Travel plan idea blog

$275 for an overnight trip for 4 or more?

Our school has a new government-funded program designed to "Support increased interaction between foreign faculty members and students." You're allowed up to one trip per month and 300,000 KRW / month (maybe around $275). The team needs to consist of at least one faculty member and at least 3 students.

I would prefer to take more than 3 students but for transportation and overnight accommodation it would be pretty tricky to squeeze in 5 or 6 students. Originally I was thinking a team like this:

students 1: in charge of transportation
student 2: in charge of accommodations
student 3: in charge of restaurants
students 4 and 5: in charge of history, cultural experiences, entertainment

The 5 students and I would take a train to Andong, known for traditional Korean mask dances, and stay there over night. I don't see that happening now but we could possibly do something here in Seoul. I could take 10-20 students to a museum and out to eat for example. That allows me to bond with more students but it's not as "special" as an overnight trip to another city since students can go to a museum in Seoul any time.

It may actually be possible to do Andong in a pension (pretty common in Korea - see Pyeong Chang, Ducksan, and Sokcho for times I stayed in a pension). We may be able to find one where all 6 of us could stay in one room but I'm not sure how I feel about that. I mean we could do one room for the students and one room for me but that feels weird too...

I'm also willing to spend some of my own money so maybe the 300,000 KRW could be for the student's expenses and I could pay my own way.

Posted by James Trotta at September 28, 2009 11:38 AM