I'm Here!!!

I'm Alive!!! Left at 1 pm Saturday, Chicago time, arrived 4:30 pm Sunday in Seoul. Longest time I have ever sat in once place in my life! 

I'll just give everyone a brief little snippet of a flight on Korean Air.... first off I didn't have my own little TV in front of me (a little cranky about that) but it paid off because the in flight entertainment for the whole plane was hilarious. First they started off with ancient news reels from the Korean war.... random... second they played a random Jack Black flick(I think "be kind rewind or something along those lines- I was passed out for that), but woke up just in time to catch the third movie which was all a Korean movie which essentially was Sailor Moon on crack with real people, and last but definitely not least was a Celine Dion concert. Every Asian who had been asleep sensed the Celine in the air and woke up to put their headphones on. I too tuned in and almost wet myself laughing. That however did not go to well because she is like God to them.

In addition the food was amazing... they handed me what looked like an innocent roll to nibble on. First bite in, I realized they injected it with spicy beef. Well that was a nasty little surprise. 

All in all a good flight though because I befriended a thirty something Korean woman who was sitting next to me with her adorable little 3 year old boy. She wanted to practice her english and when I told her I didn't know a lick of Korean she made it her personal goal to teach me how to hail a cab, say hello, say thank you, and teach me about their money. She was the nicest woman. It gave me a really good feeling about the country. 

Honestly traveling by myself makes me realize just how kind people can be. Here I am with two huge rolley bags, an enormous back-packer style back pack and a regular school back pack, and people were helping me left and right. At one point I was standing in the wrong line about 30 people deep to get my passport stamped and a Korean man got out of his line and led me to the line I was supposed to be. So nice. I really was lucky. 

So now just a bit about my first night. I got to the hotel and was told I had a roommate for the week. Her name is Kat, and she's a doll, but also a very ghetto fabulous lesbian from New Haven, CT....(insert comment here). So my first night was spent with the token black guy in korea(who is VERY gay) who I met in the lobby and decided to befriend, my rommmate, and the only other black girl in our program (she is from Tennessee, has never drank, or kissed a boy)......Dear Jesus..... Needless to say I started off the night with a beer. However after one beer I thought I was going to fall asleep in my plate and retreated back to the room with everyone to watch the Olympics closing ceremony dubbed in Korean. Very amusing. 

Today I start orientation and hopefully meet a bunch of people! 

Love and miss everyone!