9 months later...where am I? Seoul!!!??? Gangnam Style? ECC? What???

In the 9 months since I have left the city of Mokpo, much has happened. I spent 6 months at home spending much of time with family, friends and eventually Jaeeun for two months. From the sprawling cities of South Korea I adjusted back to the wide open rolling hills and mountains of Idaho. It was a great time to get back to what I was familiar with. A solid year of working and teaching to relaxing and making each day different from the day before. Probably because of my desire to enjoy unemployment during my stint at home.
After numerous attempts to get a public school job in Ilsan it became clear that I would have to broaden those horizons. I pursued a public school in the Seoul area. Much to my dismay there were none to be had. After that I pursued a hagwon job in Ilsan, no dice again. Finally, I settled for a job at ECC in the now famous Gangnam area in Seoul. It was clear to me it would take a major adjustment. From a little port city in Korea to the second biggest metropolis in the world. I would move from my "neighborhood" in Idaho, which consisted of 3 other houses, to a neighborhood of roughly 1 square mile that has a total of 86,000 people within. Yes, the same amount of people in my neighborhood would equal the same amount of people residing in my hometown which spreads out over 30 square miles. Life would be and is very different here in the Daechi neighborhood of Gangnam.

The Han River looking towards Gangnam

Fast paced. Glitz. Glamour. Luxury vehicles and never ending lines in subway stations. Gangnam and Seoul in general. Not something a rural Idahoan is accustomed to. Though I had visited Seoul several times during my last year I never had a desire to live within it. Yet, here I am. There is a lot to enjoy and a lot that flusters me. I will have a lot to say about the things I have done so far and a lot about Gangnam. There is much to be said about my job too. Of course I also have a good amount to say about me and Jaeeun too! :) It's been a fast 4 months since I have arrived in Seoul. It's good to be back to blogging again and I look forward to catching everyone up!