Pohang, week 1

Well, I've been here in Pohang, South Korea for a little over a week now. A few days ago I looked at the calendar, wondering what day it was and how long I had been here. I was thinking that it was nearing a month! Jet lag has done wonders to me. Never before had it hit me while traveling west, but communicating constantly with people back at home has made it harder.

So, what have I learned or experienced in one week of Korea? I try to answer that in the next few posts.
First off, I am staying in a visiting faculty dorm room. It is the bottom floor of the women's dorm. I have a large room and my own bathroom, nothing too exciting. I do have a view of a large fountain right outside my porch. It often freezes over at night. Next door is the building that has my office, classrooms, and the cafeteria that I eat most of my meals in ($3/meal).
The school, Sunlin, is a two year college with about 2,500 students. It's located in a nice, semi-rural area, 15 minutes outside of the large Pohang downtown area. I like the location. It is sorrounded by rice fields yet very close to a large city and the beach. The weather, however, has been cold and windy most of the time. The coming months should be very nice though.