Here, There, Everywhere. Running on no Sleep.

Hello friends and family!!!  It's 1:34 am, Wednesday May 16th in Seoul, South Korea.  We have arrived SAFELY!!! (And with all of our luggage.) The past day or two (or three?) have been very exciting.  We left at 3pm on Monday, had about 22 hours total from CSP departure to VaBien 2 Hotel Suites arrival, and now it's early Wednesday morning.  Although we were stuck on an airplane, that does not mean that we weren't already having a great time.  For some of us, the 12 hour flight to Tokyo was a very first flight, and others got to experience airplane meals, four of them, for the first time! The first airplane had individualized screens, so many of us were able to catch up on some of the recent movies that have come out, or we were able to watch some of the classics that we've loved forever!!

Our layover was in Tokyo, Japan, and while we were not able to really see much of the country, the airport gave us a little taste of the nature of Japan. Many of the students indulged in Japanese cuisine and treats from an airport cafe, as well as enjoyed buying souvenirs from one of the gift shops.  As we flew down, it was really cool to see that everything looked pretty similar to home! (Except they drive on the left side of the road!) We departed, and made it to South Korea where we went though immigration screening, luggage handling, bus boarding, schedule confirming, and many 45 second power naps.  Tomorrow will be a big day. We start buy taking a bus tour of Seoul tomorrow morning, then taking a bullet train to our first concert location!! The bus we are using would take about 7 hours to get there, but this train will take about 2 hours and 15 minutes.  As it is late, and I'm running on less than 8 hours of sleep out of the past two and a half days... I apologize for the brief (but positive!) blog.  Stay tuned for news of the excitement from the first day of really being out in South Korea!