Korea; what have I gotten myself in to?!

     My arrival at Inchon airport in Korea was in and of it self not all that eventful, but Inchon airport was the gate way to a country where everything from the food, the culture, and even the language was all new to me.  As soon as I cleared customs Lacey and Jen met me and helped me make my way to Seoul by means of the rail system. My first surprise had to be when we exchanged our dollars for Korean won with an exchange rate that day of 1080 won to 1 U.S. Dollar.  Wrapping my mind around this exchange rate was difficult at first especially when trying to figure out how much a train ticken to Seoul was going to cost. Thankfully in what I have found to be true Korean standard, and elderly Korean gentleman was kind enough to assist us in purchasing tickets  after seeing our struggle. Next we spent about an hour making our way to Seoul. It was at this point that I discovered the one thing I have not enjoyed here, being that everything is very vertical. From three stories underground I had to carry lacy and Jennifer's luggage, then up two other flights of stairs at the hostle. I cannot describe how thankful I was at this point to finally be at our destination.                                                                   From here I wound defiantly have to say that the thing that caught my attention he most and astonished me was the shere volume of people on the streets in hongdae where we stayed. Today in our class on Korean culture I learned that one fourth of the Korean population is located in and around Seoul which would explain the volume of people.                                                                                   Finally the thing that caught my attention the most while in Seoul was the combination of advertisements and placement of business's. If you picked out saw a sign for a place you would like to go out of the sea of neon and posters hanging on the side of buildings, you could literally have to go any where from three stories underground to five stories up just to get to a cafe for instance. Space is limited and even though I no longer had to help lacy and Jen with their luggage, the challenge of verticals climbs continued to be my nemesis in Seoul. Often it was a challenge to just figure out where in the world the place you wanted to go was even located.  Although I do have to say this led me to one memorable adventure when I found a secret nightclub located behind a soda machine. This club is kind of famous for being impossible to find but when we saw a light shinning out from behind a soda machine I knew what it was from reading about it on the internet. This club owned by a famous Korean rapper was located a full three stories underground. Despite being located in a shady location, the staff was incredibly friendly and the entire group I was with had a wonderful time thanks to our host who in true Korean fashion were wonderful hosts.