Anyang!

Well I guess my Korean is not that good. Today I got in a taxi and said: "Anyang, Sinchon No-thai-ee" and the driver just laughed at me. At least it got me where I needed to go, but it was ok, the taxi driver tried to read something in English and I laughed at his efforts too, either way it was worth the $1.88 cab ride.

I know I have said it before but the public transportation in all the cities I am visiting is awesome! Much better than anywhere in the U.S. For 73 cents I can take the subway anywhere along line 2 in Seoul, and I doubt the Seoul Metro is $5 Billion in debt like the MBTA.

Before I continue with Seoul I do want to mention one really random thing that happened in Hong Kong. On Friday night I hosted my first Admitted Student Reception and it was a success. I had 11 students and their families in attendance along with four alumni and a coop student. Near the end of the reception a man walked up to me and said: "I can't believe this, I'm an alumnus of Northeastern University!" He was on a cruise with his wife from L.A. and just happened to be staying in the same hotel and saw the advertisements for the event! What a small world. I do think it helped convince the student I was talking with at the time as the alumnus had graduated in 1956 and had gone on to work at NASA, a pretty good story.

Well as is obvious by now, I'm in Seoul today, just finished up with my one school visit and now its off to the underground mall that is attached to my hotel. I love coming here, the hotel provides me with a cell phone (because no U.S cell carrier works in Korea or Japan) and the Hotel is located right in the heart of the city. I haven't had much time to explore around the area because both times I've been in Seoul it has been for less than two days, however since there is a mall attached to the hotel I can always walk around the shops and eat at the really good booths in the food court, I always go straight to the dim sum. In Asia I could eat dim sum, dumplings and sushi 3 times a day everyday and be happy.

Another Admitted Student Reception tonight, I have at least 6 students coming (three of which I have already met with at the school visit I had today), unfortunately I was unable to reach the coop student that is working in Seoul or the alumni in the area but I'll manage.

I'm off to Bangkok tomorrow morning but will only be there for one day of visits and meeting with accepted students, but if I'm lucky, I'll still be able to fit in a thai massage.