Beyond Getting Our Bearings

Today we had a tour of the city which Elliot organized. Seoul has an amazingly clean and fast subway system, and Elliot was directing us everywhere. We saw the emperor's palace and the changing of the guards then proceeded to eat and eat and eat. When you order something here, you end up with a minimum of eight side dishes, and since getting stuffed.

There is also a wonderful river restoration project through the city, and Elliot's dad and I have been running on the path by this river every morning. Because of jet lag, we feel like it is the middle of the day at 5:30 every morning so it is easy to get out on the streets by 6 a.m.. I will have to tell the mayor that the Chicago River could look like this too. ha ha.

Two groups of girls yelled, "Hi" to us this morning, but Elliot and Asa did not pursue them. I think they are saving themselves for the girls in the Philippines. We did, however, talk with the proprietor of the tiny restaurant we went to for breakfast. Since we have seen her there everytime we've passed, we asked her how long she works every day. Well, her hours were from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. Since she looks so much like my friend Ester Hana, I asked her to pose for a picture with Elliot. If Elliot and Asa can only teach me how to put our pictures on the computer, you will get to see what a giant Elliot is next to some of the people here.

-Zeus