KORUS House is a great resource here in DC to take students on a trip to Korea. The KORUS House is the home of the Korea US Alliance and it hosts Korean art exhibitions, has a small gallery of traditional Korean artifacts and also has a great auditorium room where students can watch amazing presentations about Dynamic Korea. The Dynamic Korea videos highlight the economy, geography, cuisine, history and modern culture of Korea. These videos are very upbeat and exciting for students to watch. We were also served puffed corn as a snack while we watched Korean cartoons as a bonus. 
Students had fun visiting the upper floors to explore the art and craft items that are displayed on a rotating basis. This was a great intro to Korea.
You can follow up with KORUS by walking to the only full service Korean restaurant in DC. Mandu is the only solely Korean restaurant as opposed to other places that are Asian fusion or highlight the dishes of several different Asian nations. Mandu is strictly Korean. The easiest way to get there is to walk along S street from KORUS which goes directly to Mandu on 18th street. It is about a 6 block walk.
Ask for Danny at Mandu and definitely order the Dolsat Bibim Bap which is a hot stone bowl with an amazing mixture of rice, fresh vegetables, egg and bulgoki. Enjoy.
Contact Info:
Hosan Kim
Project Coordinator
KORUS HOUSE
2370 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008
Office: 202.587.6162
Fax: 202.986.7471
KORUS Website
khs@koreaembassy.org
Mandu
1805 18th Street NW
Washington, DC
(202) 588-1540
danny@mandudc.com
www.mandudc.com
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