The first stop was actually the downtown campus of Daegu University. I knew that they had moved the campus out here about 10 years ago, but I didn't know that they had kept the old campus. The car ride was about 30 minutes, and we parked and went into the school. We met with the principal and vice principal of the 보명 학교 (Bo Myeong Hak Kyo) special needs school there, and also the principal of the deaf school.
Apparently the only major they offer at the downtown campus is nursing, however they have several high school age programs running for special needs students. I thought this was super cool. We got to meet some of the students, and some of the faculty. They are all clearly people with very big hearts, and it's great to see such a program not only being offered but flourishing here.
After a cup of coffee together (and a short introduction of myself in Korean...yes Dr. Rhee asked me to introduce myself in Korean haha) we all headed off to the military base. I have never been on a military base so this was pretty cool. My grandfather on my mother's side was a major in the air force so she grew up on air force bases. She gave me a pretty general idea of what to expect, and I'd have to say it was pretty true to story.
Basically the purpose of the visit was to have an exchange program of the Daegu University students with the high school students on the army base. This was so cool. I'm learning more and more about the exchange programs Daegu University does, and it's much more in depth than I ever thought it was. Apparently they have Skype sessions weekly with students from National Louis University in Chicago here on campus, and the city campus kids have the physical exchange with the army base students. Pretty awesome stuff!
We all went in and met the principal of the army base high school while the students paired up and went outside to work on tie-dye t-shirts. I also met one of the head teachers there named Kim Goldsmith who is from Chicago herself. She was extremely nice and seems like an excellent fit for what she's doing. The more we travel the more we learn that the world is a small place. I'm really glad to have made their acquaintances.
After a brief hour long visit, we headed back to the city campus to drop off the principal, then Heavy G started for home. We dropped Dr. Rhee off near campus at a restaurant and went back to the dorm. I really needed a nap at this point despite a cup of coffee, I guess I'm getting older and 4 hours doesn't work anymore haha. I got a good nap, and at 3:30pm it was time to wake up and pick up the cake Joanne sent me.
I was scheduled to pick it up anytime after 11, but I guess the bakery thought it was supposed to be AT 11. That created a fun little situation, but YJS took care of all that for me. The cake was beautiful and I plan on digging into it tonight. After dropping it off back at the dorm, we headed over to the K-PACE center for my birthday party.
We got there about 4pm and it was time to party! We went upstairs and they had a cake and a dry erase board full of fun notes. They also ended up bring in some of my favorite fried chicken. The food was so good, and I was so happy to be in the presence of some truly great people.
There really wasn't much going on here tonight. Friday's tend to be relax night so I just caught up on my blog and watched some twitch. Tomorrow promises to be a good one though, so I'll keep you updated on what happens! Thanks for tuning in!
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Korean Word/Phrase of the Day: 케이크 (Ke E Keu) Cake! As in, I get 2 because it's my birthday and I'm special!
TL:DR I am Blessed.
Ohh,🎁🎉 Happy birthday! :) It's little bit late but I think you already had a bright day on your bd. I hope you are going to be well all your things and may all your dreams come ture! God bless you and keep you! 🌟
ReplyDeleteThank you for your message Jiyoung! I'm glad to see you still reading. I hope everything is going well in your life, and I will be praying for you!
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