Last weekend was an orientation for the new students, and a few lucky staff were ferried out to the much-advertised Vivaldi Park along with hundreds of excitable freshers. The complex, a couple of hours out of Seoul near Hongcheon (홍천) is a sprawling mini-empire of ski slopes (4), swimming pools (several, all delightfully decked out with faux-ancient Egyptian and Atlantean ruins), hotel rooms (more under construction), spas (with hot springs) and golf courses (possibly only the one, plus some mini-golf). Most staff time was spent in relaxation (the student staff did the majority of the organisation), and so I attempted to get some winter sports photographs (only to find that my battery would freeze in under 10 minutes) and hiked the trails out to the (thankfully) undeveloped areas.
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