Kinda Like Tom Hanks in the Terminal here....

Greetings from Seoul, South Korea! However, all has not gone well here and I find myself stranded with both time, money, and options being very limited.
Since the Chinese government put a stop to getting visas in Hong Kong, I needed to go outside the country to get my Z visa. I was told by SAFEA (the gov agency that handles foreigner issues) that Korea would be an acceptable alternative however when I went to the Consulate this morning, I was denied entry because my paperwork was not done through a Korean travel agency. This protocol has been in effect since mid 2007, but was shocking news to not only me but SAFEA as well. Seems to me, a major change like that would tend to get noticed by them before 2 years, but apparently not. So, in order to get the documentation that I need for the travel agency, I need to get a form from the Korean government which will take 15 days to get the paper, plus an additional 2-4 days for the visa paperwork to go through. Not good.
Many thanks go to Doro and Jackie for helping me here and Jessie for assisting on the Chinese side and discussing what options i do have. One would be staying here in Korea for 15 days at this hostel and trying to find my way around the city in that time, the other would be to get SAFEA to resend the paperwork to my home in the US and then go through this whole fun process in the US, where I have the advantage of being fluent in the language for a change. However, I do not have the money for either option, so I am working with SAFEA to see if they will finance me seeing as though it was their mistake. Please pray that this whole situation can be quickly and finally resolved.