Reboot in Korea -- Part 1.

So, I know I have not updated my blog in quite a while, and there really isn't much exuse -- i have only been teaching middle school, traveling all over the world, finishing my time in Russia, packing up my classroom and apartment, and saying lots and lots of goodbyes. Well, now that I am in Korea for a month, i might as well get this thing back on track. I mean, i'm not sure there would be a better time or place to do so. So, here we go again...

I left Moscow Thursday evening (June 9) after having said goodbye to my apartment and my roommates. It was pretty surreal walking out of my apartment (where i have lived for 10 yrs) for the last time. I flew from Moscow to Dubai, waited in the Dubai airport for about 3 hrs, and then flew to Seoul. The flight left at 3:30 am and the plane was massive! I don't think I have ever flown on a plane that large. The plane was a double-decker, and I think there were between 90-100 rows on both decks combined. Technology is an amazing thing. If we stopped to think about how we can do lots of things in the world that we really shouldn't be able to do (like get a plane that big to stay in the air), I think we would be rather shocked.

Anyway, I was able to get some sleep on that flight, so I was thankful for that. I got into Seoul about 4:30, but by the time I got through passport and customs, and collected my bag -- the baggage carousel broke down just as I got into the luggage area but thankfully, my bag had already come out -- and got to the school in SuWon, it was about 7:00. I was given a good meal for supper and forced myself to stay awake until 9:30. I slept well until 3:30 - gotta love that jet lag. I fell asleep again at 5:30 and was woken up once more my my alarm at 7:00.

Day 2 and pictures in Part 2...