Flight KE036. I took off at 1PM on Wed (eastern standard time) and Arrived at 4PM on Thurs (Seoul time)
My first meal in Seoul. Pulgogi, Kimchi, and sliced fruit. Machisoyo! 
The entry to the Kotra building, where I will begin working on Monday.
My new apartment in the Secheon-Gu district, nearby my office at Kotra.
The beautiful path that runs nearby my apartment. Hello from Seoul! I arrived late yesterday afternoon after a 14 hour flight on Korean Air. A visiting scholar from Seoul whom I met a Ga Tech,Dr. Cha, picked me up from Incheon International and drove me to apartment he had found me in the Secheon-Gu area, nearby my office in Kotra. There I signed my building contract with the owner, Mrs. Jeong. Mrs. Jang and Dr. Cha have both shown me incredible kindness and made my transition to Seoul as easy as I could have hoped for.
After a long day yesterday I woke up this morning and went out to explore the city a bit. The first thing I found was a park with a beautiful path that runs along a riverside. I was immediately taken back by finding such beautiful landscape in the middle of a city, I can't wait to go for a run there tomorrow morning. Later I ate my first true Korean meal at a restaurant called "Kim Ne" The food was incredible, I got a huge helping of Pulgogi with rice for only 5,000 Korean Won (thats less than 5USD)! I then wandered around a bit more and walked over to my office in Kotra, where I will start work on Monday. The building was impressive, and located just across the street from the Hyundai and Kia HQs. The area Im living in is on the Southern edge of Seoul, it is mainly a business district so I don't expect to find too many fellow foreigners in the immediate area (in fact I saw a grand total of zero fellow foreigners in the several hours I spent walking around)
As for this weekend, I'm still throwing together plans. I emailed my Korean Professor, Dr. Jang, who is coming to Seoul tomorrow. I will be meeting a friend of his who wants to hire a private English tutor for his children (a good chance for me to earn some extra cash and buy more of the delicious food!). I am also going to try to meet with the Korean LBAT students this Sunday so that I can start making some American contacts in the area.
Its been a great start to my adventure and I'm optimistic about whats to come.
After a long day yesterday I woke up this morning and went out to explore the city a bit. The first thing I found was a park with a beautiful path that runs along a riverside. I was immediately taken back by finding such beautiful landscape in the middle of a city, I can't wait to go for a run there tomorrow morning. Later I ate my first true Korean meal at a restaurant called "Kim Ne" The food was incredible, I got a huge helping of Pulgogi with rice for only 5,000 Korean Won (thats less than 5USD)! I then wandered around a bit more and walked over to my office in Kotra, where I will start work on Monday. The building was impressive, and located just across the street from the Hyundai and Kia HQs. The area Im living in is on the Southern edge of Seoul, it is mainly a business district so I don't expect to find too many fellow foreigners in the immediate area (in fact I saw a grand total of zero fellow foreigners in the several hours I spent walking around)
As for this weekend, I'm still throwing together plans. I emailed my Korean Professor, Dr. Jang, who is coming to Seoul tomorrow. I will be meeting a friend of his who wants to hire a private English tutor for his children (a good chance for me to earn some extra cash and buy more of the delicious food!). I am also going to try to meet with the Korean LBAT students this Sunday so that I can start making some American contacts in the area.
Its been a great start to my adventure and I'm optimistic about whats to come.
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