Arrival

Just got in to KOREA!!! I don't think I slept at all on the plane. It was cramped and felt like torture, but surprisingly it was over quicker than I was prepared for. I think I screwed up my customs form and made everything more complicated than it needed to be. Even with that, I am here earlier than I expected. The airport (Seuol) was very streamlined. I felt like a little American fish in a river of people who knew what they were doing. We would queue for a bus and then run off it to the next line. The baggage was a bit of a struggle, but not so bad. I feel like I may have over packed.
The bus to Suwon was also insanely straightforward. There were a lot of buses; all with two or three stops. If I got on the wrong one, I would have been screwed. Even out here in the boonies (compared to Seuol) things are very metropolitan. The airport staff were very helpful. I kind of just followed the military people (US) around until I had to find my bus.
So, the airport is on an island about 20km off the shore of Korea. I think we spent about 30mins driving on a bridge from the island to the peninsula. Surrounded by an all encompassing haze that prevented me from seeing much of anything. Seoul is surrounded by tall hills (you may call them mountains.... they're not really). The country-side remains me a lot of Tanzania. Red earth covered in green with some rock faces. The highway does not, it was huge and straight. My seat partner on the bus was very well dressed (purple sweater) and is also staying here. I think he's Australian and in some way related to Samsung. I assume most foreigners in Suwon are. He, naturally, did not say a word to me the entire trip (only an hour, so I'll cut him some slack). I have yet to see Seoul.
On my approach to Suwon I considered doing some sight-seeing. It looked approachable enough. However, the closer we got to the hotel the more I began to question my sight-seeing initiative. I am more than a little out of it. I think it's Friday? I am on the 7th floor and there are 11 above me. I am not in the tallest building in my area. The view from my room is green until it is blocked by the wall of high rise buildings. I do not have water. There is a message about maintenance.... I do have a bidet. At least my dairear can become clean. No roommate yet. I feel a little bad going to sleep when she may accidentally wake me. I saw her name, so I think she is Chinese, Korean, etc.... There were some other Americans on the plane over (I think one was getting up the nerve to talk to me while we chatted before the flight). I don't know if they're part of this program though. If they are, they did not take the very nice bus. They were both wearing college/tech t-shirts, but I don't know how promising that is. I got a look at the list of participates who are staying here and it looks like mainly grad students. I feel a tad out classed.
It's very hazy here. I wonder if that is the pollution or the monsoons coming in?