Destiny Declared!!

As one orientation leader put it, "Today you will learn your destination... and your destiny."

You see, myself and another 200-some American, South African, Canadian, Australian, New Zealander, Irish, and Scottish teachers have been participating in orientation seminars all week, knowing neither what city we'll be living in, nor what age we'll be assigned to teach.

Today, however, the orientation wrapped up and word was given.  

I've got to be on a bus by 7:30 tomorrow morning (for a 6+ hour ride to my yearlong living quarters and teaching arena), so I'll keep it brief, but here're the basics of it.

I've been assigned to teach at a Girl's High School in Yanggu (yahng-goo), a town in the northwestern part of Gangwon-do.  The population is about 24,000 people and it's roughly 2-hours, by bus and subway, from Seoul.  

Here are a sprinkling of photos from, first, the trip to a traditional village that we took as part of orientation, to, second, today's big declaration of destiny. 

Jeonju Traditional Village

EPIK Coordinator explaining about an old school building.

A close-up of some of the designs that you can see on many ancient buildings.

Learning to play traditional drums!

Eating Jeonju's most famous food: bibimbap (mixed rice with vegetables)!

An old, large Cathedral, which I think was made
in honor of the first Christian martyr in South Korea.

Me outside the Cathedral!

This snack looked so fun, I just bought one!
The outside tastes like Kix cereal; the inside is
similar to very cold soft serve ice cream. 

A cute Korean girl with one big ball of cotton candy.

Today's Events (and Destiny Declared)

Signing the contract... but this time for real.....
.....I can?! do this!!!

That's where I'm going...!!

A more detailed description of the town. 

Wrapping up the 9-day orientation at the Closing Ceremony. 

Time to go.

Thanks for reading :)