The National Folk Museum of Korea was beautiful and pristine on the outside with its combination of modern and traditional architecture and on the inside held some of the most interesting artifacts I had seen while in Korea. It took us through Korean history in both a short timeline and longer, detailed chronological order separated by season. We learned of Korean Culture in three separate sections; The History of Korean People, The Korean Way of Life, Life Cycle of Koreans. While here we saw some of the staples of Korean culture like kimchi and its origin, artifacts from the Joseon Period (1392-1910), we learned of the Confucianist Principles by which people lived with and the traditions which were influenced by the ideology like state examinations, having a boy to carry on the family name, and respect for elders like mourning for three years after a parent dies. We learned a lot, in a comprehensive manner about Korean Culture. Not long after we learned about Korean Culture in a very different form; at a jimjilbang. The Dragonhill Spa was quite the cultural experience. When we saw the building from afar it was much more commercial than anything I could have imagined. Even more indication of its commercialization, it was located next to a large mall. When we approached the building we were greeted by an English speaking employee who explained to us the many amenities available to us at the facilities like sports massages, shiatsu massages, hot stone treatments, various skin treatments and more. The basic rate includes access to the bath houses, where it is expected that one soaks (unclothed) for an extended period of time and scrubs dead skin away, access to various saunas which are thought to improve wellbeing and alleviate stress. While we we were there we took advantage of the basic amenities which are actually what traditional bath houses consisted of. Traditional bath houses had a presence in Korean Culture because it was difficult to take warm baths individually, the cold weather seen in the weather was another factor since it was a source of warmth, as well as the corporal element of participating in something so private in public. This is often something that families do with one another. Our group participated as a unit and experienced the somewhat embarrassment of nudity, the relaxation of the baths, bared the heat of the saunas and bonded. This is how, despite the many modern features like an arcade, restaurants, nail salon, movie theater, the traditional element was still held.