the new job, apartment and suburb

Well I've started my new job this week and so far it's a good school. The classes are well structured (if a bit repetitive), my coworkers seem nice enough and one Aussie in particular seems like a solid guy. It'll keep me busy but not overworked, except for my Thursday which will be LONG. It's also a seven hour day, which is great as I'll again have mornings free but not be off so late that I can't do anything (which was the case in Ulsan).

My new apartment is also fantastic. My old one was a bit of a rat hole but this one, on the fourth floor, has a view of the suburb, lots of natural light, and a proper kitchen area. With a bit of rearranging I've managed to make it feel like a real home and with internet here already I've been able to set up my computer right away.

Finally my new suburb, Sangin-dong, is great. While I really liked Seongseo, it was more of a salaryman neighbourhood in the west and University students in the east. In Sangin you get a good mix of 30 somethings as well as younger people. I know people who live in Sangin that rarely leave and I think I understand why. It also has more of a working class feel, and it has the restaurants and shopping to match. In Seongseo it was bars, meat restaurants or Gimbap. Here I can get my big soup and sides for 4000won.

It's early days yet, but so far so good.