Over the past weekend, Meredith and I decided to take a spontaneous backpacking tip to Seoraksan National Park, which is said to be Korea’s most prominent geographical region. Over dinner the Tuesday before, we both realized that neither of us had any more exams that week and thought it a great opportunity to take advantage of the long weekend. The weather was finally warming up, and we found ourselves tired and overwhelmed by the consistency of Seoul-life. I borrowed a backpack and packed some heavy cloths anticipation the cold nights on the “Snow Peak Mountain” range (which is the English translation of Seoraksan), and after Meredith’s class on Thursday, we picked up several days worth of food provisions at the Grand Mart and were on our way. We took the subway to the bus terminal and
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