My walk to school is about 20 minutes and what I figure to be about a mile away. The above images are a selection from my walk to school. In the top image is the street I live on. That monstrous building in the distance is a Samsung Electronics building. It is huge, I don't know what they make there, but it is bigger than you can imagine it to be. The two very tall towers are half of what is known as Metapolis, the center piece of Dongtan, home too a very large mall equipped with a movie theater and ice skating rink.  My school is located on the 6th floor of a 9 story building and I have my own classroom, As you can see below it is small, but my largest class is only 12 students, so it is all we need. Makes for a much better student to teacher ratio, and I doubt I could handle more students, because with the 100 students that I see in a week, it keeps me busy to say the least. Working 10 hour days usually. Today for instance, I arrived at 1230 and left at 1030. Just a brief addition, I will try to write again as I find time, post questions in the comments and I will try and answer specifics. More to come of course...

Dongtan sits just under an hour south of Seoul. A city of about 400,000 people. With many high rises, stores, bars and most anything you could need. I work about a mile from my apartment. I live on the third and top floor of a small building.
My apartment is small, but simple it is beginning to feel like home. The door does not have a key, but a key pad. I have a washing machine, but hang all my clothes to dry. A small grocery store two blocks away sells me most of what I need, but a much larger store called Home Plus similar to a Target or Walmart about a 10 minutes away has all other needs. Some points of note about the apartment. I have heated floors, which is very nice indeed, but is the way in which the entire apartment is heated. When I want to use the stove, their is a central knob to turn the gas on and off and then use the stove. You are advised to turn it off when not using the stove. The bathroom is equipped with a bidet, which keeps you clean to say the least. The shower is only half separated from the rest of the bathroom, so it is near impossible to not soak your bathroom floor when you shower, not sure why this is, but it seems to be the norm for small apartments like this.