South Korea Week 1

The past two weeks have been slightly hectic...ok extremely hectic. Thank you everyone for all of your help and support in getting me prepared for leaving. The almost never-ending list of things to do seemed slightly impossible and it would have been impossible if it wasn't for all the help. I really do appreciate it! So before I even got to S. Korea I had to fit my entire life into a single suitcase.

My suit case is pretty large as you can see...it fits an entire Evan! It was still a mission shrinking my belongings down to such a small size. After the bare necessities I had some spare room so I packed a couple more things to make it more like home :) This was my first international travel experience so I was pretty nervous when I left. A 15.5 hr flight seemed slightly overwhelming. Luckily my company flew me business class so it was a pleasant experience. My seat layed down into an entire bed, the food was decent, free drinks, free movies, shows and music, and there was also a small toiletry kit which include something called a "romance card". I was not entirely sure what that was, maybe someone can fill me in. I got to move around alot in the plane which was nice and between movies, work and a nap I was entertained the entire time. We stopped in Tokyo for a couple hours and then continued onto Seoul where I had to stay the night. I managed to get through customs and to my hotel with no problems. Once I was in my room is when I faced my first real challenge...turning the lights on. I finally won the battle of wits with Korean engineering and only one lonely tea cup was sacraficed :) Sleeping was a bit of a challenge but I managed to get a couple hours. The next morning I flew down to Ulsan and got the the Lotte hotel where I am staying for the next month or so. It's nice here, I'm on the 19th floor with a pretty good view. I wish I had a kitchnette though but all of those rooms are taken. Pretty interesting. All the toilets in Korea I have ran into have remotes on them. I got curious and pressed te buttons but was to scared to press them while I was sitting. Needless to say the bathroom was covered in water and the dryer only works in close proximity to the bowl :) I have the weekend off so I went exploring for a couple hours. No one I ran into spoke English outside of the hotel. I was just wandering but couldn't read most signs or ask anyone questions so I was not sure what to do or where to go. It was nice to get some sunlight and a good walk in. I will head out again later and see what I can find. Here are some pictures of Ulsan near where I am staying.

The view from my room.

Some pretty traditional Korean dresses

This is the street I am staying on

Lotte Hotel...where I am staying.

This is a bar I found. There are a bunch of Beatles posters on it. I must investigate :)

Well those are all the photos for now. It takes a very long time to upload photos. If you would like to see more I will try to post on Facebook, or you can ask me and I will e-mail them to you, or you can wait til I have a better connection. It is time to venture out and find lunch. I hope you are all doing well. I miss everyone so much! Lots of love!