The first place they took us what Chinatown, where we had lunch. They said it was Chinese-Korean food, which is funny because I thought JaJeonMyun and Jap Chae were totally Korean. Either way, it was really good. I ended up sticking with mostly the people I ate lunch with, which was fun, because I made some friends.
After we all walked around in Chinatown we met back up and went to the Incheon Landing Memorial. It was very interesting. I honestly don't know a whole lot about the Korean War, or why it occurred. I've head it before, but it's refreshing to hear from Koreans: no one is really sure why the war started. Either way, the museum focused on the Incheon landing by the UN forces to reclaim that city and then Seoul. It was the Korean War version of Normandy.
Last we went to the Smart City, which is a museum of sorts that has a presentation for how they are planning on building Incheon and surrounding areas into an organized infrastructure. It's pretty cool. I hope they pull it off and frankly, I wish some of the US cities would take this kind of initiative to re-invent their surrounding areas into clearer, more modern districts, transportation, accommodation, etc.
When we got back it was right on time for dinner in the cafeteria then off to a mini-orientation about our orientation. Tomorrow we are going to the Korea University main campus near Seoul for opening ceremonies.
I'm really tired after that long day. I either am suffering from some jet lag or I'm getting sick. Either way I will be getting very comfortable with a cup of tea and some painkillers. I hope everything goes smoothly tomorrow. Regardless, I'm having fun.
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