Seoulful

I arrived in Seoul on Wednesday night after a 14 and a half hour flight.  Too say the plane ride was uncomfortable would be an understatement.  Although having a window seat is nice, I was forced to pass over 2 people each time I needed to use the bathroom.  I thought maybe I could make it the whole flight without going at all but that of course, didn't work.  Instead, I idiotically held it until I needed to go right when both of my seat mates had fallen asleep.  I woke both of them up and knocked over a cup of juice while making my way into the aisle.

Anyway, once I landed, I met up with about 7 other CDI English teachers near the baggage claim.  They all seemed excited but nervous for the coming year.  I exchanged my 100 US dollar bill for 100,000 won and all of a sudden felt wealthy.  Billins be spillin out my wallet.

I am staying at hotel Samsung in the middle of Seoul.  Seoul is an amazing city.  The cityscape seems unending, as do the number of people, and unfortunately, the traffic.  At every time of day there is traffic.  Cars will creep out on to the crosswalk just to get a head start on others.  Pedestrians are definitely not cared for in Seoul.  The walk signs barely give enough time for people to walk across the street.  Scooters drive on the sidewalks.  Beautiful chaos.