Day One (July 18th)

Our flight didn't seem as long as it was. We slept most of the time. The Western meal was very good. We met Angela who was sitting next to us. She was on her way from Illinois to the Phillipines to go back home for a few months. She explained to us the different things required to be a plane stewardess, it is very complex. All of the ladies were beautiful. Before we got on the plane Katie and I played "I Spy" an America. It was pretty funny and we felt a bit out of place. There were a few American movies played: "Drillbit Taylor" and "Penelope" and a somewhat cheesy Korean movie (I woke up and ended up enjoying the last half of it). We landed and Pastor Lee came to pick us up with his son and his best friend (they are the friends who wrote in my last post). They were all very nice and very welcoming. Daryl always said that they love to treat Americans like kings and queens over here and it's true. John (Pastor Lee's son) and his friend took us to the mart to get some food we wanted to try and we went back to the church for breakfast. Katie and I even tried Kimchi (spicy cabbage) and it is most definitely not really my thing. After we had breakfast Pastor Lee took us to a beautiful apartment/house for us to shower. They heard it was very important to American's to shower every day. It did take a little time for us to figure out how to work the shower. And even the toilet was different. They had this thing on the side with many buttons, who knows what they all did.

After a bit of rest and talking with Pastor Lee and Mrs Lee we went touring with John and Hwa-mok. We went all around Seoul and even to the University where they both attend. After a full day (10am-7pm) we met up with the rest of the Footsteps team that arrived on a later flight for dinner. It was a Korean Barbecue with pork. The meat was delicious but I am still having a bit of trouble with the other food. For one, it never stops coming, and some is spicy and other food has very strange textures. It was a pretty good day indeed. A great start to a hopefully great trip. Katie and I are enjoying a family stay together for a few nights until she moves to a different home. We are with three young ladies and their parents. The young ladies each have Korean names, but also English. Sarah (22), Michelle (19), and Heather (oldest).

Here are a few pictures of our first day in Korea (we got to see alot):

This is City HallThese are our new friends.The city of Seoul.

Enjoying the view.Make a wish.

Cheese Pizza?