No turning back now!
Is it too late to back out?
Ha! I joke.
Our 14 hour direct flight from Toronto left 11:30pm on Sunday the 16th, after a good hug-fest with the fam... the entire day was pretty emotional. There was an obvious sadness that hung over the day... you could feel it from everyone, but we really tried to avoid it.
We arrived in Incheon, South Korea at 2:30 am on Tuesday (lost a day in the flight) and then had to endure a 5 hour bus ride to Gwangju (Kwangju 35 09'15 N, 126 54'09 E). For some reason, even though we got our emergency exit seats with 12 feet of leg room, I barely slept. The best part of the 12 feet of leg room (besides the leg room) was that we got to pile all the crap we were reading, wearing, discarding at our feet... the guy beside us probably wasn't too happy... probably thought we were homeless.
The next week will be filled with being put up in the Prince hotel in Gwangju, taking orientation/culture training, booting around the city and getting "bubbly tummy" from the cuisine. Tastes good going in though!
A couple of things we thought were wild:
Ha! I joke.
Our 14 hour direct flight from Toronto left 11:30pm on Sunday the 16th, after a good hug-fest with the fam... the entire day was pretty emotional. There was an obvious sadness that hung over the day... you could feel it from everyone, but we really tried to avoid it.
We arrived in Incheon, South Korea at 2:30 am on Tuesday (lost a day in the flight) and then had to endure a 5 hour bus ride to Gwangju (Kwangju 35 09'15 N, 126 54'09 E). For some reason, even though we got our emergency exit seats with 12 feet of leg room, I barely slept. The best part of the 12 feet of leg room (besides the leg room) was that we got to pile all the crap we were reading, wearing, discarding at our feet... the guy beside us probably wasn't too happy... probably thought we were homeless.The next week will be filled with being put up in the Prince hotel in Gwangju, taking orientation/culture training, booting around the city and getting "bubbly tummy" from the cuisine. Tastes good going in though!
A couple of things we thought were wild:
- Two barber poles side by side means "more than just a haircut"
- Korean apartment buildings - 25 to 30 floor concrete monstrocities grouped in clumps of 8 to 30 of them! Many are owned by multinationals that rent them out to their employees. The density is unreal.
- Most Koreans believe that if you run a fan in your room, and you close the doors and windows, you will die.
posted by Brent at 12:31 p.m.
4 Comments:
Is that only for tall people who might get a lobotomy if they hit the ceiling fan when they stand up?
Glad to see you guys made it there safe! Now the experiences will really come hard and fast! I cannot wait for more. Be safe and have fun!
Oh Brent,
those were tears of joy from your parents. finally getting rid of the 7 ft giant :)..but not knowing that when you're leaving is a good thing, kidding, you took my stephie away *tear* :P
Oh edyta!!! You RBC folk are devious!
You know, now that I'm gone, my folks don't have to feed me when I get home! It will save them $1,389 per year! I figured it out myself... really.
I promise to take care of your girl! Promise!!!
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