Blogs from Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, Asia - page 2

Hello again! September has been quite the month for us in S. Korea, we have been able to relax into our lives, check out some areas of Seoul, visit with Jess' friend who came to see her parents and have fun with our friends here. Although the month began the way August had left off - hot and somewhat humid - the weather became progressively cooler and the last weeks actually began to get a little cold at night. In school we spent the entire month (minus the first week) working with 5th graders, so a few shots from those classes are also included. It was nice to relax into the rhythm of the weeks although the school has been giving us a bit of trouble lately... we'll let you know how that turns out. At ... read more

Note: If you found this looking for advice / information on coming to Korea, check out Jess' other blog specificially made for just that purpose: http://kimchiquestions.blogspot.com/ Hello again! It's taken some time to put this together making sure we were able to give you some more information about our new home. We know you've heard of South Korea - in fact, you've probably heard about it on the news lately in the form of a man who whooped Tiger in golf. Yes, Korea came into the spotlight for taking the world by surprise. I personally wouldn't be too shocked if this became a pattern over the next few years as Korea is holding quite the hand. (I am talking about South Korea of course, not the North which is inevitably all over the news & usually ... read more

This is really just an entry to add the photos I spent SOOOO much time uploading onto our school computer... We're getting our internet connection tonight so a real blog will follow shortly - sorry sorry!! We miss you all :) xxFran & Jess... read more

Our flat would not have made a very good ark. Since coming here, most of our problems have had to do with water (mool). This is a story about our first two days in South Korea. It was a bit warm after we returned from our first venture into Hopyeong so we turned on our ac which was great for a few minutes until it started to drip on our faux wood floors. We thought the intelligent response was the shut it off. The air conditioner's response was to send out a torrent of water. We scrambled for towels, dirty clothes - anything to sop up the water. No sense losing our security deposit on the first day! Eventually the flood subsided to a dribble. (It still does it everytime we use the ac so mostly ... read more

Hello Everyone! This is kind of a trial run but I also wanted to put some general information about South Korea & more specifically where we're going on here as I know lots of people have questions. Here goes... First of all, we're moving to SOUTH Korea. And second, the specific place we're moving to is called Namyangju (possibly Namyangju City, but we'll have to get back to you on that one). Actually I should slightly amend that and say this is where our school is, though it is very unlikely we will be far from the school. Everyone seems to be w/in a 10 minute walking distance or less. *Refer to above map to see location in relation to Seoul. From the Korea Sparkling website: "Namyangju is located in the center of Gyeonggi-do next to ... read more