Helena's Experience in Bus Travel and the Host Family

Today is my fourth day in Seoul (2nd July 2009). I am starting to feel a lot more settled. Last few days we had lectures and meetings of our Bath Spa team. We have now planned our schedule of activities. I live with a host family. My host is a 25 year old Dongguk University student called Yoony. Yoony is lovely. It is quite nice that it is only two of us in the house. Next week her father will visit us for a few days. It is good to meet some of her family. On my first day I had to find my way to the university by myself as Yoony had a class at a different University. I was a little worried at first, as Seoul is very big and quite hectic. It turned out fine though we had walked to the bus stop only the night before. I found my way to the right bus, and Yoony had written my stop in Korean to show the driver. I tried to get off at the wrong stop, however, as I heard the announcement for Donkkuk University (I was going to Dongguk for morning lectures). As soon as I stepped off I saw the wrong name on the bus stop but luckily the bus driver beeped the horn and made me get back on. I was very lucky and glad that I had the stop written in Korean! The photo here is with my host, Yoony.
Commentary by Helena Stokes, Year 3, Creative Writing and Media Communications