On Monday Sean and I got up early to go to the airport for our flight to Jeju Island in the South of Korea. Derek had helped us find two one-way flights for about $40 each so we couldn't really resist. The flight was only about 45 minutes and included glasses of tropical punch and super enthusiastic flight attendants who walked around and made balloon animals for everyone. The plane felt like one big party because everyone who is on their way to Jeju is probably either on a vacation or on their honeymoon. We were headed there because we were interested in a) warmer weather and b) the volcanic scenery which was supposed to be fantastic.
Before we boarded our flight I looked up from reading my guidebook to see a gaggle of high school girls literally drooling over Sean. They inched closer and closer to us until they were practically sitting on our laps. After gathering enough courage they began speaking English to us which led to much posing for pictures. They gave us chocolate and welcomed us to Korea and even wrote some notes and letters to us. They were ecstatic about going to Jeju and nervous because it was their first time on a plane.
When we arrived in Jeju the captain came over the loudspeaker and said, "Welcome to Jeju. We welcome you and we love you!" While he was saying this, all the flight attendants, male and female, formed a shape of a heart with their hands on their chest and smiled at us. It was pretty adorable.
Sean and I took a city bus into town, found a cheap hostel and then started exploring. We stopped at Dunkin Donuts for a snack (they had sweet potato and tofu-flavored donuts) and finally ended up getting some Mexican food for dinner. The temperature felt great and was a nice change from freezing cold Seoul. After dinner we headed back to the hostel where the greeter gave us some tangerines and reminded us to take off our shoes on the heated floors. While munching on fresh tangerines we paged through the guidebook and decided on the activities for tomorrow.
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