Thursday, July 31, 2008

Emergency Door Seats

Plenty of leg room - no view! From the peeks I got out of the airplane window and then driving three hours through the country side from Seoul to Daejeon, South Korea is a gorgeous place. Mountains and mist, islands and greenery, skyscrapers and neon lights. And red crosses on. almost every building! I'm excited to explore.
Orientation today - and hopefully some time to unpack. I hope I get the hang of everything quickly. Then again, I WILL be here for....2 years!!! That's still so weird to me.
The plane flight was great. No problems (except for no window!). I met 2 other girls on the flight with TCIS - and everybody was waiting at the baggage claim! Meeting people was crazy and I don't know how many times I said, "Lyndsey Gangel, 7th grade Language Arts." Many more to come, I'm sure.
Oh, and it was so cool to fly Korean Air. I think better service than American flights. Seriously. They kept feeding us! :) They had Korean dishes (the bibimbab was great!) and glass plates and bowls. Korean characters are everywhere and as of yet mean absolutely nothing to me, but then English is everywhere too. Almost easier than Bolivia because it's clearer (although I could at least guess what the Spanish meant - no chance of that here!)
My apartment is on the second floor - two coded gates and a key and latch for me to come home. :P Adequate size, tiled floors, random furniture, and HOT! Not enough ac for me. We'll work on that.
So many papers and welcomes and people - i don't know what to do with it all!! :) I guess for now I'll just take a shower and try to get ready when I'm sweating. Breakfast at the school!

1 comment:

Beth G said...

Good thing we ate together in the airport before you left...sounds like you were starved on the plane..NOT!!