More Observations

I have some more observations about Seoul.

• Because I'm white, everyone automatically assumes I want help or that I'm lost.  I've got a human gps (Alan).  I'm good guys.  XD

• I would never ever want to drive a car here.  And you'd have to be clinically insane to be a bus driver.  I'm pretty sure I've been nearly killed just walking around.  Koreans are the most aggressive drivers I've ever seen.  

• I'm pretty sure that everyone smokes.  If you go on the streets during lunch time, you might choke.  

• Koreans must be camels or something.  I wrote last time about the weather being so hot and humid.  It's close to 90 degrees F here, and everyone's wearing loads of clothing.  There are no water fountains anywhere.  Again, how are they not overheating or becoming dehydrated??

• It's amazing when you have a language barrier how much can be communicated through a look, facial expression, or a gesture.  

I'm currently at Seoul Station about to board a train towards Ulsan.  We're still homeless for the moment, but are hoping to go apartment hunting in the morning before heading to Japan.  And boy, I thought Korea was intimidating where I can at least read the alphabet and sound out words.  Japan will be even worse since I can't read anything and speak even less Japanese than I do Korean.  We're going to try out an onsen while we're there though.  I'm so excited.  Huge Japanese custom.  It'll be awesome.  

I've also had the problem recently of mixing up my Spanish and Korean.  I keep nearly replying in Spanish when people speak to me.  Jessie, they're not the same thing.  At all.  Quit it.  I have to keep telling myself that.  

We got cell phone plans today.  It feels good to be connected to the world again.  :)

And that's our update.