life.

i am in south korea. for a year. let the adventure begin.

the flight was much better then i could have anticipated. i was on an isle seat across from an amazing young family with the most adorable ten month baby named... wait for it... adonis. him and i played toss the pacifier and all will pick it up for most of the flight. he looks like curious george. the family is from dever and they are super cool. the dad, lukeknew that my ridiculous stuffed animal was actually a deadmau5. i knew after that that things were going in the right direction. i even got vegetarian meals on the flight. delicious delicious vegetarian meals. they might have even been vegan.



i was able to sleep a bit too, (and no motion sickness or ear problems!) but was very entertained by the movies available on the flight, so all and all it was a good trip. after the flight we checked in with the eipk desk right in the airport, we only had to wait about 30 minutes for the next free shuttle to take us to our dorms. the bus ride was maybe the most uncomfortable part of the trip. as usual it was freezing cold, and by that time i was exhausted, but unable to sleep. we arrived at jeonju university at midnight, and i got in quite a fight with my 150 lbs of luggage. luke and keely were amazing. we played watch the luggage and im not sure how i would have managed with out them. they gave us these horrendous dorky names tags that we are supposed to wear around our neck at all times and took our temperature (everyone's with the same ear thermometer, im not a germaphobe, but that was a bit icky), and sent us up to our dorms. the elevators were hilarious, only two of them and one goes to even floors while the other goes to odd. i of course got on the wrong one.

our dorms are pretty nice, and the best part is that in korea the heat comes from the floor. so after freezing my ass off for a few hours i walked into a toasty room, complete with super warm wood floors. i unpacked for a bit, got myself together, and attempted to fall asleep around 2 am. that didn't go so well, and i think in the end i got about three hours of sleep. so today was a very long day. medical test was the first big event and im still worried about that one. the pee test to be exact. hopefully everything is ok, but i drank one of those *clenses* and it turned my piss neon yellow. very unnatural looking. also, they tried to tell me that i have less then perfect vision. um no, im just exhausted and those are ridiculously tiny letter, sir. haha. believe me, i've tried to get glasses and dr's wont let me. after the test was lunch, then i went on a walk with "the family." hung out in their dorm, played with the baby, then we left again for the opening ceremony. that was better then expected. they had really cool shows for us, taekwondo, (karate cheerleading to the inception score!) the five drum dance, and the fan dance. followed by our first class meeting the most unorganized and confusing thing thus far. we did get help applying for a korean bank account. which was a relief. epik is great. then a eautiful extravagant banquet dinner, none of which i physically could eat. too much meat, and mostly my body clock is so off that i can't figure out that im hungry.

we saw a BIZARRE creature on the walk back home. it was in the shape of a ferret, but MUCH smaller. maybe 6 inches long. but it didn't have a bushy tail. it definitely wasn't a mouse or a rat or squirrel. i must find out what it was. i named it george, whatever it was.

now im back in my dorm just trying to keep myself awake. i would love to pass out, but im oing my best to help my body adjust and since it's only 9 i think ill try and make it to ten. i dont want to wake up at 5 am again.




goodnight loves.