Arriving in Korea

Asa, Elliot and I left Chicago late Saturday night, July 21st for Seoul. It was our first stop on a trip that will take us to Payatas, an area of Manila that serves as the garbage dump for that city of 12 million. We are beginning by sightseeing in Korea though, and in our first two days we have eaten wonderful Korean food and uttered our attempts at Korean. Apparently my American accent makes most of my full phrases indecipherable so I am stuck with "Anyong Aseyo," the general greeting, "Kamsahamnida," which means thanks, and "mashesayo," which means delicious. And the last applies to all the food we have eaten thusfar. Today we took a tour of the DMZ and got a few shots of North Korea. The tension surrounding the demilitarized zone is depressing. We made some good friends and had a spectacular dinner where there was live music and traditional dancers.

Now, I have to go to sleep and try to make up for jet lag.

-Zeus