peter & i have been in a whirlwind preparing for our move to korea. it was appropriate that our flight to korea was a bit frazzled as well. we were scheduled to leave st. louis for atlanta on wednesday, december 10. 2008 at 7:25 am. Our connecting flight left atlanta at 10:45 am for seoul. atlanta had some large thunderstorms going through and created many flight delays. we ended up getting off the plane at 10:51. Luckily, our connecting flight was delayed by 15 minutes. That left us 9 minutes to get to our connecting flight. we were in concourse B and our flight was leaving from concourse E. Needless to say, peter & i booked it toward our departure gate, running recklessly through the airport. As we approached the escalator, Peter yelled out in a loud voice something to the effect of, "MOVE TO THE RIGHT! COMING THROUGH ON THE LEFT!!" We barely missed a train going toward Concourse E and had to wait a few minutes for the next one to arrive. I looked at the time and noticed we had only 3 minutes til 11:00. We ran as fast as we could and approached the emptied gate. The flight attendants simply said, "congratulations. you barely made it."
we finally boarded the plane, panting and filled with relief. our seats appeared to be taken by a man with a small baby. luckily, a young man offered to move to another seat so peter and i could sit next to each other and not have to sit in a tight section with a baby. we ended up having a whole three row section together which was nice when we wanted to stretch our legs and lay down for a nap. the flight from atlanta lasted 14.5 hours, but went by surprisingly fast.
right now we're in yongsan, which is in the middle of a bustling seoul. we're staying in a hotel, dragon hill lodge, until peter and i are finished with in-processing paperwork and in-briefings. hopefully this blog will be a good place to keep in touch!
Whew! I was nervous just reading about your rush to the gate! What a miracle you made it on time! :D
ReplyDeletethanks sara sora and pete for letting us see your digs and the faces of a few of your "rels". I'm missing you terribly but it's the price you pay for such adventurous children.
ReplyDeleteMike your brother had a bad motorcycle accident at 60 mph hit an oil spot, slid across the road and hit the curb. He broke his little finger and suffered a lot of road rash and a hurt to his lower back which is affecting his walking at the moment. The drs checked him over and don't think there's any damage to his spine or pelvic bones, but he is real sore, on strong pain meds. Jess is keeping an eye on him after spending all night in the hospital. He is back home.
Let us meet in our prayer. dash