The Far East comes closer

Less than 48 hours till we leave for Korea and only a week since we knew we were going!  Reeves has business in Seoul and I am lucky enough to accompany him to this new destination.  I love to travel and jump at every chance, but I have to say this is the first trip for which I have been anxious.  I am not concerned for any security reasons, heck we were on a plane less than 3 months after 9/11 to NYC, but what concerns me is the language barrier.  I am not good on picking up non-romance language dialects and since Seoul is not exactly a Western tourism destination, I am not counting on many people outside of the major hotels/retail chains on speaking English.  I will also be on my own for the first week as Reeves has a taxing work schedule.  I will need to rely on my own skills and hopefully a good phrase book to navigate a new city and culture.  It should be an interesting adventure!