we arrived and to prove it we're here

We (Kristin and Todd) left from Dulles airport in DC in the early afternoon on August 13. Our parents saw us off and there was much salty discharge from the eyes. We first flew to Detroit, then to Tokyo and we finally landed in Seoul late Tuesday night. We were picked up by our very friendly recruiter, Stephen Cho and taken to our apartment in the city of Suwon which means 'water source'. We'll be living here for a year working as english teachers at a hagwon or (foreign language) school alongside our good friends Anthony and Teresa who had arrived a month earlier.







A view from our flight to Tokyo. We slept a lot, ate well and sat next to a sweet young woman from Taiwan named Marta. I had forgotten how wide a 747 was (10 seats with 2 aisles).

Here is some toilet paper at the Tokyo airport bathroom. It was the first time I had used a floor toilet.

Here we are (jetlag confusion and culture shock in full effect) at our first Korean meal with Anthony, Teresa and Nella. Eldin took the picture. Nella and Eldin are a very warm and kind couple from Bosnia. It is good and comforting to be in the company of friends old and new. It really has been easing the transition. We ate dok-galbi or bbq-chicken with vegetables, had beer and soju and sweated quite alot. It was delicious!