an orphanage in the city. It was wonderful to hear about the amazing children's home that houses over 40 children of all ages whose parents cannot take care of them. We brought them candy and pastries and enjoyed playing with the younger kids. After the orphanage, Sally took us to her parents apartment in town where they prepared traditional rice drinks and cakes. They even brought us traditional Korean clothes to try on! We had a blast trying on clothes of traditional Korean wedding attire. Today was truly a great day of interaction with the Korean culture. 

Michael Mendillo

GCP South Korea 2014