I went on a student exchange program to Korea, Suwon to be exact during the March holidays. It was fun, although a bit too short. During my stay, my home stay family took me a lot of places, the shopping malls, the karaoke room, and also the Korean Folk Village.

The Korean Folk Village in Suwon was used in a lot of dramas because of its lovely scenery and olden settings. I was greeted by stares as I walked in, which was expected, since I was a foreigner, but the stares quickly turned into warm,welcoming smiles.

Koreans are such friendly people.

At the entrance,



We had to fill up this Korean traditional paper with our wishes and tie it around a rope. My wish was this:







No wonder he's not coming back.



Yes, to my utter amazement, there were cats in Korea.

I hate cats.

Mu super-cute Korean buddy's younger sister was trying to show me how the poor people (mostly farmers and peasants) in the past used things around them, like straw and twigs as a form of clothing etc.











We decided that we didn't want others to see her underwear, thus, the human version of the mosaic.Anyway, isn't she simply adorable???!!



My buddy (equally cute) showing how a simple thing like straw can be made into accessories and household items.



The amazingness is beyond me.



A Korean traditional game called 'Tuho'. basically, you have to aim the sticks into one of the hole, the center one being the one worth most points. Cool game.



Cotton weaving :D :D Apparently, when I was at the village, there was a drama filming going on. How lucky was I?!



I managed to get autographs and a picture taken with one of the cast.





Random selca (self-camera) shot while we were waiting for this show to start:



Stupid contacts made me look as if I wasn't looking at the camera. hmph.



It's a tightrope show! Somehow, while watching, I was reminded of one of my quotes in Supernova.

“Park Jay, is just like the tightrope guy in the circus. He wants everyone to believe his act is an exquisite art, when actually, all her wants is to make it all the way across the line” kekekeekeke.





Yeah he made it.

We then watched a Korean traditional Wedding (obviously staged. Poor actors, they have to get married for every single days of their lives)



after the wedding, we played on these huge swings.





biig taaaal swings. After the short break, we went for a looong break at the amusement park :D





And that concludes my short, but ohsoentertaining (since I wrote it) post on my trip to the Korean Folk Village, Suwon.

Thanks for reading cupcakes :D :D

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