Finally

After leaving to go the airport at 430am on Thursday morning I have finally arrived in Seoul. The flight to San Fran was just under 6 hours but I slept most of the way since I did not sleep the night before and enjoyed my 3 hour layover with some Mexican food at the airport which I knew i probably would not have again for a long time. Another 12 hour flight to Seoul, hour bus ride into the city and multiple hours of waiting to be picked up by a cab I arrived at the hotel Friday at around 11:15 pm.

My room is nice with amenities which will come in handy during the week I will be here; washer, kitchenette, fridge, internet etc. At first I thought I might not be paired with a roommate but as I was going out to find something to eat my roommate was coming into the room. His name is Louis, very nice guy, and he had his Korean friend SunSung with him.

We all went out to eat to a Korean Restaurant that Sun took us to and got "sundae" which is like a blood sausage and "sundaeguk" which is a soup made with the sausage. Of course all was served with kimchi, doenjang (fermented soybean paste), and other delicious side dishes. SunSung was very nice and lives in the area of the hotel we are staying in. He invited me and Louis to eat at his house tomorrow for some Korean BBQ (gogi gui). Here are some pictures to put faces to names.