We arrived in South Korea five days ago. I hardly feel qualified to analyze anything I've seen or experienced. In a way, the last five days have been very similar to our normal life: we eat, we sleep, etc. Except that even mundane daily activities are tinged with excitement.
--Showers are more exciting because of a strange shower head that provides fabulous water pressure. It also shoots water violently out of the shower when it is perched in its holder, and sprays everything in sight when it occasionally falls from its perch. Add to this a hair-trigger faucet handle that can instantly turn a warm shower into a scalding fire hose of pain.
--Going to breakfast is more exciting because it involves navigating an icy hill with a stroller and two preschoolers who simultaneously complain about the cold and joyously stomp in any snow they can find.
--Riding in cars is more exciting because it involves nervously peering into other cars and seeing the other drivers texting, counting money, taking phone calls, or calculating if it's safe to run the red light yet.
--Let's be honest, riding on trains is always exciting. Especially when you have no idea what 95% of the signs and announcements say.
So with the mundane activities being so interesting (and killer jet lag forcing us into bed before 7pm), I feel like we've hardly had time to enjoy many actual adventures! We have managed to squeeze in house hunting, meals with friends, train rides, and meeting many new people. The food we've had was delicious, the people we've met have been wonderfully kind, and I'm looking forward to the many adventures to come.
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