We're Here!

Hello! Well, we arrived in South Korea safely and with no troubles on March 18. We spent the night near Seoul and took a bus down to Pohang arriving in the afternoon, and were greeted by someone from the school who brought us to our aparment here on campus. We started to unpack, then quickly realized how much we needed to buy for our apartment..like hangers, garbage cans, towels, etc...so we took the bus (Handong has a free bus to downtown..it's VERY nice and very convenient) so we ventured out and attempted to find a shop, and we thought we knew where we were going, but 4 hours later we ended up back on campus emptyhanded. We were successful the next day and loaded up on things we needed to make our place feel like more of a home. One of the professor's wives here offered to drive us to a local market today, so we finally got some grocery shopping done..and it was so nice to not have to carry all our bags on the bus! 

The campus is really nice, and full of vibrant students with so much energy..it's kind of fun being on a campus like this. Our first impressions are that we really don't have any first impressions! Weird as it sounds...South Korea isn't as different as I expected it to be..the people are kind and helpful..and although we get pointed at and some people can't believe their eyes, we find it to be a warm and welcoming place. There are plenty of things still to learn and become accustomed to..but I think we'll fit right in here. Zack and I went to the local raw fish market this morning and had quite an eye-opening experience..as we literally stopped dead in our tracks and just stared.  Here is a slideshow!