Thursday, August 16, 2012

Post The Second

Salutations!
I wanted to have this second post here earlier, but I found out I HAD to do seven small assignments to receive a grade for a class that officially ended August 11th! They have since been submitted, and I earned an A, so that's a relief. Just so we both know what to expect, after this blog gets a'rolling, I intend to post roughly once a week, maybe more, maybe less depending on what's going on over here in Hanguk! If you didn't already guess, "Hanguk" means South Korea in Korean!
 So where were we... Ah, arrived at the airport, got our stuff, and now we are walking through the double doors where so many Asian faces are waiting anxiously for a family member, a friend, or maybe even a client, a few have signs but most just beam with excitement. We spotted the"GVCS" on a plain white piece of paper held by a welcoming white lady! The lady, Sherry, and Dick, her husband, welcome us to South Korea, and we chitchat for a bit. We had to wait for another inbound teacher from Seattle. After a slight wait, Hannah, a Korean American, arrived and greeted her extended family.
Then we were off. We crossed an amazing bridge that is 13.28 miles long! It's called Incheon Grand Bridge, and boy, is it grand. It is illuminated at night by colored lights that change hue periodically. I couldn't help but think of Rochelle while I was on the bridge. For those of you who don't know, Rochelle is a good friend who isn't too fond of bridges.
 It was a two-hour drive from the airport to our apartments, so Julia and I got some much needed sleep once we got onto the open road. We stopped at a rest station and ate at, where else but McDonalds. We got back on the road for the last hour of the trip, and then we arrived at our apartment complex. The apartment is pretty nice. It came with a Samsung television, Samsung microwave, and Samsung refrigerator haha. We didn't have any towels or sheets, but that was all taken care of the next day. The apartment has three bedrooms, but only one bed, so if you're thinking of coming to visit, we'll have to pick up an air mattress :D We couldn't see it then, because it was around 11:30 pm, but the view from the apartment is great! I won't bother describing it, because there are pictures of it in the next post!

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