Greetings from Seoul! (I think)

I arrived safely at Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea. The flight was 12.5 hours and felt just as long. I thought that the guy who processed my ticket was kidding when he said that I would have to help the stewardess in the event of an emergency. He wasn't. The stewardess indicated that I was sitting next to the emergency exit, so she pulled out an emergency pamphlet for me to read and kindly gestured to me in broken English.

For my first meal, I ate bibimbab with a bowl of soup, a small side of kimchi and sweet potatoes / pumpkin (?), and tubes of sesame oil and chili paste. It was a real Korean meal as far as plane meals go.

I ate dinner with my good friend, Justin Bieber, whose movie was available on demand. (Don't judge me.) I may or may not have watched parts of it more than once.

For my second meal, I ate (baby) shrimp penne pasta with a side of (regular) shrimp rice-shaped pasta. It was basically a pasta dish with a side of pasta salad. Not the most creative idea. The only other option was meat-based.

I found my luggage and my way out of the terminal fairly quickly. I made friends with 2 other TaLK Scholars from northern California and England   :)   At 8pm, we took a bus from the airport to Cheongju, a ride which took another 2 hours.There, we were met by a guy named Josh who drove us another 20 mins to Korea University. According to Wikipedia, Korea University is still in Seoul, but I gotta tell you, we are in the middle of no where. I mean, there are buildings around, but nothing spectacular, and Josh tells me that my province (Jeollanam-do) is even more rural. Whyyyyy.

The weather is very humid. I can feel my pores clogging already.

Everyone thinks I am Korean, but then start practicing their Chinese on me when I tell them otherwise.

A 500mL bottle of water is only about $0.50 at the airport. I can get used to these prices.

From what I gather, the people that I have met in / from Korea don't find my jokes funny  =|  either that, or they are experiencing difficulty understanding sarcasm through the language barrier. And then they become quiet and I start laughing because they don't understand what I am saying at all. They must think that I'm a complete lunatic.

Anyways, I am living in a double dorm room now. My roommate (if any) hasn't arrived yet. The desk, closet, and bathroom are really nice compared to Oxy, though the room is a bit smaller. It gets unbearably humid in here, but gets way too cold when I turn the AC on......but anyways, I'll stop complaining about the temperature and go to bed. I need to get up in less than 5 hours.