Matt, one of Andrew's best friends since his Tri-City days, and his wife Andrea moved to South Korea in October. Originally, they had planned to move and begin work at the end of August, like we had, but Korea jerked them about a bit, so that didn't happen, and they ended up missing Judy by a month. That was sad, but they arrived just in time for Andrew because he was starting to have a bit too much alone time. Had it been wintertime, it probably would have been a lot like The Shining: "All Korean and no English makes Andrew a dull boy..." No, it wasn't that bad, but he was very glad to have someone in Korean again that he's really close with.
One of the scary/terrible things about coming to work in Korea, is that you really don't have much of a say as to where you go. We were hoping they'd be placed at schools in Seoul, but since they missed the major hiring period, they were kind of at the mercy of the system and available positions. Thankfully, they were placed in Gwangju-Si, a suburb of Seoul. Door to door, they are about 2 hours away from Andrew's via subways and bus, which isn't too bad. It's a little farther than we'd hoped, but their still close enough to meet regularly and for Andrew to basically fulfill the role of Korean host mom and tour guide!
Finally!
To follow their adventures, and get a fresh, un-jaded account of Korea, check out their blog @ http://worldwalkabout.wordpress.com/
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