A Warmness That I Miss: Hanok, Sunshine, New Family

I didn't expect that living overseas will give me hospitality as much as what I get from my home country, Indonesia. But I was a little bit wrong. In my second month in Korea, I've been accepted as a member of 2011 Hanok Stay Program, held by Korean Tourism Organization. This annual program helped foreign students from any countries to feel cultural experience in Jongno-Gu, Seoul, where there were hundreds of rebuilt Hanok--Korean Traditional House. After a long stupid first journey to Seoul by KTX with my New Zealand friend, Rebecca, and after dropped a cup of coffee in an Ahjussi's outfit in a restaurant, we (finally) arrived at 9.30 am sharp in KTO. We made it, I might add, without any help from Korean or information center. Thanks to a brilliant transportation arrangement, that could help you find where to go among 6 different subway lines with hundreds of stations. With a help of Ms. Park's English translation--a 55 or more years old attractive lady...