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Their journey culminated in landing safely in South Korea, where they were placed in a safe house for several months. Initially, Hung Lee felt relief and a sense of safety, but he was also overwhelmed by the stark contrast with the world he had known. His first impressions of the United States—where he landed in Virginia—were subdued: the airports lacked the elegance he expected, and the city environment was different from the developed Chinese cities he had visited.