(picture: adopted mom playing dress up with me and traditional korean clothing (hanbok) when I was shorter; so just a few years ago! haha)Well it's about 11 hours until I start my 17.5hr journey to the other side of the world. Not to excited about being in a plane for 14hrs from Chi-town to Seoul but that will give me quality time to learn some key phrases in korean such as "I dont speak Korean" and "Do you speak English." Since I look "kinda foreign" according to the recruiting agency (I educated them that I am 100% foreign; guess the NAU mug-shot adds some american (vs. 10lbs) to their photos! haha), I need to prepare myself to be approached by Korean people as they spit off giberish I dont understand (but think I do) and when I'm screwed, I can hopefully find someone that speaks my native language.
When I get to Seoul at 5pm Korea time on June 18th (3am on June 18th Minnesota time), I guess my birth brother and father are picking me up with my cousin who speaks broken English. Not going to lie, I asked the translator to make sure they had a sign because as much as I hope to be able to recognize my biological family in a sea of koreans, it may not happen .. especially after lack of sleep and the fact that all asians look alike :) j/k -- well kinda.
So wish me luck and I'll catch ya on the flip side once I find internet access!
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