Last Day of Korean Class!

No, not for good. Tomorrow is my 기말 시험 (Gi Mal She Heom) final exam for level 1 Korean. It's been such a quick 10 weeks, and in fact it was only 8 weeks for me. Nathan was the only one who was there for the whole 10 weeks, and he started in a different class. Pretty crazy how far we've come. I can actually speak and understand Korean...a little.

I'm honestly pretty worried about tomorrow's exam. I'm still having trouble making out what the voice actors are saying on the tapes they play in class. I can make out what my Korean friends are saying just fine when they speak in terms I can understand. However, the tapes go too fast for me to understand. I've been praying pretty hard for some divine help, but maybe it's best that I stay in level 1, who knows.

I'm one of the better students in the class, I just struggle pretty hard with putting it all together. I attribute this to the intense pace of the class, and just not having enough practice with everything. I'm definitely going to put in some extra work tonight and hope it all pays off tomorrow. I think the best thing to do at this point is to get some good sleep and go in confident with nothing to lose.

Today was 4 hours of Korean class. We had some time to fill out teacher evaluations as well as do some review. That was nice, but certainly not enough for what lies in store tomorrow. After class I headed back to the dorm to get some lunch with the boys. I hadn't eaten all day so I was ready for some chicken curry bap. Following that we went back to the dorm to rest up.

I played a few games of heroes of the storm with mah boi Andrew Ryu from Chicago. I needed some time to unwind. After that I had to shower and head over to the K-PACE center for a meeting with Dr. Rhee and some girls who are planning on heading to New York for an internship. I basically had to act as an interviewer to them so they could get some practice before their actual interviews.

That was quite an interesting situation I had never been in before. Dr. Rhee had suggested a few types of questions before going in, but I honestly had no clue what the meeting really was going to be about until I was in it. I didn't mind, I can speak English pretty well so I was quick on my feet, but it was definitely different. I ended up asking about their families and prior experiences that made them a good fit. They should both do fine in America I think.

After that meeting we headed over to the 요리 수업 (Yo Ri Soo Eob) cooking class. The students were almost finished by the time we got there. They made some delicious ham, cheese, and egg sandwiches. I made sure to take plenty of pictures so you guys could enjoy it. That was pretty much it for today, back to the dorms and time to study and spend time with the students. Oh! I did finally go to a PC bang today for the first time. Man this place is like a gaming warehouse. I took a video for you guys to see what that's like. Enjoy!

That's it for today folks! Tune in tomorrow to see what I think of how the exam went and whether or not I'll be moving on to level 2 or staying in level 1 haha. Thanks for tuning in!

Bonus pic of church friends!

Korean Word/Phrase of the Day: 할 수 있어요 (Hal Soo Isseo Yo) This basically means "I can do it" like the exam! Yeah!

TL:DR I am blessed.