Okay. Imagine an event one part student government convention, one part college football tailgate, one part family reunion, one part rock concert, and finally mixed with a black tie fundraiser.
We pulled onto Woosuk University campus I our yellow van. From the get go we were treated as VIP's. We drove right past all the barricades into preferred parking. Coffee and rice cakes were had in what can only be described as backstage.
We then made our way into the campus gym where the place was set up to seat @3,000. We were shown our front row seats and then brought to the back of the arena so we could be introduced as we walked in.
I felt like LeBron James. I wonder if Lebron ever feels like a chubby white middle school teacher.
After our speech in the morning session (1st half) we went outside and cruised the tents and their food. It was literally like an Asian Ole Miss Grove. The food was obviously very different, there was some fried chicken.
We bounced from tent to tent like celebrities. We were all running into our home stay families and other people we had meant over the last three weeks. We ate, a lot. After about 10 tents, we were invites to more. A Loud airborne signaled the end of lunch and for everyone to return to the auditorium.
It was great! We literally could not walk twenty feet without someone calling out or names and posing for photos. We even walked past one tent that had a banner of their club that included a photo of their members with Ruth and Laura at some festival they attended. It was surreal.
After halftime we were treated to group participation games and a concert that was a mix of traditional Korean music and K-Pop or Korean Pop.
The whole thing was both ridiculous and interesting.
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