Hello we are very sorry that it has been awhile since we have posted anything but pictures here and there. As we mentioned before, we have moved from South Korea to Pennsylvania. Considering our past experiences of moving from one place to another, we thought that this would have been a breeze.
WRONG!
We experienced some massive culture shocks, mainly the fact that we no longer have convenient access to public transportation. We knew that we were spoiled being overseas, and we appreciated it. WE REALLY APPRECIATE it more now and can’t wait to move back!!!
One of the first things Gabe asked me when we got here was why we weren’t taking a taxi home after dropping off our vehicle for maintenance checks. Lol. I asked him,” Son, do you see any taxis anywhere? In fact how many taxis have you seen since we got here?”
You might be saying,”But it has been about 7 months since you moved there!?!?!?” To which I can only tell you I am sorry but life happened. Before we left South Korea we tried to plan ahead and find a place to live, preferably close to a nice school, and to David’s job. The problem with this is that what you see on the internet about information here is very limited. There were some schools and places we considered but the number one thing people kept telling us when we got here was, “DON’T LIVE NEAR TOBYHANNA!!!”
We arrived in Pennsylvania on May 19th, 2018 and on the 21st till about the middle of June we were house hunting like crazy. Buy, rent whatever, as long as it was in a good area that met our criteria. We had to settle for good schools vs. distance to David’s job in the end and wound up renting an apartment. This was because houses are crazy expensive around our area, whether you buy one or rent one. If you look at the houses for rent they want 1st, last, 1 months deposit upfront. God forbid you have pets like we do. The ones we contacted wanted anywhere from $2-400 deposit for each plus a monthly payment of about $100+ each. In the end we would have to come up with about $10,000 just to rent a place!!
There were just a bunch of things we were dealing with, plus family events & issues. In the upcoming weeks I will be adding new posts to our blog that will talk about:
- Eastern PA and the surrounding areas
- How getting a drivers license/registering your vehicle here is a nightmare!
- Things to do with kids
- 2 Hour Guided Battlefield Horseback Tour (Gettysburg)
- Lackawana Mine Tour
- Fishing/Hiking with the kids
- etc.
Let us know what you think. If you any questions about something that pertain to any of these, please let us know.
