My 14 Hour Flight with Asiana Airlines to Korea

First, I must say Asiana Airlines was a well picked flight for my first international airline. The flight attendants were absolutely great and took good care. While on the plane, I sat next to an amazing woman by the name of Sooyeon (If you ever seen the movie Rush Hour 2, she had the same name as the woman Jackie Chan was searching for). She taught me all about the Korean foods, best shopping spots, shoe sizes, beaches, teas and more.

Did you know Koreans shoe sizes run by cm?

My shoe size is about 200 - 245 cm which is a size (7) American size. There are so many shopping markets in Korea. One market goes by the name of “Dongdaemun Market”, a 24 hour shopping market. The best time to go there is between 9pm and 3am that's usually when no one is shopping. 

On my flight I had two meals and a sandwich. My first meal was "Bibimbap" which consist of white rice, vegetables and beef, this meal is well known among Americans. Sooyeon suggested it would be good for me to try it instead of an American dish. At first, I was skeptical about it because I knew I would be on the flight for a while. If I didn't like it, I wasn't sure if they would give me anything else. But I took her word for it and it wasn't that bad. They also gave us drinks every 10 seconds so we were never parched. While on the plane, I ate, I slept, watched movies or TV. I watched three different Korean movies which are absolutely great and really comical (Thank God for subtitles). 

Towards the end of my plane ride I watched the CNN World Report.

I learned about a disease by the name of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (an unusual disease that physicians believe to be classified in the polio family). The disease causes symptoms such as fever, paralysis and respiratory problems. The hand, foot and mouth disease was first reported in 1997, coming from Malaysia. This deadly disease has now come back to the Asian population, specifically in China. In China alone, the disease has killed over 17 people in June (with most being children) and 356 people this year. Unfortunately, there is no cure for this disease yet; and it was said by physicians that parents should keep their children out of public as much as possible. Seeing the CNN World Report gave me more of an interest to find out while in Korea what else might be going on in the Asian continent….

After watching CNN, I had finally landed in Seoul and boy was I excited!