My first few days as a Seoul-ian...

So I'm here YAY I made it alive and well enough to survive the days. I think that going from Swiss mountain air to home and then to the thick humid air in Seoul has messed with my already sick self...my head feels like it might explode, or implode, point is that it hurts and I feel like a zombie and I'm not liking this jet lag. Anyways..I still cannot believe that I am here, its weird and hasn't really hit me yet to be honest. It has only been 3 nights and 2 full days but somehow it feels like forever. I still have no what I'm doing...at school and in general, I don't understand anyone, don't know where I am in relation to anything or anyone else...pretty much I am totally lost and don't know much BUT there is hope for me, with only a few days to prepare for my first teaching experiences and with weeks ahead to mesh into Seoul life I could one day be mistaken for someone who belongs here...I won't speak too soon because I wouldn't want to get ahead of myself but you never know, I could be Korean, or atleast an honourary Korean for the year. Even if I don't reach honourary status I am already loving the fact that I am completely lost in translation...makes things a littler bit more interesting I think ;)
There are a few things that I have observed in my first 3 days in Seoul:

• I am almost glad that I have arrived at the end of the summer because is it ever humid..and I thought the hot weather in Switzerland was toasty enough but this is ridiculous...its humid and sticky and muggy and thick UGH I don't know how I will handle next summer but apparently it was worse and is now becoming fall YAY!
• Everything is small...stores are small, cars are small, buses are small, people are small(I've already been told that I am very tall for a girl), hotel rooms are small...everything just small! I should have already assumed this having been in Tokyo but it still shocks me.
• Apparently there is a Costco here...seriously, not joking and they have peanut butter and many other North American favorites...amazing! But who would have thought that with the space issues here that there would be a Costco!!
• The teachers at my school are beyond nice and welcoming, not that I didn't think they would be but it was still surprising. I have come to terms with the fact that I do not and will not for awhile know what I'm doing but the staff have been amazing with giving me tips and have been very reassuring that it will come eventually...atleast I'm not alone on this little journey.
• I have already been able to navigate myself to and from school using the bus system which is very intense...I have not yet ventured to try the subway but who knows, maybe tonight that will be my goal. I have the next 2 days off to explore the city, find my necessities(coffee shops included) and plan for this weeks classes and I'm already looking forward to it especially coming from camp where I have 0 days off for the past 2.5 weeks.
• Korean BBQ is WAY better in Korea...shocking I know!
• It is WAY more difficult to tell kids apart when their hair is all the same colour..this is a very ignorant statement I realize but I'm serious, hair is a big distinguishing feature for me and now I must rely on actualy personality traits geez :)
• That I brought far too much to fit into my teeny tiny apartment...wait till you see it, it's cute as ever but man is it small!
  

That's all the wit I have for now...tiredness is creeping up on me and I have to shower and get out before I fall asleep. But I'm sure the next few days will bring more stories so until then.

Jane xo