The majority of the new faculty arrived late Sunday night at Jeju International Airport. There were well over 30 (or 40... it was chaos and I didn't count. ha.) of us gathering in the arrivals area, each of us with a luggage laden cart. It made for a very chaotic, but also energy-boosting, experience. As we made our way from the airport to our new locations of residence, we were told that we couldn't eat anything after 22h00 because we were going to the hospital for a medical examination the next day.
We left early Monday morning to head back into Jeju City for the hospital. (Branksome Hall Asia is about a 40-50 minute drive from the two main cities on the island). I have never been in such a nice hospital. The interior could have passed for a hotel, it was so nice. It took roughly 3.5 hours to get us all through the medical check, and then we were whisked away to a wonderful bulgogi lunch. It was so good--even more so because we were so hungry. We finished the day with a trip to E Mart and then some free time to settle in and unpack. I managed to meet one of the faculty from last year and she took me down to this lovely spot:
View toward the Sea. |
View over the bay back toward Mount Hallasan (peak eclipsed by the clouds) |
The campus is beautiful in design and architecture. I'll show more pictures later, but for now here's an image that I took of the academic side of the campus yesterday as I was heading to dinner:
t.t.f.n.
1 comment:
My goodness the island is so beautiful! Even outside the main cities they keep everything modern.
Can't wait for more updates!
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