Thursday, December 30, 2010

The Big Apple: Preparing to Move to South Korea

Well we are back from our trip to NYC. We needed to go to the Korean consulate to go through a brief interview and then wait for our work visas.  We used the opportunity to visit our favorite city and do some touristing.


We checked out the Statue of Liberty, rode the subway around, took an NYC taxi, ate at local coffee shops, and took in the shops on 5th avenue and Madison avenue.
Snowed Under


We had visited NYC last year and it snowed three feet over night while we were there. This year it snowed three feet before we got there and it seemed like our travel plans would be all messed up because of the weather. We were hearing all kinds of different stories about how the city was pretty much shut down because of the snow. We had already scheduled our interview at the consulate and really didn't want to put it off any longer. It didn't end up being that bad for traveling to and from the city, but walking around was made a bit difficult with mounds of snow everywhere and puddles of icy slush everywhere.
Battery Park

Authentic NYC police tape




Lady Liberty


Our interview and visa process went smoothly. Our interview was short and sweet. He basically just asked us why we wanted to teach and live in Korea and a few other small talk questions.  We found it interesting that when we came into the Korean official's office, he only shook my hand and didn't offer his hand to Nikki. Before we went in we were wondering if we should bow or shake hands or what, ultimately just figuring we'd do whatever our interviewer did. I think we will have to just get used to some different ideas and customs for our move.
Korean Consulate 460 Park Avenue
The Train


A View from Central Park

NYC diner

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