Day 1 South Korea

Sue and Liz landed in Seoul, South Korea on Monday. We immediately drove to Wonju Girls' High School - our sister school in Wonju, South Korea. As we approached the school, we spotted a banner flying over the road welcoming Kent Place School to Wonju! The Principal of the High School greeted us with many other teachers and escorted us to a formal welcoming ceremony and a gift-giving exchange. We had a tour of the school - from a PE class (Badmitten) to an English Class (they were transcribing lyrics to an American song) - we even met a world champion archer (15 years old) who gave us a demonstration on the rooftop archery range. We had a traditional Korean feast for lunch. After all of our good-byes and plans for starting the student and teacher exchange as soon as possible, we headed north to Mount Sorak National Park. The breath-taking scenery included multiple mountain ranges and a beautiful shoreline along the East Sea (Sea of Japan on maps.) After taking a cable car up the mountain and climbing to the top, we finished our first day in South Korea excited AND exhausted!