So, this is what Condo means and looks like.

Condo (Condominium) ....I suppose that's what it was.
We stayed for two nights at a Condo at Vivaldi Park during Winter skiing trip from 8 - 10 Feb. 2012.
Well, we would not have been able to enjoy the amenities of this Vivaldi Park's Condo, had the Ministry of Tourism, Sport, Culture of Korea not invited us to enjoy the Winter's beauty.
Along with other friends, we managed to be there to enjoy the best of what Korea has to offer--especially during Winter.

Now, I just want to tell about what we could do inside the Condo-term.
It was quite different from any averaged room in any other hotel. The fact that it has a kitchen --a modern one, complete with its heating pan, a sophisticated rice cooker that we barely knew how to operate it:^^..until two separate rooms we can choose ...as to where we want to sleep, either on a bed or on ondol-heated floor!


Actually, the first impression would be just :OK, it was just like any other hotel--that's what I thought.
But..then...as we got into it. ...it was no different from being at the comfort of our own home, for we can do whatever we usually do at home. The spoon? check. fork? check. plates? check. chopstick, knife, drying machine, washing machine, check check check......^^, even the fridge was a cool one, too.
Anyhow...we did not want to miss the chance of enjoying the amenities offered by the Condo at Vivaldi Park.

...........There is one thing left that still made me dumbfounded-ly speechless.......
the price: it was 330,000 Won per night!!!!!! Whattttt?????
Oh my my.....no wonder it was so good to be true.
But, I think it's reasonable...considering the amenities the Condo has to offer for its guests.
I guess...next time we go there...we should rent it with other friends so as to share the cost^^
whether I want to go there again?
Yes....you bet!
irresistibly fun.

Sports and Games = No Classes

It is supposed to be held tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 14, 2011)...but since the weather forecast predicted that it would be raining tomorrow....the sports and games are held today.
This morning, all classes from level 1 to level 6 jammed the whole soccer field and tennis court in campus. We had the games and sports to celebrate the diversity that we have right here. It is once again plainly visible for us to see that there are around 400 foreign students who are currently studying Korean language and culture at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. Not to mention those in the graduate school--who did not participate in the event.

From left: Elmira, me, Borey, Felix, Wawan, Aigerim,
(+ Jobirson)

Taekcho, me, Illiya

It was actually a once-every term activity. Last year, I heard that they also had a singing competition in Korean. But, this term we had this sports and games competition. It turned out to be quite an interesting thing to do, apart from being stuck in the classes with books that do not talk. But, today...I am sure that most of the students did practice using the Korean language as their medium in conversing with others.
There were four teams distinctively differentiated by the colors of T-shirts: blue, yellow, red, and green.
I am in the blue team who got the most awards from the event.
It was indeed such an interesting event.
Since all of us are required to take part in at least one activity, I decided to try my strength in running competition....only that it is not a usual one since I got to run with my partner with our legs tied into one another. It was the sprint of our day. I found it hard at first since we got to coordinate our movement together.
We did it anyway. It turned out to be quite fun.
As usual, taking pictures is a must-thing to do.:)