Every day since my arrival has been fantastic. In order to buffer the effects of jet-lag I avoided sleep before my 6:30 am flight from Fargo (I was also doing some last minute packing...).
My flight from Fargo led me to Denver, then San Francisco, and the direct to Seoul ( Incheon National Airport). The flights went well, much to my disgust however, were the in flight movies. It seemed that the Eastbound flights hoarded
all of the good movies ( Up, Coraline, etc ). I was stuck with Wolverine, Confessions of a Shopaholic and Adventureland. I did make some great friends on the flight, which was good!
After the 11 hour flight to Korea, was my 4 hour bus ride to Gwangju. The bus proved to be my first introduction to Korean telivision and pop-culture, as there was an HD TV mounted to the front. I was subjected to the most...interesting commercials I have ever seen. Some involved dancing, others involved robot rhinoserouses and giraffes. I only understood what two were trying to sell. One was KFC, and the other was for a feminine product.
At the bus station I was immediately flagged down and greeted by Joseph, a smiling and very friendly staff member at my school. It was midnight by now, and I had only roughly 4 hours of sleep after being awake for over 40 hours, so I was more than happy to be led to my apartment (after a pit stop at the 7/11 for some OJ and bottled water).
Here is the outside of my building!
The accommodations are ideal, one room, a bathroom (no shower stall, just a hose with a sprinkler, and you try not to get the whole room wet!)
I was especially ecstatic to see that there was an air conditioner!!!
More tomorrow ( or before I go to bed!)
2 comments:
Awesome -- thanks Peter for keeping us updated!
Peter:
Thanks a bunch for sending the
great blog (post) Great to see
where you are working and living.
I am sending you a letter to make sure the address is correct. It
wo't be anything important until
I know you received it...
Love you lots..
Big Bad Dad
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