Seoul Day Trip

Yesterday we took the bus to Seoul for the day. On the way there, we got a call from the postman telling us that our box that we sent from Vietnam 6 weeks ago had arrived. We had feared it was gone for good.
We met up with an American graduate student who's at Sejong University, and also a professor at the school who's from MN. We met them both on our trip to China. The professor's wife is our travel agent. We chatted about the programs offered to foreigners at the uni, and B and I are now looking into getting our Master's degree while in Korea. That would mean we'd be here another 2.5 years, but to get our MA would be pretty nice. They also offer substantial discounts to foreigners, which is a big incentive why we'd like to get it now rather than in the States. If we get in, we'd begin classes Fall of 2008. But, nothing's for sure yet.
After our chat, we visited what's left of Namdaemun Gate, Korea's #1 Natl. Treasure. It's a 600 year old gate that had survived Korea's rough history of wars, only to be brought down by a vengeful arsonist on Monday night. The site is filled with mourners, some crying at such a terrible loss. They liken it to Americans losing the Statue of Liberty. It was a sad experience. We really loved that area, as the old gate was surrounded by new buildings. The area just doesn't look the same now.
For dinner, we met up with a friend that we met on the China trip. We had some tasty Korean food, and finished it off with ice cream. Then we caught the 9.30 bus back to Wonju. We're not sure what we'll do today, but it's pretty cold so we may just hang out, and go the gym at some point.