Preparing For the Move: Part 1 of (probably a lot).

안녕하세요!

Less than two weeks to go now. The waiting period has been somewhat of an up and down experience. Up until now it's been random, sporadic, and temporary bouts of momentary glee, excitement, anxiousness, and determination all at once. Now that I've reached the 2 week mark it's constant emotion. You know what? I'm actually really enjoying it.

I've discovered over the years that I ride the wave of panic pretty well. So I'm functioning in this situation with surprising efficiency. When there are hundreds of things to get done and not a lot of time to do them in, when different people want different things all at once, when I'm facing a herd of emotions I'm not entirely used to experiencing... yeah, that's my adrenaline rush. For someone like me who's a little on the reserved side (believe it or not) new places and new people are my equivalent of bungee jumping, throw in a new language and it's sky diving, people!

Anyway

I've found some great resources for life in Busan (look to your right). There's no surprise that the majority of information on expat living in Korea, especially from expat blogs, is centered around Seoul. Seoul is the largest metropolitan city in the country. Busan is the second largest but between the two we're talking a population difference of millions. Seoul has more than 3x the population of Busan. Yikes!

I did manage to find a great website called Global Busan. The site was developed in an attempt to make settling in Busan easier for foreigners. City tours, mentor programs, and language tutoring are all part of the cities move for assisting foreigners in their adjusting to life in Korea.

As the time to make the big move approaches, I find that I'm really looking forward to getting to know Busan.

Less than two weeks to go.

Is it still too early to start packing?