Well, I’m in Daejeon, or as the local tourism board says “It’s Daejeon!” I got in at a bit after 6 pm local time last night and was on the 7:50 pm bus from Incheon Airport to Daejeon. Two and change hours later, I was in Daejeon. My friendly seatmate helped me get a cab and directed me to Chungnam National University, where after my cab driver got rear-ended (slightly), and asked in a combination of Korean and pantomime if I got whiplash (I’m fine), I crashed with Karla. She’s generously offered me a bed (for a night) and a spare cell phone for the duration of my time here. Although I’m headed out to Seoul later tonight, I’ll be back in Daejeon in a couple of weeks.
All is well for the time being. I have a local phone with a charger and about $10 (10,000 won) worth of credit on it — so I should be set.
More on my first impressions later today.
