As many of you know, my school doesn't have the funding to keep me due to my pay increase and therefore I must find a different school. Well over the weekend I had an interview at a university in Gwangju. Thing is, Gwangju is 5 hours away (in the South West of Korea) from my current location. There was no way I was going to waste 10 hours on three different buses. So I decided to fork over the extra cash for a faster trip to Gwangju. I took the train!
Instead of 5 hours via bus and 3 different transfers. I took a bus to Seoul and then took the KTX to Gwangju. Only about 3 hours total. On the way there I had a normal seat on the train. It was kind of nice. Made the 4 hour bus trip into an hour and half train ride, where I could move around and actually use the restroom when I needed. Not bad at all. Coming home was interesting though. When I got to the Gwangju KTX station to buy my ticket back to Seoul only one ticket was left for the time I needed to leave, and it was first class. So, I bucked up and took the ticket because I wanted to be home. First class was a little nicer than normal, with bigger seats and free snacks/drinks. Was it worth the extra 20,000 won, probably not but yes because I got home, so priorities.
Now, this was my first time riding the KTX. Most of you know that I praise the public transportation here in Korea and the KTX is no different. I only wish it would go to more places but for now it is really nice. If only America would have such wonderful and reliable public transportation.
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