Korea

So, I have finally settled in at my apartment in Seoul and have found some time to write a quick post.

The flight was a non stop shot from Dulles International Airport to Incheon International Airport. I was surprised to find that the fourteen hour adventure was painless. Korean Air is most definitely the way to fly!! Besides the two meals that are included in your ticket price (which I might add is ridiculously high, oh well....lucky for me my job paid for it) they bring you hot towels, lots of snacks, you have access to fairly recent movies on a small screen in front of you, they give you complementary access to headphones and a blanket. After I arrived, I had to pass Immigration and then claim my luggage downstairs. The carousel took forever, but eventually my bags rolled out of the conveyor's mouth. Unfortunately, one of my rum bottles had shattered soaking my bag and bathing it in an alcoholic cologne. Luckily the dogs standing by Customs didn't react, or else I would have had some explaining to do....jeje.

After passing through the glass and metal box that is Incheon International Airport, I had to buy a bus ticket and call my boss. That was much easier than I thought. I just had to ask at information where I bought tickets and when the next bus was leaving. The guy told me everything in perfect English. I was lucky enough to mention to my aisle-mate, on the plane, that I had to call my boss and he gave me some change to use a public pay phone. It was a great introduction to how friendly Koreans are when you ask for help. After calling my boss and informing her that I was on my way, I stood outside with four overly packed bags. The baggage handlers teased me about my bag smelling like "wine".

Anywho....the bus ride turned into a 2 hour long crawl through rush hour. Bringing my grand total to 24 hours awake. My boss and the school's manager brought me to my motel (the teacher I replaced was still moving out). It was actually a very clean and put together place, except that I later found out it was a "Love Motel". These wonderfully discrete establishments provide refugee to cheating spouses and their lovers or unwed couples a place to share some time in private. Now don't get me wrong, the place was great!! I was under the impression that walls were supposed to be thicker once I moved out of off campus housing.

That's it for now, it's very late in Seoul.