Busan

When we arrived in Korea, we had 3 days off before our orientation for the new camp. We stayed one night in Suwon City (where the camp is) before we were allowed to check into our permanent residence. Our digs are very simple. I kind of feel like we're camping.. My room has a shower but no toilet & we share a kitchen as well. My room is about the size of a jail cell, but it's not bad.. Kate and Linda's rooms are right next door and we have spent a lot of time doing things so we're not here that much. We took a 5 hour long bus to Busan (one side of the country to the other) and stayed at a hotel that cost $79 total for 2 nights! So split 3 ways it was cheap and it actually turned out to be pretty nice (nicer than our real place!) it was a stone's throw from the main train station so it was very convenient. The first day we wandered a bit before taking a Hop on Hop off bus around the coastal area. We got off at their popular beach, but it was later in the afternoon and the whole day was a bit overcast. We were quickly accosted by someone who worked at a Guiness pop up shop who gave us coupons for a free beer! Then we just sat on the beach for a bit befor making our way home. The next day, we went to a famous park that has a coastal walk. It was really nice. Reminded us of Stanley Park, but much more hilly and not quite as pretty! After that, we headed back to Suwon to get ready for our orientation!