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Asia » South Korea » Gyeonggi-do » Goyang » Ilsan November 7th 2006

Ilsan is a satellite city of Seoul and this is where we live and work. In Ilsan we have 2 favourite places, Lake Park and Lafesta. Lafesta is a hub of activity, full of shopping, eating and drinking. We go there several times a week. Many of the people that we know who live in other areas in and around Seoul love coming to where we live. It is a wealthy area which is constantly expanding. We never really get bored where we live and have made some good Korean and Western friends. ... read more
Pirate Bar
Ellie's Wedding
Princeton

Asia » South Korea » Gyeonggi-do » Goyang » Ilsan October 25th 2006

Hey, ok, I have to write before things come out of my head!! TRAFFIC RULES (or lack thereof) There is no such thing as yielding here, it's more like a giant game of chicken, the last one who pulls out before getting hit wins the first spot in the line. Red lights do not mean stop, they mean slow down, look both ways and if it's clear, keep going! Scooters are not motor vehicles, they behave like pedestrians. They swerve through cars, on the sidewalk, almost run people over...oh and helmets must only be present, not worn. You see countless people riding with their helmets on the back of their bikes! One more thing I noticed, hitting the car next to you seems like a normal things, I was sitting in a car, with our American ... read more
SFU connection
Pub golf team

Asia » South Korea » Gyeonggi-do » Goyang » Ilsan October 22nd 2006

Hello, I am a but slow at getting going with these things, I apologize! You know, me and technology, we are not exactly friends! So how is life in Ilsan, South Korea, you might ask? Well, it is interesting to say the least! And different of course. Here are a few adventures or misadventures shall I say? Everything looked the same when I first got here, neon, neon and more neon, oh and people and cars everywhere! So my first morning in town, I decide it would be a good idea to walk to work. Not that smart! I end up lost, of course, and I had to call Taryn (the other foreign teacher at my school) for help. Luckily she met up with me but we were both late. It's always nice to make a ... read more
Sight seeing
Sight seeing
My living room

Asia » South Korea » Gyeonggi-do » Goyang » Ilsan October 7th 2006

Hello, hello, Well, here's the promised blog detailing my current living situation. It took me a while to get settled in and force myself to sit down and start writing it. But here I am! Let's start at the beginning. So, I flew into Incheon international airport on September 17th in the evening, after a very long and sleepless flight. After collecting my luggage, I headed toward the exit doors and tried to find someone holding a sign with my name on it. I was really looking forward to that but no luck! So there I was, standing in the airport arrival area, without my recruiter or my boss' phone number because I didn't think to write that stuff down! Smart move. So I walked in circles for a while and started looking for internet while ... read more
sightseeing
field trip

Asia » South Korea » Gyeonggi-do » Goyang » Ilsan March 25th 2006

The next part of our exciting married life has started - in Korea , and with several BIG changes: 1. We’ve got LOTS of friends (well, compared to Mongolia anyway) 2. We’ve become media superstars 3. We are, at last, WARM! Leaving Mongolia was relatively easy. The final few weeks in UB were spent battling bureaucracy and standing in the frozen streets for hours on end to get an exit visa for Mongolia and a work visa for Korea . Consequently, we never did make it to the Ice Festival at Lake Khuvsgul . Mongolia saw us off in style though…It was minus 43 degrees on the day we left. Despite the cold, we still managed to thaw some tears at the airport with Muugii, our friend who had practically been living in our lounge room ... read more
Life size Stone Henge
Under construction
Soon-to-be-lake, ampitheatre & student dorm




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