Revelations

First off... everything on this computer is in Korea, making it sometimes difficult to move about the tubes of the internet in a way that exemplifys the German Efficiency that I have come to admire over the years.

Korea has been cool. We arrived in Busan from Seoul a couple of days ago. Things have been really interesting. Being the only white person you see in a day brings quite a perspective to the world. Here are some things I've learned so far.

1.)Asians are in fact horrible drivers. Imagine a whole country full of them with cars. I understand suddenly why those in America have a bad rap -- because they are in fact really bad drivers. It's not all their own fault really. Here, cars, vespas and motorcycles have priority over pedestrian life. It's frightening.

2.)Koreans love neon lights and Jesus, and take every opportunity to combine the two.

3.)Koreans do NOT care if you are in their path while they are walking. The old man with the cane with BEAT YOUR ASS.

4.)80% of the younger girls here are cuter than me, but don't let Justin know that.

5.)There are no trashcans in Korea. Except in restrooms. But there aren't really restrooms in Korea.

6.)There is an entire world of fashion districts underground. That must be why people are so pale. Everyone is always shopping.

More revelations to come.

Overall, the experience has been great. Only old ladies at the market yelled things at us which my mom and I assumed to be obsenities. Other people have been friendly and helpful in a city where try as one might to learn basic korean (I did on my 13 hours plane ride over here, memorizing a bunch of words, numbers, and conversational fragments), you can never pronouce it correctly and you might as well be speaking french to people.

I'll post one pic