Made It!

We finally made it to Seoul after having been up for over 24 hours! Even though we were exhausted after finding our way to the hotel, we could not give up the chance for our first bite of Korean food. Our table was filled with several side dishes, kimchi included, and a main dish of short ribs. While the short ribs were delicious the kimchi was a little fishy. But all in all it was a great meal. Fortunately, we have seen several American food joints throughout the city, including KFC, The Coffee Bean, Starbucks, Pizza Hut, Baskin Robins, Hooters (Yep, they have Hooters!), On the Boarder, TGIF, and of course McDonalds.

The next day we had to take a medical exam at the National Medical Center. Unlike the hospitals in the U.S., this one is pretty dismal and dirty. But after having our weight, blood pressure, eyes, teeth, urine, and chest checked we were thankfully released!

We have done a little exploring of the city. Yesterday we took our first city bus ride! It only cost 1,000 Won (about $.72) and was not too difficult to navigate. We are going to explore the subway system today, so hopefully we don't get lost! Fortunately our hotel is really nice. Ian thinks a little too nice, suspecting it MUST be headquarters of the Korean Mob :)

Well that's all the news from Seoul. Check back in a week to hear about our wonderful adventures of training...