It's official...
this blog has finally changed into a travel, experiences, foreign life, joys and sorrows and photo blog.
I flew over the arctic and made the big move to Seoul, Korea with only 4 bags! I've traveled and flown plenty of times, even overseas before, so the 14 hour flight wasn't daunting in the least bit. However, if I knew ahead of time what was coming for me, I may not have even gotten on the plane.
I took a flight from Bloomington, IL to Chicago which was everything I expected; 25 min in a cramped seat, not really all that bad.
Waiting in the O'Hare International Airport, I took time to settle my thoughts because, I was, in an instant, a minority. Now, I wasn't scared and that wasn't unexpected, but for the first time in my life, I didn't look like anyone else. In the scheme of things I don't believe race matters and I'm not a racist person, but when you are on the other side, your perspective changes. I've since gotten used to the stares, waves, and goofy 'hello's'. It really only took a week, because it makes me feel famous!
Walking on the huge Korea Air Boeing 747 I immediately passed first class: large teal chairs, some even with tables. Next was a little more simple but still had pretty teal comfy looking seats. I thought to myself '14 hours will be a piece of cake in these seats.' Guess I didn't realize that after the first class seats come business class....then I stumbled upon row 33; ECONOMY!
I hoped and hoped that I either had a window to lay my head on and sleep or an aisle to get in and out easily. Of course I was smack-dab in the middle though. And aside from my big bookbag not fitting all the way under the seat in front of me, I swear Korean economy class is smaller than American economy class...and I'm taller than the average Korean!
The first half of the flight really was fine, but after about 7 or 8 hours, everything went down hill. We had just eaten dinner and although I wasn't very hungry, I decided to eat anyways because I had NO idea what/how I would eat once I got to Korea. About 20 minutes into my movie after I had finished eating, I started to feel really sick. I though maybe it was just a stomach ache from eating too much but it got worse and worse. Luckily I got up and went to the bathroom because almost immediately, I threw up everything that was in my stomach and there surely was a lot. After getting sick I felt a little better and thought the worst had passed, but I didn't get better. I proceeded to throw up two more times and spend the rest of the flight feeling awful and getting absolutely no sleep.
Needless to say, I didn't have the most positive thoughts about living a whole year in Korea after that traveling experience.
Of course I will write more about my first week experience but I want to keep my posts semi-short so people can actually find time to read them. Annyung for now...
Where Did Summer Go?
This summer has been filled with fun in the sun, photo jobs, and lots of moving.
As of August 19, 2010, I will be living in Seoul, South Korea. This blog will be transferred from a 'photography' blog to one that, I hope, thoroughly documents my time living in Seoul. Please continue to visit to read about my life and adventures in Asia!
Until then, I still have lots of portraiture I want to share before I move on.
Please enjoy!
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