Sungshin University

After the usual morning routine, I walked to the thrift shop, arriving about 10:45. I was greeted by a pile of books and videos taller than me. I shelved as many as I could, but more came in while I was doing that. We had DVD's to shelve, but there is no room for them. I threw out a bunch of vcr tapes to make room for newer ones. Also, someone donated a bag of fabric scraps and I bought some of them. At 12:50, Cathy came by to pick me up. We parked at gate 19 and took the subway to Sungshin University. We were met by some of the students, who showed us the way there from the subway. I used my camera to record the turns so we would know for next time. At the textile arts building, we were shown the room for machine sewing and the room where a class in fabric dying was being taught. They use natural materials such as marigold heads, and tree roots. Then we all sat in a room with the dean of the school to come up with a schedule where they will offer a class in dying and in Korean quilting to our members and whoever else we can invite, up to 15. Pretty cool, huh? Then we were escorted back to the subway. One of our student guides had to leave for a French class, so she and I spoke a bit of French. On the way back, Cathy and I stopped in Dongdaemun. We looked at notions and beads, esp jade ones. It turns out that the Korean word for 'jade' sounds like 'oak'. So maybe the elusive 'oak' lady sells jade. If so, we found her. Then outside, we looked at ceramic pots of all sizes, mostly small. It was almost 5 when we returned. Cathy drove me to my gate. I walked home. Chris wasn't home yet, but arrived shortly. We had leftover chicken. I also had kimchi and sprinkled nuts on it. It is amazingly good. After supper I laid down to read a book. I am very close to finishing it, but it is time to go to bed.