RST > ORD > ICN Let the day of travel begin. Rochester airport in MN is a great way to begin the flight. No lines, friendly service from American Airlines agent and a nice clean restroom!
Despite a bit of confusion at the ticket counter (Jae was already listed on our itinerary even though we're about 37 hours away from seeing him for the first time) the friendly agent took care of it with a smile.
Now on to O'Hare before a 13 plus flight to South Korea.
Next I'll go over some cultural differences between Koreans and Americans.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Travel Day
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Ready to go?
All my bags are packed. But am I ready to go?
Sure what the heck... It's only the longest flight that I've ever been on. That's a big deal in and of itself. I mean a visit to a new continent is pretty cool. However, there's a much bigger thing happening than just the trip itself. I'll meet my son for the first time and bring him home on. I've described this as a last minute vacation where I'll be bringing home a life changing souvineer. While the later is true (although Jae's more than a souvineer), the former doesn't feel like a great description.
The nerves about this trip are hard to describe. Will Jae recognize my wife and I from pictures? Will Jae be able to relate that those two people in a small 4"x6" picture are actually life size people just like his foster family that has been taken care of him for over a year?
When will be be able to "keep" him for good? Just before the flight? Or on Friday before the flight, giving us a whole three days to get acquianted before the flight back home? TBD...
I'm really excited for this next part in my life.
Sure what the heck... It's only the longest flight that I've ever been on. That's a big deal in and of itself. I mean a visit to a new continent is pretty cool. However, there's a much bigger thing happening than just the trip itself. I'll meet my son for the first time and bring him home on. I've described this as a last minute vacation where I'll be bringing home a life changing souvineer. While the later is true (although Jae's more than a souvineer), the former doesn't feel like a great description.
The nerves about this trip are hard to describe. Will Jae recognize my wife and I from pictures? Will Jae be able to relate that those two people in a small 4"x6" picture are actually life size people just like his foster family that has been taken care of him for over a year?
When will be be able to "keep" him for good? Just before the flight? Or on Friday before the flight, giving us a whole three days to get acquianted before the flight back home? TBD...
I'm really excited for this next part in my life.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Travel Call
We finally got our travel call at 7:30 am this morning. Woowhoo! Leaving on Sunday be in Seoul on Monday afternoon! I can't believe it.
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