The Flight

The itinerary for my flight was pretty ridiculous. We were to leave Pearson at 8:00 in the morning on Saturday, August 17^th, fly to Vancouver, catch a connecting flight to Seoul-Incheon in Korea, catch another connecting flight to Ulsan, and then take a shuttle bus to the university where we would be staying during orientation.

Once on the plane in Toronto, I was seated next to a couple, the entire time, listening for the words Canadian Connections, Seoul, Korea, or Ulsan to let me know that we were heading the same way. Sure enough, we were. Courtney and Allan were the first two I met on this crazy adventure. And apparently, I learned later that I had accidentally stolen Courtney’s window seat, and she was either too shy or too sweet to ask for her seat at the time.

If you're ever on a really long flight, just watch a crapload of movies. The time will fly by.I will give Air Canada credit for at least getting that right. Passengers have a pretty sweet selection of things to watch on their flights. I watched 42, Argo, a bunch of Canadian shorts, and a bit of a Louis CK stand-up special I hadn't seen before. Before I knew it, we were in Seoul!

The one downside to the crazy marathon flight was that I honestly can't tell you if or when I slept. But for those of you who know me, that's not really that much out of the ordinary for me.

Upon landing in Seoul-Incheon, the first face that greeted us was, oddly enough, Robert Deniro. He was on a giant ad promoting a Korean casino. Not the first impression I was expecting.

The bus pulled into the university at 10 pm on Sunday night, which would've been 9 am on Sunday morning in Toronto. Essentially, from the moment I left my mom's house to the moment I hit the bed, I had been travelling for over 28 hours.

But at least, I was home. Or at least, my temporary home. All I wanted was my bed. Unfortunately, I had to carry all of my luggage up four flights of stairs to get to my bed.