Seoul, But No Sleep

We made it to Seoul! We are currently sitting in the VIP Hub Lounge at the Incheon Airport in Seoul, South Korea. We definitely feel about a million miles from Olgii, which at this point is a good thing because we needed a break.

Although we haven't slept in 24 hours, we techinically started the morning of the 8th with a Starbucks fix (Ashlee's first chai latte in over a year) and -- though we might not admit it later -- a McDonald's sausage McMuffin. After walking all over the airport, we still found ourselves with over 8 hours to kill so we pulled out the trusty Visa, which is a bit rusty, and sprang for access to this VIP lounge that sports a modest buffet, a cooler full of drinks, an espresso machine, and a few bottles of spirits. It's ok to have an 8am cocktail when you technically never went to sleep, right?

Anyways, our last days in UB went well. A few of the highlights were catching a surprisingly random live concert performed by LA band Ozomatli right in downtown UB and welcoming the latest batch of Mongolia PCVs who arrived in-country looking nice and clean, albeit a bit bleary-eyed from the 30+ hours of travel from San Francisco. Just last night (was it only last night??) Ashlee and I had dinner with the four new married couples. I must say, I love not being the FNG anymore. They all seemed really nice and we are glad to have some new blood in the program.

At the moment, however, I think I may go for another cocktail and then a hot shower. It's crazy to think that we will be back in Walnut, my hometown, in less than 20 hours!