From Austin to Seoul in More than a Day

The trip to Korea was definitely an exciting one. I flew out of SA to San Francisco, got to hang out for a few hours before hopping on United's 14 hour flight to Seoul. There was not a lot of leg room, and I am quite the lanky fellow so the flight was a bit of a challenge. I don't think I have a tailbone anymore either. I tried to sleep but mostly watched 17 Again, X-Men; Wolverine Origins, and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past about 100 times over. I'm almost positive these movies came out of the "Academy Award Winners" catalog.

Arriving in the Incheon/Seoul airport was pretty exhilarating. It was the most fun I have had in an airport by far. I had some time while we were waiting for a shuttle (the orientation is 4 hours from Incheon at Jeonju University), so I was able to socialize a bit with some fellow teachers. Everybody is a lot of fun, and the EPIK people have been fantastically helpful. The care and effort that goes into herding the large pack of English speakers is incredible. I made a few stops along the way to the University and ended up arriving at 1:00 AM Korean time. All told, the trip was just about 30 hours. I left Spring Branch for the airport a little before 6 AM on the 18th and arrived in Korea at 11:00 AM by US time on the 19th.

It was hard to get straight to bed upon arrival, with so much to unpack and figure out about the dorms. The mattresses are like rocks (which I love) and the bathroom is unique too. The shower, toilet and sink are all within about 6 feet of eachother and nothing separates them so when the shower comes on the whole bathroom gets wet (pictures to come soon).

On a side note - If my writing is incredibly dry and boring people need to let me know since I am new to the blog world!! Hope to keep people relatively entertained. I'll get some pictures up a little later and post soon about orientation thus far. Hope all is well with everyone!!