Leaving Mokpo

Yesterday we left camp around 2:30, and got to the Shangria Hotel in Mokpo. No, not that Shangri-la, or the Sangria, the SHangria. Whatever. So I said that on our last break the dorm was like a 5-star hotel. Well, it was, compared to our dorm. But here, this is really the lap of luxury!! First, most people had to share a room, but I got MY OWN ROOM. Then, the room is beautiful. Wood floors, a wood screen over the windows, a low Asian style bed, a TV, a mini fridge, and a big bathroom. The bathroom had the bidet toilets, which we had at on campus, except there, I never wanted to stay long enough to figure out what all the buttons did. But here at the Shangria, yes, I sat on the toilet for 10 minutes playing with the amazing toilet! Hehe.

Dinner with the governor last night was amazing. It was on the 8th floor of the hotel, which had picture windows looking over the ocean. Each of us had about 10 different little plates in front of us, with all different kinds of fish, sushi, vegetables and soups. The principals from all for camps were there, and our head girl, Hermes, gave a speech too. We got to dress up and have a nice meal.

After that, there was a festival going on - today is Korea's Independence Day, so we watched some traditional Korean folk performances. Then we found a theater and watched...Batman. It was in English, with Korean subtitles! And it was kind of an adventure figuring out how to get to the right theater. Then came home and crashed in the wonderful hotel bed, but had a 6:00 am wake up call this morning. I just finished breakfast and we're supposed to be on the bus at 8 am. I hope we can sleep on the bus :-)