Well I have been in Seoul, South Korea for about three hours. I arrived safely after my eighteen hours of flight today and managed to wander around the Incheon airport successfully. I was picked up at the airport my the father of the household I am staying at. My name was spelled Andlu... its ok we still found each other. Then we had a one hour car ride going from the airport to their apartments. The traffic in Seoul is very crammed and very bad. When we got home I was introduced to the mother of the house and shown my room. My room, oh boy, well I don't have a bed. In Korea you sleep on the floor with a blanket apparently so my room is the coat closet, but I am not being mistreated my room looks like everyone elses... Nothing. There is limited if not any furniture in the house. All the sitting is done on the floor including meals. Tonight we had Korea beef (my favorite) with Kimchi, sticky rice, jjigae (a seaweed soup) and noodles ish. The meal was wonderful and none of the food was new to me. There are no plates, this took some getting used to. When you want something you simply reach to the bowl and grab it and put it in your mouth, totally unsanitary but I didn't say that. I have enjoying myself and the culture very much but struggling in the language department. The language is a big barrier and sometimes creates awkward pauses and moments. This is all new and as the week progresses hopefully so will our relationships amongst the family. Thank you for your care and interest I will be putting pictures up tomorrow.
Andrew
Tuesday, 20.15
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