Exploring Campus Adventure/ Korean Food

I didn't really have any specific plans for today, so after I got up and ready I decided to scope out campus and see if I could find the Inchon Memorial Hall. I thought this would be smart as this is where I am supposed to go for the international student's orientation at 9am tomorrow (Tuesday). The group of residence halls is on a hill above the main campus area with some residential area and some shops between the two. I guess today was the graduation ceremony because once I reached the main campus it was SO BUSY! All the students were in cap and gown with their families all taking pictures and people selling bouquets of flowers. I don't even know how to describe how packed it was, so here is a picture:

See? Very busy!

Here is a picture of the main building

I was able to find the building I was looking for, so at least the adventure was still a success!

When I went back to my dorm I met Connie, the last person to move into my dorm. Her room is right next to mine. She is from Germany and is very friendly. I showed her where the convenience store is and we picked up from lunch foods there.

For dinner, dad and I decided to go to a place he read that had good Korean food. We took the subway east about 5 stops to get there and then the restaurant was about another 5 minute walk. It seemed like a very traditional place, with the booths all surrounded by barriers and sliders. There were no pictures in the menu so we didn't know what the dishes were, but the lady just kinda pointed at one page so we figured she would get something for us. :S In hindsight I guess she just got us the meal for 2 people instead of a larger variety of foods that would feed 3-4+ people.

So this was the first course she brought us. These were all cold foods. I don't really know for sure what these all were, but I labelled them what they tasted like. At first I thought the red dish was kimchi, because that is what it tasted like, but when I asked the waitress, she was saying it was something else and I just pretended I knew what she was saying (I think she knew zero english because she kept doing that thing where you repeat what you say just slower, hoping the other person will understand). I have no idea  what the grey dish is supposed to be (sauce or soup?).

The beef, noodles, and vegetable kimchi were my favourites!

We thought the meal was now over but then she brought us another whole course of foods. These plates were all hot foods. These were all really good expect I did not try the gelatinous fishy thing. Dad did though but didn't really like it (points for trying though).

Now we were sure the meal was done, but then she brought out even more dishes! There was another soup surrounded by side dishes (including kimchi) and then also wild rice with seeds wrapped in a banana leaf. Some of the sides were spicy and others were very mild. By this time I was getting really full and did not have enough room to try them all.

Overall, it was very good even though I know really know what the dishes were called or what was really in them. Tomorrow is orientation so I have to get a good night's rest! Goodnight!