My first day of work was not really work so much as it was maintenance. When I arrived I promptly hopped online, as I have been without the Internet since I arrived, on Tuesday evening. I was able to communicate with my parents and sister briefly and then I was whisked away to get my Alien Registration card. I have to have this card within 90 days of arriving in S. Korea, but more importantly, for me, I need to have the card so that I can set up Internet, cell phone and a banking account! I won’t receive my card until February 2nd (clearly, there is a delay in between when I’m writing and when you read them)! This of course means that I won’t be able to just communicate whenever I want and must wait until I get to work, which brings on a whole other set of problems. I’m not a big believer of taking personal calls at work, and while, yes, I am on the other side of the world and my parents and sister and friends would like to speak to me I feel uncomfortable speaking to them when I’m at work. Of course I want to speak with my family, but I would also like to speak to them in private and not surrounded by my co-workers (this is nothing against them, the women that I work with are wonderful!). Anyways, getting back to my Alien Registration card. We went into Seoul and the city is amazing! The city is very westernized and besides the obvious Korean influences and a few other minor differences, Seoul is just like any other big city. The traffic though, would make anyone go insane. I’ve never seen anything like it! The people here drive crazy! I’m surprised that we didn’t get into an accident. We went to Pizza Hut for lunch. It was the same but it was different. The men choices reflected a more Asian style food, but did have American offerings as well. The difference between the Pizza Hut here and the Pizza Hut at home is that the individuals working at the Pizza Hut here were very service-oriented. As soon as we were seated we were promptly asked what we wanted to drink and eat. Our server waited for us to make a decision. We were able to enjoy our salads and then our pizzas were promptly brought to us. I didn’t finish all of my pizza and it was promptly taken from and put in a little to-go box with a ribbon wrapped around it (it was so cute). I guess my point is, is that the service I’ve received here in Korea, far exceeds that I have ever received in America. After eating lunch my school Director, Helen, and I went to the hospital so that I could have a “mini” physical, for my Alien Registration card. They did a sight and hearing test, took some blood and did a chest x-ray. I’m happy to say that I’m very healthy and they are going to let me stay. As I traveled to and from these different places yesterday, I was completely captivated by people and the city itself. I’m really looking forward to the weekend when I can hop on a bus and go explore and see all that this city has to offer!