Way back in early November I did an overnight temple stay at Jikjisa in Gimcheon. Since coming to Korea I thought it would be an interesting experience to become more familiar with Buddhism, so when I was offered a chance to do a free temple stay I signed up. Usually when these 'free' opportunities come up in Korea, it is only free for foreigners, and it is actually a publicity stunt where the sponsoring entity will take you picture to publish in some unknown location. That being said, I knew what to expect and was totally okay to go be an unpaid model for whatever they were promoting as long as I was given free food.
