I have a job offer teaching English in Suwon, about 20 miles from Seoul. It's a good setup, but my only concern is the location. It sounds like a great place in its own right (1 million people), but I kind of wanted to be close the urban madness of Seoul.
How long does it take to get to Seoul from Suwon by subway or train?
What are the major differences between living in Suwon versus some other suburb of Seoul (jobs in Seoul proper seem hard to find)? What's better, what's worse? For example, if I want to run with a group in Seoul, is it do-able to come in from Suwon?
Coming from North America, of course, I'm wary of living in the suburb of a major city, though this seems different.