First Impressions

As soon as I boarded the plane, I was greeted by primp, proper flight attendants with big smiles! Maybe it was their sky blue uniforms, or their demeanor but it seemed so different from the other international flights I have been on. Everyone on board seemed so calm and happily settling into a 14 hour flight.

Most of the flight was uneventful, so I navigated through my own personal entertainment center and watched The Social Network. The ending scene spoke so truly to I believe many users of Facebook, either desperately seeking the friendship of one person, thinking that with a click on the confirm friendship button, will bring an end to their loneliness. Or others whom religiously garner more friends on Facebook, each friend satisfying a little bit of their solitude. Let's admit it, everyone is guilty to some extent.

But I will stop being emotastic. After the film, I started a conversation with a nearby passenger, and soon discovered that she too was a fan of Murakami. And then we talked about our time in college, faith and religion, all while playing against each other on In Flight Tetris. But soon the slumber hit, and I dozed off with the rumble of those engines ubiquitously roaring.

The rest of the flight was uneventful. As soon as the plane landed, I retrieved my luggage, and after a minor mishap, everything was there. I met with the Teacher Kim, the other teacher Joyce, and stepped outside, I was impressed by Korea. Even in rush hour traffic in Seoul, although there were many cars, there seemed to be a sort of organization in everything. All the drivers were polite and there was no honking. Even the cityscape of Seoul seemed to be well designed and organized. There was a sense of peace to everything.

As we made our way from the airport to Guri, I realized that I would be here for one year. Dinner was fabulous. We went to a restaurant and had kalbi (spelling??). I was very surprised to see that each dinner table was on the floor and everyone sat on their bottoms to eat. But it was comfortable. We went home and I slept.

The next day we met with a Publisher and a Korean missionary in France, more and more do I realize how much I need to learn Korean. >.< But I feel that my reading is improving already, but my vocabulary and speaking needs a miracle. During the afternoon, we picked up Moon at the airport. All in all a good first couple days. Spiritually I feel that it will be a good year, I am impressed by so many faithful stewards here, and hope that this year will be a year of much growth with Christ.

More to come later.
Andrew