So I took that advice literally two days ago and moved to Seoul, South Korea.
Seriously.
I’m actually typing this message in one of their notorious PC bang (internet cafe) where all the guys play Starcraft and Counterstrike while their girlfriends sit next to them and use Cyworld (it’s like MySpace).
Anyways, I’ll be here for a year or so, teaching conversational English. I’ll discuss the motivations for moving in the next few days, after I finish eating lots of dog, which they really do eat as a cuisine.
Tangental tangents
Oh, and one of the odd parts about the flight was due how the earth turns, it is actually faster to fly through Canada, Alaska, and Russian airspace.
While I knew we would go through the first two, my brain raised a red flag regarding the Russian aspect due to remembering a not-so-awesome incidence during the ’80s in which a commercial jumbo jet, KAL 007, was “accidentally” destroyed by Soviet fighters.
And then our flight plan from Japan called for a northern approach to Incheon airport, which reminded me of the other fateful Sino-missle disaster 30 years ago: KAL 902.
The only disappointment so far is no one uses flying cars. What a let down.