As it turns out, not only does the time zone shift 15 hours once you arrive in Korea, your age shifts one or two years too!
On January 1, no matter the actual date of your birthday, your age increases! This was explained to me as a way of keeping social order between people of different ages. If someone is one year older, or one year younger, they will be treated differently. Because of the confusion it creates when birthdays are less than one full year apart, they all just take their lumps on New Year together.
So, in my case, I am one year older. If I have not already reached my birthday, I would be TWO years older. As of now, there is no way to turn back the clock ... but I am working on it.
-t
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