Repatriate Me!

I still prefer the winter weather in Seoul to pretty much anywhere in Canada but here’s a major reason why Ottawa is better than Winnipeg.

The past few days my wife has become more vocal about her dislike of moving to Ottawa. At first I thought it was just because the city was smaller than Seoul, but she’s been doing some research online and reading some Korean blogs about Ottawa and... read on

I’m in Ottawa right now on my scouting trip in preparation for my move back to Canada next summer. When deciding where to stay in Ottawa this trip my priorities were on budget – I wanted the cheapest place I could get as long as it is clean. The... read on

Yesterday was a good day for me. I had a relaxing start to the day which involved packing my stuff up and getting out of the hole that was the University of Ottawa dorm rooms. I have a blog post in draft about it, but haven’t decided if I should... read on

Today I had a meeting with a real estate agent that was recommended to me by a friend in Korea who purchased a house with this agent. The agent was really very helpful and informative. I talked with him for about two hours and really learned a lot... read on

After thirteen hours and four movies I landed in Toronto last night. Getting through immigration and picking up my bag went really smoothly as did finding the shuttle to my hotel. Turns out that my hotel was in the middle of nowhere – it’s at the... read on

In just over one week I’ll be getting on a plane and flying to Ottawa. I’ve still got a couple of emails to send off – been procrastinating on a few things. In any case I think I really only need about two to two and a half days to get everything... read on

One thing that I’m really looking forward to when I’m in Ottawa this July is buying a Drobo available at Carbon Computing There are only a few retail locations available and one of them is in Ottawa which is really convenient for me since they... read on

In three and a half weeks I’ll be in Ottawa. Am so behind on planning exactly what I’m going to do when I’m there. In part due to teaching and exams but in greater part because my business, CreateSean has really taken off this spring beyond my... read on

Hat tip to my friend Doug via Facebook for the link on this one. Ottawa-Gatineau most livable community in Canada, says MoneySense magazine This definitely makes me feel good about my choice to live in a city I’ve never been too. Only 2 months until... read on