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FredDaSked · Joined: 17 Jun 2009 Location: Within You, Without You

"Welcome to Yongin!"

"Um, okay. So where is everyone?"

I just started a new job at an elementary school near Jukjeon station, last regular stop on the orange line. The JOB is great--5 minutes from apartment door to classroom door and a doable, definitely counter-hagwon schedule, plenty of time for stuff. And the LOCATION is desirable--shows how nature can be incorporated into municipal planning rather than exchanged for it.

But how can a location that boasts proximity to Everland be so comparatively untrafficked?

Despite the fact that Shinsegae Dept Store (Guinness Book of World Records, you know) is here, with an attached E-Mart, the surrounding 5-mile radius can rate pretty sleepy of a weekday morning. Makes me feel like the whole location was grown in support of Everland. Haven't been to Everland with my wife and daughter yet, but all (highway) signs point that way.

Why didn't they just name it Everland Special City or something?

Really, though, we couldn't ask for quieter surroundings. We could, however, ask for a few stoplights at crossings. Haven't the city fathers planning got that far yet? I'm not complaining about a thing, though--I'm noting, however the teensity (can that be a word, please?) of the apartment). I think the whole gig will work out very well, and is a fa-a-a-a-r-r-r cry from the hagwon I just bailed on after 5 months.

I just thought it was interesting about the relative quiescence of this city. How new is it, really? I knew of Everland in 2003, when I was last in Korea, alone and on my own.

Last thing to say is that my wife is looking for other mothers in the area to get together, make friends, klatsch, etc., with on a soon-and-very-soon basis. Also, I'm looking to play soccer with a group not primarily concerned with skill level and meet up with any kind of group or individual who is into long-distance running. Anyone can PM me here. Thanks.

I know it's a lot for one post. Sorry. Just thought of it all along the way.

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

My biggest complaint about traveling through Yongin: 2 stoplights on busy streets by the river don't work. They haven't in at least 2 years. It's a game of chance, patience, and bravery getting through that crap on a motorcycle.

Gnawbert · Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Location: The Internet

Ori & Migeum are a bit more happening than Jukjeon.

I lived there last year and worked in Jukjeon (@ the Welton School) but we never really stayed around Jukjeon itself other than to go to Shinsagae, Emart, or break our bones while rollerblading at the X-park near Sheden/Emart.

Snake Doctor · Joined: 14 Jul 2009

wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

Does the Seoul subway system go through Yongin?

itaewonguy · Joined: 25 Mar 2003

Illysook · Joined: 30 Jun 2008

There's a Mommy and Me class on Friday mornings, here:

http://www.mosaickorea.com/

Landros · Joined: 19 Oct 2007

I live in jukjeon. there are a few soccer teams around. you are very close to the suwon lads and I'll be playing at respia all next week. how bad are you?

juck jeon is just new. things will pick up.

FredDaSked · Joined: 17 Jun 2009 Location: Within You, Without You

Illysook · Joined: 30 Jun 2008

Stop in the Mosaic Cafe on Wednesday nights before the worship service and you will meet some other families. There are lots of cute kids running around, both Korean and Western and if you stay for the service, they have movies and activities for the kids in this big conference room with a glass wall that faces the rest of the room so that you can see what is going on. I would appreciate it if I were a parent.