QUARANTINED

Most blog-worthy moment thus far:

Yesterday, for 24 hours, we were quarantined by Kangwon National University (KNU) for a threat of H1N1, or more commonly known as swine flu.

One student reported that he felt sick the second morning of being here. The orientation coordinators (OCs)took him to the hospital for precautions. The university was also made aware that this student was taken to the hospital... By the time we received the news at 11 am or so, he was already feeling better but still at the hospital under observation.

KNU wanted us all to wear face masks (which are plentiful here. They can be bought in the cute little corner stores along with cartoon cell phone ornaments.... the masks are made of fabric and look like pigs or cats or something else that's pink and cutesy....), but the OCs managed to get out of that. However, our lunch hour was isolated from others. We had to go late and eat in a separated room. We were also told to "lay low" on campus and not hang out outside... They were actually considering bussing us from our classroom building to our dorm (one walk on a hill away..). Luckily, things were pretty lax. We kept to ourselves and the student came back safe. No swine flu.

We should commemorate the experience with "we dont' have swine flu" t-shirts. Or maybe "Under quarantine."