Our new Home Sweet Home

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Korean Baseball Game

Cheer Envy

Defecting!

Unicorn Fun

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It's been almost 1 month since our move to Seoul, and we are loving life! We started working just a few days after arrival, but we have found time to do some sightseeing around town.

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Photos

Heading to Seoul
On our way to our new home...

Moving in
It's always fun unpacking...

View from our living room
The sand soccer pitch next door sees a lot of action.

Crab truck
In our neighborhood

Our local Family Mart
These little shops are everywhere. This one happens to be a favorite after-school hang-out for the teachers. Weird, I know...

At the Flower Market with Deb and Lyn
The enormous local flower market is a must-see!

Orchids
The orchids were my favorite at the Flower Market.

Our 'hood
On the way to the subway stop. We love all the green - after coming from Egypt!

Seoul sign
The way to downtown Seoul

Subway sign
Yes, our school is marked on the local subway sign, pointing you right to our neighborhood of Bokjeong-dong.

At the Black Eyed Peas concert
With Francie and Derek, two other new teachers

At Samsung Plaza
Outside a HUGE shopping mall

Samsung Plaza with friends
Some of us new teachers adventured out to Samsung Plaza - all by ourselves!

Brunch at Heather's
The new teachers stick together - even for breakfast!

Hiking
There's a great hiking trail behind our apartments, and it is littered with war memorials to the many S. Koreans and Allied soldiers who died here during the Korean War.

Foxhole
... And foxholes are still kept in working order.

Exercise stops
All through the hiking trail are little exercise spots, in case hiking a small mountain isn't enough of a workout for you.

Hiking crew
Another war memorial

Buddhist Temple and friends
We finally reached the climax of our hike - a beautiful Buddhist Temple. (Can you find Jeff on the stairs? He's tiny compared to Buddha!)

View from the top
View of our neighborhood in the foreground and Seoul in the distance.