This leads me to my topic for today: Membership Training (MT). So what exactly is an MT? Its main purpose is to help members of a group or organization bond and get to know one another better. MTs are usually held at camps, guesthouses, mountains, etc. Basically it involves traveling to a far place and bonding over drinking and games. (Of course the destination, length, and activities planned for each MT varies depending on the group.)
I had only a very vague idea of what MT was before coming to Korea and I am so glad that I got to participate in one with my KUBA group. :) For our MT, we traveled to Gumi, which is a country-side area approximately four hours from Seoul. One of our KUBA managers' family lives there and they graciously let us stay in their guesthouse for two nights and two days. We left Korea University around 7pm and arrived in Gumi around 11pm. Once we got to our guesthouse, we ate many persimmons (which is one of the things they grow there). Our dinner was a delicious chicken soup called 삼계탕(samgyetang) with side dishes.
Much thanks to our KUBA buddy's family for preparing ALL of our food and drinks! It's not easy to plan and prepare meals for almost 30 people!! 정말 감사합니다!
The next day was supposed to be an entire day of doing farm work and making food but the weather did not agree with our plans. Due to the rain, we were forced to stay indoors and just play games (such as human knot, friendly wrestling, hide-and-seek, etc.) and relax. Nevertheless, I still had a great time bonding with my group members.
Our last day in Gumi was a nice one so we took the opportunity to make up for the farm work we missed the previous day. We rode a truck to the fields where we got to harvest beans! It was hard work but lots of fun!
I will never forget this MT! KUBA 19th GROUP 1! ☺
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