Inchoeon Airport, Seoul, South Korea

It's December already, if you are in Korea like I am. I made it! (Ignore the above date. I wrote it last night, but I'm posting this today, December 1, 2015. We are a day ahead in Korea.) The trip from San Francisco to Seoul was pretty uneventful. Lost a wheel from my carry-on somewhere on the last leg of the journey. I still managed. The best part was finding out when I arrived in Inchoeon Airport, that my doctor son-in-law was called into the hospital and he would not be able to pick me up from the airport. So I had to take the hour and half long shuttle to Songtan. No problem, I had done it when I was here in September. The fun began when I boarded the bus and a young woman was in my assigned seat. I had to wave my hand in front of her screen to get her attention as my English words would not suffice. I showed her my seat number and she exclaimed in Korean and pointed towards the back of the bus. I had seat number 2 and I really didn’t want to find an unassigned seat in the back. I then had to get the bus driver’s attention flapping my hand in front of his face. I showed him my ticket with the seat number 2. He then exclaimed in Korean to the young woman and she begrudgingly got up. While that was happening, a mother and daughter were trying to get into their seats I was blocking while trying to negotiate my assigned seat. The mother exclaimed in Korean and my inept hand signals did nothing to quell her complaints. A people jam took place. More Korean exclamations! I finally pushed the young woman with all her packages over enough for me to get through; she didn’t seem to take notice that I physically pushed my way through. With the flow of traffic moving again a man who was waiting to board the bus queried the bus driver as to what was the hold up? Even though I don’t understand Korean, I understood the bus driver to say that the women were having issues. The man gave an acknowledgment like he knew full well what was causing all the commotion. Ah, women and their cat fights. I was amused. 

Fly-Fi

I'm up in the clouds and somehow I fancy I'm a writer by blogging somewhere, well I really don't know where. We could be over Africa for all I know. Oh wait! I've got Fly-Fi and it shows a little airplane at the bottom of the screen airborne from left to right moving closer to my destination. It appears I am over halfway to San Francisco where I'll have a 13 hour layover before embarking on my trip abroad. Oh this is hogwash. You don't want to hear about the dog aboard or my snoring seat partner - now where did I put my earplugs? - or my other mate who won't make eye contact. Or how I needed to take off my contacts and flung one over into the seat pocket in front of me and how I actually found it. Now that I have my real eyes, I can see what I am writing. I think I have more astute musings in my head. I keep promising past updates and I shall get to them. In this case, the muse takes time to muse. I shall pick up some of those stories, I promise, in the next blog. Now I'll go back to my movie and look for my ear plugs.

Leaving Boston

Woke up early this morning ready to get ready for my flight on Jet Blue to San Francisco. I think I have everything for the12 hour plane ride to Seoul, South Korea- two movies, more iTunes music, my meds. I've checked in. Figuring out how to get everything in my carry on that I brought will be a fun challenge. My daughter and I went to Burlington Mall and bought my cold weather boots with a consult from Micquie and with the expertise of the shoe doctor Michelle. That was the most important item on my list to procure while on the East coast. Score!

I'm finding this boring to write. I really want to say, "I am ready to go to Korea!"

I'll fly into SFO and my boyfriend will get me on my next flight on Singapore Airlines- I have a 13 hour layover. Then I'm off to South Korea and I will be back in California in January.

I still need to fill in more stories of My New Adventure. My East Coast pics are on Facebook and I need to figure out how to put them on my blog. I have a 12 hour flight to make that happen. Thanks for all the prayers. I am blessed and I am grateful for all the people- family, friends and guardian angels who have gotten me this far. Much Love, Smiles :)

Female Nomad

I'm a nomad now after giving up my apartment. Today i'm in Boston for Thanksgiving with my daughter Micquie. I'll then be in South Korea for the holidays with my daughter Miranda and three grandkids. Then back to California in January for three doctor's appointments and will couch surf with mom in Fremont. Hopefully, I'll find a place to call my own home soon after that and then get my cat back back. "Mijo" is in Castro Valley in a foster home. Life is precious and although this has been hard, it is my new adventure. My doctor said I was brave and made sure I had all my meds for the trip abroad. God is good and my future is in hands. I have so much prayer support from all around. So much more for my story. I am starting my blog today and I will bring it up to date soon. Right now i need to get ready to go to Pilmouth Plantation somewhere in Mass. to celebrate Thanksgiving and then to my daughter's in-laws in Cape Cod for more pumpkin pie and Linda's Chocolate Cream Pie. Happy Thanksgiving and God Bless.