On Saturday, 29^th March 2014, KDI students were travelling to Korean Folk Village in Yongsin-si. Unfortunately, it was lightly raining on the day, so we had to bring an umbrella and raincoat with us. Everyone arrived between 8:00am to 8:30am, and gathered at the Main Gate of the KAIST School. We were divided into 2 groups (A and B), according to the Bus that we were divided into.  I was in charge of Bus B, which had 46 students listed attending, but only 43 students were present out of 46 on my Bus List before departure. We departed at 9:00am.  

Each bus had a student representative and a staff members: to supervise the number of students on each bus; hand out food (Streusel Bread) and drinks (Orange and Mango Juice or Water); and to help each other with managing the students in each group. Bus A had Ms. Christine Saheun Leigh and Ms. Lisa Lim (staff members) and Mehri Hosseini (one of the student representatives). Bus B had Ms. Jiwon Kwon and Ms. Esther Pau Sann Cing (staff members) and me (one of the student representatives). We arrived at 10:20am to the Korean Folk Village, and we were separated into our own groups, with a tour-guide, taking us around the central area of Folk Village.

The two groups met up with each other to watch the Equestrian Feats Performance (i.e. Equestrian Aerobics) in the Performance Area. The performers were doing several tricks, such as riding backwards, aerobic techniques, jumping demount and mount, horse archery, and three person pyramid on two horses. After the Equestrian Feat, we were suddenly separated into different groups in different direction to have some sight-seeing before moving to the Traditional Wedding Ceremony. As people were separated, not everyone had the chance to see the Traditional Wedding Ceremony, so we decide to head to the Restaurant (called Restaurant “KOREA”) instead. The menu options that were offered to students and staff at Restaurant “KOREA” were: Beef with Rice and Mushroom-Gravy Meal (\8,000) and Rice-Assorted Vegetables and Seafood Mixed in Hot Pot (\9,000). I had the Beef with Rice and Mushroom-Gravy Meal, and I ended up eating an additional two more Beef with Rice and Mushroom-Gravy meals. I was very greedy person.     

We were allowed to go sight-seeing during the free-time, after having a meal in Restaurant “KOREA”, up until 3:00pm, when we had to depart from Korean Folk Village. I decided to spend my free time/sightseeing around the Korean Folk Village (very quickly) to see all of the attractions. Near to the 3pm departure time, staff and student representatives were recounting the number to students on the buses and then we departed back to KDI School at 3:20pm once we were happy. 

Everyone was back at KAIST Main Gate at 4:40pm and we went our separate ways, either having a drink at a local pub or sleeping. After 2 hours, one KDI Students was reported to been left behind.

By Luka Musicki (2014 MPP, Australia)