It's 6:30 a.m. in Gwangju, South Korea and I'm amazed that I'm awake. Yesterday (actually Tuesday AND Wednesday, due to the time difference) were long travel days. The Omalink shuttle picked me up at 5:45 a.m. (I had been awake since 4:30). Had an uneventful flight from Omaha to Chicago, and then joined the group of MU students at O'Hare for our 1:30 p.m. departure to Incheon-Seoul airport. Korean Air rocks - wonderful service and food. Lots of nice touches, like socks, eye masks, toothbrushs and paste in a nifty little neck holder. Hee hee. The Canadian woman sitting in my row was also traveling to teach at an English summer camp as well, but was doing it solo. Good to talk to her, as she's also a mom (of teenagers) and is wrapping up her Master's in education.
After arriving in Incheon at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday 7/16 (I lost a day!) we gathered our baggage (I dumped the Bison jerky I had brought as a gift, rather than suffer the wrath promised by warnings about bringing in meat and other agric. products), we boarded a bus with disco lights and purple curtains, beginning the four hour drive south to Gwangju. It was rainy and humid, but fun to watch the landscape pass by, until we hit Seoul and stop and go traffic. I swore I wouldn't sleep until reaching Gwangju, but the lull of bus zonked me out. Stopped halfway at a sort of bus stop/food court for dinner of udon noodles or bibimbap. Accidently bought peach flavored water ("ear Water" brand) instead of the straight stuff. Two more hours of travel in the dark and we arrived at our training institute.
More later, but I need a shower NOW.
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