Friday, July 31/Saturday, August 1

My first flight left Boston at 6am for Atlanta and then from there we flew to Seoul. Due to the time spent traveling and the time change, we basically missed out on a whole day. It was light the entire flight so we never experienced Friday night, which is really weird to think about. We got to Seoul at 4pm on Saturday, got our bags, went through customs, etc. and then took a bus to a neighborhood near Yonsei University. It's about a 40 min bus ride from the airport. From there it was a 5 min taxi ride to our dorm.

Our dorm is at the very top of a very steep hill. It makes Holy Cross look flat. Hence, that's why we took the taxi instead of walking. We'll certainly get our exercise walking to and from class. The dorms look like your typical dorm room. The only weird thing was that the pillows were filled with plastic pieces instead of cotton. It's not horribly uncomfortable, but I'm going to look for a new one on sunday.

After settling in we walked around the neighborhood near campus. This area is a real "college town" so there are a ton of restaurants, street vendors, and shops right outside the campus gate. There are a lot of western restaurants as well, Outback Steakhouse, Starbucks, Baskin Robbin, Pizza Hut, etc. are all nearby. We ended up coming back to campus after about 1/2 hr and eating in the hospital food court because it has a ton of choices. The hospital is right on campus, which I guess is good if we get sick.

We were fed a few meals on the plane so I just got a sandwich for dinner at the store, but I'm looking forward to Korean food. The cafeterias on campus serve western food and korean food so we have lots of choices.

That's all that has happened so far. I'll take some pictures today and post them soon.