Back in Korea after Christmas
December 31, 2005
After a very long day I am back in Korea. I woke up at quarter after 4:00 AM Calgary time and proceeded to the airport with my parents. At 6:00 AM I got on a flight to Vancouver. Once there I had a five hour wait until my flight to Incheon. The flight to Incheon was fairly normal. The potatoes in my first meal were cold and the bun was frozen. I’m considering writing a complaint to Air Canada. I also didn’t get the aisle seat that had been reserved for me on the flight from Calgary to Vancouver.
Right now I’m feeling very tired and enjoying the most uneventful New Years Eve ever. I want to stay up a little bit longer so that I don’t feel completely lost when I start teaching again on January 2nd.
I had a really great time when I was back in Canada for Christmas. I was with my fiancé everyday and was constantly reminded why I love her. I got to visit with my parents, my friends, and other members of my family as well. I thought time passed quickly here in Korea. It passes even quicker when you are on a one week vacation trying to visit with people that you haven’t seen in six months.
The only really bad part was the trip to Canada. My flight from Incheon to Vancouver was 30 minutes late. By the time I had cleared customs and picked up my bags my connecting flight had left without me. I was put on stand-by for the next flight, but the plane had mechanical problems and so they had to bring in a smaller plane. Of course all the people trying to make a transfer to a Frankfurt flight were more important than I was (keep in mind that I had already missed a flight because my original flight was late). I missed that flight as well and didn’t arrive in Calgary until 6:30 PM, three hours after I was originally supposed to have arrived. Oh well.
My time in Canada reminded me how much I missed that great country and how much I am growing to appreciate other countries. Canada is empty when compared to much of Korea, but that’s not a bad thing. It’s nice to be able to drive on the Trans Canada on Christmas day and only see five or six other cars. It’s also nice to be able to walk down the street without having to push your way through a crowd as I did tonight to get on my bus.
On Monday I start teaching again. Seven more months and a whole lot still left to do until I get married.
After a very long day I am back in Korea. I woke up at quarter after 4:00 AM Calgary time and proceeded to the airport with my parents. At 6:00 AM I got on a flight to Vancouver. Once there I had a five hour wait until my flight to Incheon. The flight to Incheon was fairly normal. The potatoes in my first meal were cold and the bun was frozen. I’m considering writing a complaint to Air Canada. I also didn’t get the aisle seat that had been reserved for me on the flight from Calgary to Vancouver.
Right now I’m feeling very tired and enjoying the most uneventful New Years Eve ever. I want to stay up a little bit longer so that I don’t feel completely lost when I start teaching again on January 2nd.
I had a really great time when I was back in Canada for Christmas. I was with my fiancé everyday and was constantly reminded why I love her. I got to visit with my parents, my friends, and other members of my family as well. I thought time passed quickly here in Korea. It passes even quicker when you are on a one week vacation trying to visit with people that you haven’t seen in six months.
The only really bad part was the trip to Canada. My flight from Incheon to Vancouver was 30 minutes late. By the time I had cleared customs and picked up my bags my connecting flight had left without me. I was put on stand-by for the next flight, but the plane had mechanical problems and so they had to bring in a smaller plane. Of course all the people trying to make a transfer to a Frankfurt flight were more important than I was (keep in mind that I had already missed a flight because my original flight was late). I missed that flight as well and didn’t arrive in Calgary until 6:30 PM, three hours after I was originally supposed to have arrived. Oh well.
My time in Canada reminded me how much I missed that great country and how much I am growing to appreciate other countries. Canada is empty when compared to much of Korea, but that’s not a bad thing. It’s nice to be able to drive on the Trans Canada on Christmas day and only see five or six other cars. It’s also nice to be able to walk down the street without having to push your way through a crowd as I did tonight to get on my bus.
On Monday I start teaching again. Seven more months and a whole lot still left to do until I get married.
posted by Timothy Friesen at 12:57 PM
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