So, I've arrived. After a day and a half of travel (during which time, I actually lost a whole day! Darn International Dateline...), I'm here in Chuncheon, South Korea, a couple of hours northeast of Seoul. They've just dropped us off at the University to unpack and get settled in before we go through orientation this afternoon, so I don't have pictures yet or any tantalizing details about this far eastern country, but everyone seems to be nice. There are some here who are Korean (including my roommate, Ray). Among these, some know quite a bit of Korean, others know about as much as I do (i.e. none; Ray falls in the former category). There are also some ATEs here who know Korean because their families speak it at home. But the majority of the the ATEs are like me: caucasian, middle class, and have no idea how to speak a lick of the language, but are anxious to jump in and get their feet more than a little wet. Heaven help us!
At any rate, this is mostly to let you know that I arrived here safely. I'm going to find something to do to get over my jet lag now.
Regards.
