Welcome to the beach!
The group says hello from the Jeju Musuem.
The group says hello from the Jeju Musuem.
Jeju Island Here We Come!
Today, July 10th, is special for many reasons: it is Sherlyn's birthday, my husband's birthday, and our arrival to Jeju Island. We got up early this morning to rain again. We checked out and left the beautiful hotel by bus to arrive at Daegu Airport for our 7:20 flight only to find out the flight was cancelled due to lightning. The next flight would be at 6:30 p.m. We were a little disheartened but made the most of our time. We were able to have our focus groups and re-
flect on all of our educational and personal experiences. We found that we have all grown in many ways and look forward to sharing our experiences with our schools.
We decided if we broke up our large group and flew separately we might arrive sooner than the planned "delayed time." Half of us were leaving at 12:40 and the others would come as flights opened. Thanks to Julie, during our wait some of us had our first peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She had packed travel sized peanut butter so we ordered toast with jam and made our delicious sandwiches. Sometimes there is nothing better than a simple sandwich. Things would only get better from now on.
We ended our first day on the island with a dinner buffet and a volcanic light show. Oh yes, I can't forget we sang happy birthday to Sherlyn and shared her cake. Just another great day of our trip.
flect on all of our educational and personal experiences. We found that we have all grown in many ways and look forward to sharing our experiences with our schools.
We decided if we broke up our large group and flew separately we might arrive sooner than the planned "delayed time." Half of us were leaving at 12:40 and the others would come as flights opened. Thanks to Julie, during our wait some of us had our first peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She had packed travel sized peanut butter so we ordered toast with jam and made our delicious sandwiches. Sometimes there is nothing better than a simple sandwich. Things would only get better from now on.
The other half of the team was able to make our flight with us and we landed around 1:40 p.m. The rain had ceased and we were able to tour Jeju Museum of Folklure & Natural History. We learned the island has a different culture than the mainland. The culture is known for its spirit of 3 possessions (rocks, wind, & women), 3 absences ( thieves, gates, & beggars), and for the thriftiness of the islanders. We learned the island was mainly formed by the basalt lava flows. A few of the interesting cultural ceremonies we learned were the Memorial Ceremony for the Deceased family members and the Whan-gap ( 60th Birthday) celebration. To our amazement we were told over 350 species of citrus are cultivated in Jeju.
We then ventured to buy bottled water on our way to the hotel. We had a quick bite to eat then off to see Jungmun Beach. This beach is unlike any other we have seen. The sand is definitely not white. It is more course and a darker shade of brown. The water was a bit cold for most of us as we decided to only wade in it. Bruce was the adventurous one as he took off to ride the violent waves as they came crashing into the shoreline. We have a few good pictures of him.
We then ventured to buy bottled water on our way to the hotel. We had a quick bite to eat then off to see Jungmun Beach. This beach is unlike any other we have seen. The sand is definitely not white. It is more course and a darker shade of brown. The water was a bit cold for most of us as we decided to only wade in it. Bruce was the adventurous one as he took off to ride the violent waves as they came crashing into the shoreline. We have a few good pictures of him.
We ended our first day on the island with a dinner buffet and a volcanic light show. Oh yes, I can't forget we sang happy birthday to Sherlyn and shared her cake. Just another great day of our trip.
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