Life in Korea. DAY 1: I still think it's a dream

Yesterday at 7 PM with my-one-and-a-half-hours-delayed flight~ I flew from Surabaya to Jakarta.

inside my plane from Surabaya

My mom, grandmom, my newly wed sister and her husband, my little brother, and my cousins were there to say good bye to me. 

~ I was feeling so weird, I mean is this really happening to me? :) hehe
Once I arrived at the Soetta Airport Jakarta, I had to find the international departure terminal.

That was the very first time I had to go from terminal 1 Domestic Arrival to terminal 2 International Departure. I had to catch a free shuttle bus to get there. And YEAH! my baggage was so heavy that I could hardly lift it into the bus. Thank god a really nice gentleman helped me to lift my huge luggage. HA!

beautiful lampion in Soetta, waiting flight

me and my carry-on

So, i had to wait for my flight in Terminal 2. Gate E. My flight time was 00.40 on midnight or~ in the morning, hehe. So sleepy yet I had to sober all the time since I didn't want to miss the flight.

an island in Xiamen

Next thing is I got off for transit in Xiamen, China. I had to go through the Immigration there. But it was okay and smooth so I only had to wait like thirty minutes and then get on the same plane. Xiamen is a really beautiful city. I saw a very pretty scenery from above. Like this one island.

Beijing Int'l Airport

After Xiamen, I flew to Beijing Capital Int'l Airport. It's huge. Since I use Chinese Airline, beside English, Chinese is always the first language to be used for the announcement. And I didn't get a thing! Except maybe Wo, De, Shuo, Shenme, and my name Ai Ni. hahhahaha.
I was regretting the fact that I forgot my Chinese because I didn't continue my two years experience in Chinese I and Chinese II. Oh I miss my Chinese ability. T.T

Anyway, from Beijing. I had to wait three hours to get on my next flight. And that is, HEADING TO MY DREAMLAND! TO SEOUL!

Incheon Int'l Airport Arrival

All the way here, to Seoul, my heart kept racing like crazy. It beats as fast as the moment I saw my crush but harder! HO! I just can't believe I really heading there. What is it with South Korea eh? What did you do to me? Why do I love you so much? :D
Anyway, I kept saying thank to God that He really made my dream came true this way.
The two hours flight I felt like 20 minutes. You know when time goes faster when you are happy? YEAH! THAT ONE! time flew so fast that I didn't realize I was landing in Incheon International Airport.

Incheon International Airport

The moment I get out from the plane, I see the surrounding, and I ask my self "Am I dreaming right now?"

Because since twelve years ago when I first fell in love with this country, I kept dreaming a scene where I come to Seoul, heck yeah, that long! :D But then I realize I wasn't dreaming. Even I punch my cheeks, it's dry and painful, so it was not a dream. I really come here! to the land of the morning calm. And so, I got to find my luggage. But it's not as easy in Jakarta when you can just go down, straight and there it is, your luggage. Here, in the Best Airport Worldwide, Incheon International Airport, you have to go far away to another terminal by train to go to Baggage Claim and proceed your trip. hehe. I know I sound so amateur with this, but I want to share my true feeling, my true situation from a simple girl who dreams about South Korea so much and in the end found herself finally step her feet there.
I just admire Incheon Int'l Airport. The airport I see so many time in Korean dramas that I love so much. hehe.

Bus 5400 to Bundang-gu

So, I got a bus number 5400. It is KRW 12,000 to board the bus. It is a huge bus where you feel like in an Indonesian Executive Train.

inside the bus

 It took me roughly an hour and half to come to Soonae Station. When I get off there, it was raining. OH! Perfect timing, the already dramatic me, become more dramatic and feel of shooting a melodrama. hahaha!
I was told to get a taxi there, but only busses stopped. So how can I get a taxi then?? I saw a lot of it but only going very fast and straight. OH AINI! it's not like in Indonesia when you can just only scream and use your hand to catch them, hehe. So I asked an ahjumma in the bus stop, but she didn't know. So I asked a teenager how can I go to the AKS from there with taxi, she doesn't know either. Finally they said, "Oh, just go up there to the Department Store, and you find it!" I nodded and said thank you. But when I walked suddenly a young woman in her twenties ran to me and said that she would like to help me. Oh, she was so nice. She asked me the complete address of AKS and then she called a taxi. While we were waiting we chi-chat and she was so impressed that I can speak Korean really well despite I only learned it for two years. HAHA! Yes, that is the power of LOVE! LOVING KOREAN! :)
But! the taxi didn't arrive. So we decided to go up, yeah with my huge luggage, I went up the stairs! to the Lotte Department Store behind us. Right there we found lots of taxis. YAY! and she asked the driver to drive me to the AKS safely. Ah! she was so nice. Thankfully I asked her facebook, I'm going to friend her soon, hehehe.

Aaaaand! Here I am in the Academy of Korean Studies Dormitory. Doing internet at night. To jot down what I feel right know. Since I promise my self to write every single day while I'm here. Not for someone else, but for me, to always cherishing this moment I have it here. In my dreamland.But of course I love it when you guys read my sharing. Ooops! It already become my life, not a dream. So I think "I still think it's a dream" should be changed to " Wow! My dream has become real! " :)