annyǒng hashimnigga,
I've arrived in the land of rice and Kimchi. It's actually not that bad. My first night (about 2 weeks ago) was spent in Seoul. The city is HUGE. It was a really neat cultural experience to go out on the town. There is a section of town where many of the ex-patriots (foreigners) hang out called Itaewon. It was a neat area...but I definitely want to see some more of the "real city" next time. Two of my friends met me out for the first night and then I got to meet most of my co-workers the following day. I actually live a couple of hours south of Seoul on the Yellow Sea. Some call it "remote"...but it's not really too remote in my opinion. However, there's definitely not alot of infrastructure immediately next to the base. The nearest town is Gunsan...which is a decent sized city. It's only about 10-15 minutes away. I've ventured there once and was mildly impressed.
I'm getting settled into work now. I'm getting all my stuff done to be a current flight lead again. I'm staying in temporary dorms right now until one opens up where the rest of my bro's live. This is going to be an experience for sure.
Alot of the happenings at work I can't really talk about on the internet---and it would bore you all too much anyway. I look forward to getting a room with internet, etc....and until then I'll be using the community center or work.
Not sure what I'll be doing for Christmas. I'm sure all the festivities in the states will be fun and I'll miss them as usual. So, I hope you all have fun and enjoy the traditional Christmas fun. But skiing in Korea for Christmas? That might be a good story too.
ciao and annyǒnghi kyeseyo....
Ed
