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Airplane pt. 1: packing day

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Well, the big pack had been accomplished with one bag overweight but what can you do? Moving countries is a struggle, particularly when you need things like big winter coats. It's been a long day but I'm sure tomorrow will feel every longer despite the fact that I skip nearly all of Saturday! Thankfully, I get to move straight into my new apartment so I will be able to stop living out of a suitcase. But I will have to first navigate the Incheon airport and the bus system.

First Steps

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Here we are starting a new travel blog! The first post is always the worst... But here we go anyhow! For those of you who know, and those of you who don't, I will be heading off to South Korea by the end of this month to teach English as a Foreign Language with ChungDahm Learning (CDL). I have been placed at the April Byeollae (별내) Campus in Namyangju (남양주), a satellite city of Seoul.  The Yellow Splotch is my approximate location. Google Maps is a little tricky to search Korean Addresses on since they're laid out differently. I will be able to get a more accurate location when I'm there and I actually figure out how the addresses work! Google Images is not particularly kind in terms of looking at the city or surrounding countryside, but here are a couple of nice pictures I found to give you a decent idea of what I will be surrounded by. CDL has three different ages/institutions: i-Garten (an English immersive type kindegarten), April Institute (Elementa...