Hello everyone.
Ive been thinking for a long time now about going to south korea teaching, and a good few friends of mine from uni are over teaching in Daegu and Dajeoin already. Ive already been in contact with a good recruitment agency and Im tempted to look for a job where my friends are, but im really out for a bit of an adventure :) Just wondering has anyone good ideas as where the i could get a good mix of a korean exerience along with plenty of other western English teachers so i dont land into a complete culture shock :)
Thanks for the advice everyone :)
Mike
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Lol, I sang it in HK and China a few times! I really enjoy it, but it takes different strokes I guess :P I know a lot of foreigners here hate it, but I still think they are all misery guts.
Lol, I love it! It is so much fun! They are more than a little obsessed over here! Also, it is worth noting that a lot of Koreans can actually sing... although I did hear the first terrible singer (other than me) I'd ever heard over here as I was going to a DVD Bang (or DVD room) with a friend and walked past one, it was the middle of the day though, and given that it is the end of exam week for the students over here, and we were in a student area, it is possible he'd been going since the previous evening, so I'll make allowances!
Lol, you can do both of those in Cheongju (okay, enough preaching). Kareoke is called Nore Bang (literally singing room) over here (Kareoke is the Japanese word) and it is great fun! They even have coin Nore Bang, which is like a photo booth that you put money in and you can sing with maybe 3 other friends (it's a bit of a squeeze) to your hearts content in an arcade till the money runs out! In terms of normal Nore Bang places, you will get a set amount of time, but they often comp you more to keep you buying beer if they aren't busy!
Hi! I haven't been to South Korea before, but I recently applied for the EPIK program and picked Seoul as my 1st choice. I think because I'd like to live somewhere a bit lively and my friends told me some great things you can do there. I hope to do some bungee jumping and maybe the odd karaoke! :P
They've sort of cracked down on prositution a lot out here recently. There are still areas, and if you are looking for them, they aren't hard to find, but I don't think you'll see quite that number any more
Noooooo! Not Seoul! Actually, I'm going there today. It just isn't for me (way, way too big city for me, and I like cities!). Anyways, hope wherever you end up you have a great time!
hey thanks a million robets for the help, talking to a few people and seoul seem to be the way to go, And if i end up in Busan Steve ill def let you know if i see any ship graveyards :)
Oh I don't know about that. Yeah Busan DEFINATELY isn't in the country, sorry if my post misled you there. But quite honeslty its SO easy to get round Korea. From north to South its maximum 4 hours on a train, so you'll be able to see your friends wherever you end up with no problem whatsoever!
Busan is nice, but given that it is the second biggest city in Korea, I'd hardly call it countryside, even with the Ocean next door! And the problem with Busan is that it is a little bit of an effort to get to anywhere else from it. It is so far from Seoul and Daejon (where the friends are). It is a really nice city though!
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I teach in Seoul and absolutely love it!! To be honest, I'm not sure about other areas but here there is a load of foreigners and absolutely no chance whatsoever of missing your favorite pasta dishes or taco's. However, if its more of the country life you're after then head elsewhere. Busan is a lovely spot in Korea, its got mountains, the ocean and the city!
Hey thanks a million for the info Mahalath, it’s great to get a bit of info on the ground, just to get a feel for what’s out there. As an Irishman it’s great to hear there’s plenty of bars and a church in Cheongiu :) :) and thanks a million for the offer on a good recruiter, i might ask you for it some time, I have been in contact with a recruiter and they mentioned a few locations to me so I’m trying to weigh up all up all my options at the moment and make the best choice. :)
Oh, and there is a fairly large foreign community, that are easy to meet in the bars etc, and the recruiter I used usually takes you out for a drink and dinner the first night you are here so you can start meeting people and stuff.
Hi! I'm in Cheongju, and I really like it! It is smaller than Daejon, but right next door, so very easy to go and visit. It is counted by the Koreans as "practically countryside", but it is a city of some 600,000 people, so it isn't small. There is a home plus which you can hit up for most of the creature comforts you might be craving (although for some things you will need to take a trip to Daejon) and there are about 5 or 6 western bars in one of the areas of the city. Everything is within cycling distance, and a lot of people do cycle. The only bad thing I would say is that it isn't a particularly touristy city. There are plenty of mountains nearby if you want some of that, but there aren't really too many great sites to see, and there is no beach. However, if you want somewhere central, good transport links and near friends, I would recommend it (also, if you have trouble finding a job, I can put you in touch with a good recruiter, and there is a great English church here if you are that way inclined at all).
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