7days18hours40minutes and some seconds

I am currently looking at leaving this country that I have lived in for just over 26years. A journey, the journey begins long before you leave for your travels. I have been thinking about this for as long as I can remember. Venture around the world and see the Human Condition in different languages and cultures. This particular journey started about a year ago with a Craigslist ad. The ad talked of dreams and far away places where you could get paid to speak "your language". The place that interested me the most was Italy. Until I found out, that if I were to break even, I would be lucky. So I have ventured over to the Idea of going to Asia. A place I find interesting; I never really had an interest in going to, till now. The travels to Seoul South Korea begin 7days18hours40minutes and some seconds. the days are counting down and the time is here where I must not only have my plan but put it into action and pack. Oh shit! What do you take to a country for a year?
One more question I leave at 1pm from Chicago I will arrive at my destination, Seoul Korea, at about 4:50 pm. the flight is about 14 hours long. I fly west. My question is will I fly through the night at all or just fallow the sun into the next day? cool huh. I will keep you posted during my trip back to the future.