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!
