One of the most valuable experiences on my Cultural Understanding and Language Program was my home stay. It started with meeting the Korean cadets at my hotel at 1000. We mingled with the cadets and then went off to bowl with them for about an hour. This was a good way to break the ice and by the end of the bowling session both ROTC groups were comfortable and enjoying each others company. From the bowling, we went on to the different cadets universities. For me that meant I was going to Korea...read more

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Teaching English in Korea is quite a challenge. I feel like all the times I didn't give my full attention to my substitute teachers paid me back 100 fold in one day of teaching. Regardless of the challenge, it was quite a fun experience. When we arrived to teach I felt like a celebrity as the girls were screaming and shouting things in English and the guys were looking for high fives. I just jumped into teaching conversational English. Keeping 35 middle schoolers entertained...read more

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My CULP platoon arrrived at the ROK ROTC barracks in the afternoon. Upon arriving we were briefed by the ROK ROTC commander and his staff. We were introduced to the facilities through powerpoint. We then conducted PT with the ROK cadets which was fun and highly competitive. At the end of the PT session we raced dragging tires attached to us. A snapshot of this appeared in Korean newspapers and the PT session made Korean news. Shortly after we set out for lunch at the dining...read more

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