Campus Wars

Hongik University's campus differs from USU in several ways.

1. I nearly get run over by speeding mopeds at various times of day when walking to class.
2. For every western style toilet, there's at least 1 to 2 squatters.
3. All the girls wear 2 to 4 inch heels despite the fact that the major walkways are unevenly laid stones of various sizes coupled with wooden boardwalks.
4. I take certain routes to class to avoid smells of the sewer...
5. Sometimes in the morning random music plays from mysterious speakers.
6. The t-shirts get me everytime though, the t-shirt of the week was definitely won by the boy who displayed the following in huge text, "Make Love, Not Babies" but I did like the t-shirt, "I need all the friends I can get" and also, "Marc can't be always right." It's true though, sometimes Marc is wrong.
7. When I run into people I know, our conversations usually turn into games of charades, and often end awkwardly.
8. What is clearly missing here are the longboarders, the quad, and the people who give free hugs on "Free Hugs Day." However, I do enjoy what I have dubbed, "the forrest of feng shua." It runs through the middle of campus. You can pop in and out of it on various paths and enjoy bamboo plants, trees, bushes, streams, ponds, birds...quite nice.