First Impressions: Living Situation

Jeonju, a city of about 600,000, is fairly close to the west coast (maybe a good day trip on the bike), about halfway up. This puts me about two and half hours south of Seoul, and less than two hours to Daejeon, so weekend trips should be even easier this year.

I haven't explored Jeonju extensively yet. I'm living on the grounds of Jeonju university. There are about 11,000 regular students, but it is still recess so the campus is not bustling yet. It's a nice enough campus, plenty of fields and picnic tables scattered around, but it is on the outskirts of town. Apparently, the area around is in the process of being rapidly built up, but there is still a buffer zone of a kilometer or so where there is not much happening. But I hear lots of good things about the city proper so I'm looking forward to getting a bike and checking it out.

My apartment is in the university 'guest house,' and a lot of my fellow teachers live here as well. It's condition is a pleasant surprise. Very modern and clean looking and nicely appointed. The bathroom is a dramatic improvement over last year including a giant shower head built for circus elephants. The kitchen area is smaller, with just a mini fridge, but there are some full size fridges and a big dinning table in a common room. I've also got a nice and private little patio, tall ceilings, good heating and insulation, and AC for the summer. Maybe I'll throw some pictures on the web some day.

Best part: no bugs!

worst part: I miss my spider friends