A long first day!

It is now 7:25 am Monday morning there in Newberg. We are just settling in for our first nights sleep here in Seoul. It is 11:25 pm Monday night.  Today was very long and it was apparent that it had taken its toll on many of the students.... they will sleep well tonight.

Once we arrived at the Inchon airport outside of Seoul we began our journey to our hotel.... otherwise know as "public transportation with big suitcases and lots and lots of stairs." Immigration was very easy and we headed out to catch a train. It was a very nice 45 min ride on the express to Seoul Station (center of Seoul). From there the culture shock began... we headed into a packed subway with everyone sporting a backpack and a good sized suitcase in tow.

Tomorrow the students get to sleep in... we will start our day 10am and ease into the day. The plan is for a casual of sightseeing.

Good night everyone

-Brent

... and we're off!!!

One quick pic at PDX, hugs for parents (& spouses) and away we go...

48 hours and counting...

We are now within 48 hours of departure... both the students and faculty are getting anxious.  Last night Dr. Duerr and myself went 'health & safety' shopping for the group.  Basically, between the two of us we are a walking pharmacy... ibuprofen, antibiotic cream, bandages, blister skins, hydrocortisone cream, anti fungal creams, baby wipes, benadryl, cough drops, pepto bismol, imodium, insect repellant, decongestants, antacids, and even some unmentionable creams.

We also checked the weather for fun.... here is what we found:
Seoul - low 70's and sunny... lovely!
Hong Kong - mid 80's with thunderstorms... warm and sticky!
Hanoi - low 100's with thunderstorms... 100+ degrees with 100% humidity... that would be called a STEAM COOKER, but our skin will glisten.

No worries though... the weather will surely change... it could get hotter.
-Dr. Wilson

Welcome Family and Friends

As we near our departure and the excitement begins to build, we are reminded of all those people out there that have supported us in many ways to make this trip possible.... parents, other family members, friends, professors, colleagues, administrators, a fantastic junior's abroad director and staff (Paul & Lynn), and of course the most important to us... our wives, Kami and Suzanne. To all of these people we want to say thank you.

We will continue to update this blog throughout our trip and will include many pictures along the way. We will link to picture albums that will contain a slide show along with smaller images. If you wish to have the original high resolution image of any of the pictures, please contact Dr. Wilson upon our return and we'll be glad to provide them for you.

Dr. Brent Wilson & Dr. Jeff Duerr