Travel to Korea

I made it after what seemed to be a day of craziness.  I arrive at the airport early (during a snow storm).  One bag was 6 pounds over weight, so I had to leave some summer clothes, swimsuit and a pair of my black converse (Chuck Taylor) shoes behind.  

I was able to get on an "early" flight to Chicago.  I was suppse to leave at 8:30 but it was cancelled and I was bumped up to the early flight meaning.  We leave MSP at 9:30.  Unfortuanately, we had to de frost the plane, wait in line at the runway and a passanger says they want to get off.  We have to go back and let them off, de-frost again and wait in line.  Not the best timing.  I would have said "leave them and let's go."  

In Chicago, there was a group of people boarding to go to Seoul (some to other places and they had a stop in Seoul).  We were sent in circles trying to find Asiana Airlines.  We found it and had 30 minutes until it took off, so we got to go through the checkpoint first and RUN.  I got my exercise in for the year.  I ran with my 2-ton backpack, and giant "personal" bag, jacket and all that fun stuff.  

13 hour plane ride to Incheon (인천).  I went through customs, immigration, got my luggage.  Now, when I went through immigration, I could have chosen from 3 guys and a girl.  The girl's line was shorter.  I went through the girls line.  

On my plane ride, I watched three Korean movies.  This is HUGE accomplishment for me because I cannot sit and watch a movie, I have to do something while I watch TV or a movie.  I watched No Breathing (Seo In-Guk, Lee Jongsuk and Kwon Yuri of SNSD/Girls' Generation) are in the movie.  It's a great comedy movie.  I can relate to it since it was about swimming.  The next movie I watched was Wish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_(film)).  It made my eyes water A LOT.  It was so moving and touching.  The last movie I watched was The Flu (Jang Hyuk and Soo Ae) it was a pretty decent action movie and there was a sweet love story.  I love the beginning sences  becuase they are funny.  I recommenend to watch the last two.  The first one is a funny one.  I REALLY recommend Wish!!!  

Seoul seems different from the last time I was here (which was 2007).  It seems like there are bigger buildings, more cars on the streets and more places to try.  All I see are Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks...it might be a long year without Caribou Coffee.  I attempted to try my Korean language skills and I became flustered and mumbled a lot.  I'm gonna try my hardest to be able to communicate.  

Unfortunately, I decided to leave the US with an almost dead phone and camera battery.  Goal tomorrow: find an E-mart and guy some prong-plug stuff.  My computer battery is halfway gone.  

I am totally jet-lagged and tired I will update y'all another day.