Let the day comense. Sleepy eyes, yawning mouths, and only 15 minutes late to the bus this morning. Another long night for some, others off to bed early, but still suffering from jet-lag. It's the dawning of yet another beautiful day in Yeosu, South Korea.
Admiral Lee-Soon-Shin: brave warrior and brilliant mind combined together creating a force to be reckoned with. What do you do when Japanese forces are bearing down on you from all sides? You invent the Geobukseon (Turtle Ship). That is exactly what Admiral Lee decided to do, creating an almost unstoppable naval force. This ship is surrounded by an iron shell (hence the name turtle) making it nearly impenetrable. Although it would not stand a chance in modern nuclear warfare, back in the 17th century, this was quite effective. All of the history of Admiral Lee can be found in the Yeosu Jinnamgwan Museum. The museum is locted below the Jinnamgwan, which was a famous guest House built by Yi Si-eon, used for the Naval Headquarters for Jeollajwasuyeong. A sense of awe is deserved for all who see the many artifacts (although just replicas) of the late Chosun Dynasty. 
You may ask, "What fuled these great warriors on thier way to defend thier families? Kimchi and Bibimbap of course! One heaping bowl of Bimimbab has enough food in it to feed a whole army, let alone one man. Bap is the main esential ingrediant to a person's life in Korea(besides Kimchi of course) Can you guesse what Bap is? thats right, it's the main staple food of all of asia, rice. A Korean person would not consider a meal anything without their Bap. Mix that together with a blend of vegetables and meat, and you have Bibimbap. The meal is complete only once the chopsticks lay hold of a slightly spicy, yet very delicious piece of cabbage soaked in a deadly combination of red hot chili pepper powder, salted seafood, garlic, ginger, and last but not least, sugar. Throw all these ingrediants together, add a little water, leave it out for a few days, and suddenly you have a magical creation: kimchi. Today we were given the opportunity to recreate this mastered art of kimchi-making (although it probably wasn't near as good as your average Korean could make it). Once again, close to forty countries have been united together by one simple thing: kimchi. For a few moments, the world is not at war while we share memories of making food together in a foreign culture. Now we can go home to our families, wherever that may be, and show them what Korean food is all about. Isn't that what this festival is all about, uniting the world together, and giving eachother a better understanding of the people that inhabit the planet we all call home? WHACK!
Mud in your eyes. It's not that big of a deal though, considering that your whole body is covered in mud already. What started out as a pleasent walk on the beach turned into World War III as mud was flung through the air from all sides. No one was spared in this deadly war, (started mainly by the Australians, who also happen to be from our group) and almost everybody paid the price: ruined socks. As one innocent Korean is stuck, knee deep in the mud, no one spares her as she is soon overcome by a ruthless onslaught from nearly every country. One moment, we are happily making kimchi together, and only hours later, your on the brink of the extinction of man kind from the casualties of war. Why did this happen? I think we had the taste of blood in our mouths from seeing the great achievements of Admiral Lee earlier in the day. It will go down in history that the third World War was fought in the mud flats of Yeosu City. Although the battle was brutal, the worst part of the war may have been the cleaning up aftwards. I feel sorry for whoever had to clean the boy's bathroom after we were done with it, a layer of mud at least a foot thick lining the floors and walls of the bathroom. I can only imagine how much hair product will have to be sacrificed to get the last speck of dirt and mud out of the many girl's hair who also participated in this brawl. 
soon almost having the dance down to a perfection. K-pop: Flashy arm movments, shaking of the hips, and a fast paced song, most likely sung by the Wonder Girls. I think we will leave this one for the Koreans to do, because i think we cannot master the moves quiet as well as they do. We are one day and one step closer to uniting the world together (or tearing it apart with the threat of a new war brewing). From Kimchi to K-pop, this world can be brought together by the simplest of things.
Day two,
signing off,
Group 12
