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| Gyeonbokgung palace in Seoul |
Our decision to move to Seoul was not an impulsive one. When he appeared for the interview, it was just a seedling of a thought that was in the back of minds. Just a possibility; When he was invited to Seoul to check out the company, his primary job description, schools for the kids and the house for living in, the thought got deep rooted. When he actually visited the place, he was basically in love with the job description, attracted by the respect and sincerity of the Koreans, amazed by the hustle and bustle of the city. He was now thoroughly convinced himself, and started watering the thought of moving to Korea to me.
Me, i convince myself. It was wonderful to know that he loved the job, but I was not easily moving from the cushy, settled life in Bangalore to a place where i would be totally helpless, jobless and restless! Rid of my job, my pretty home with a wonderful garden, my kids' education in one of the top schools in the country, my wonderful family and neighbors, the maid service, the "get on your car in front steps of your home and get off where you want to go" privileges- That needed something really big.
Korea was never in my must-visit places before i die! I did not know anything about Korea. I didnt know anybody who lives in Korea. So, i browsed for Seoul. Living in Seoul, life in Seoul, apartments in Seoul, Food in Seoul, visiting Seoul, Internationals Schools in Seoul. I wanted to know how much the grocery cost in Seoul, I wanted to know how big the apartments were, I wanted to know about health care, climate, clothes, cost of living, and even maid service in Seoul. I wanted to know if it was even worth considering moving to Seoul!
These are the five big ticket items that were bugging me. When, i researched and got over it, things became pretty clear.We checked off everything and decided to move to Seoul. We spent about a month doing the pre-preparations for the move (you just cant wave a wand and be done with it, you know, we had toil and boil twice over before we were ready) Between the packing and shipping our home in Bangalore and receiving and settling in Seoul, there was one month of language confusion, perplexing situations, baffling food stuff, gestured articulations. But we endured.
Well, here we are, enjoying Seoul and her bounty, Seoulites and their warmth, gadgets and goodies, yet not having to lose our Indian-ness :)
If you are moving to South Korea, you may want to check out these pages too:
Me, i convince myself. It was wonderful to know that he loved the job, but I was not easily moving from the cushy, settled life in Bangalore to a place where i would be totally helpless, jobless and restless! Rid of my job, my pretty home with a wonderful garden, my kids' education in one of the top schools in the country, my wonderful family and neighbors, the maid service, the "get on your car in front steps of your home and get off where you want to go" privileges- That needed something really big.
Korea was never in my must-visit places before i die! I did not know anything about Korea. I didnt know anybody who lives in Korea. So, i browsed for Seoul. Living in Seoul, life in Seoul, apartments in Seoul, Food in Seoul, visiting Seoul, Internationals Schools in Seoul. I wanted to know how much the grocery cost in Seoul, I wanted to know how big the apartments were, I wanted to know about health care, climate, clothes, cost of living, and even maid service in Seoul. I wanted to know if it was even worth considering moving to Seoul!
These are the five big ticket items that were bugging me. When, i researched and got over it, things became pretty clear.We checked off everything and decided to move to Seoul. We spent about a month doing the pre-preparations for the move (you just cant wave a wand and be done with it, you know, we had toil and boil twice over before we were ready) Between the packing and shipping our home in Bangalore and receiving and settling in Seoul, there was one month of language confusion, perplexing situations, baffling food stuff, gestured articulations. But we endured.
Well, here we are, enjoying Seoul and her bounty, Seoulites and their warmth, gadgets and goodies, yet not having to lose our Indian-ness :)
If you are moving to South Korea, you may want to check out these pages too:
- N Seoul Tower
- Waste, garbage and recycling
- Holidays/Festivals: Buddha's Birthday
- Childrens' Grand Park, Seoul
- Seonyudo Island
- Cricket in Seoul
- Buying appliances in Seoul
- Everland park in Seoul
Glad to read about your experience. I was in Kiheung for 4 years and have lots of good friends over there.
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