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shawner88
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 2:39 pm Post subject: What is the smallest city you've taught in? |
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What is the smallest city you've taught in?
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Geoje-do, an island 1 hour south of Busan, population a few hundred thousand. Foreign population of teachers, about 6-10.
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weatherman
Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: Korea
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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I was stuck out in a small village of about 5000 when I was with EPIK. My dorm room was the size of a closet and they told me it was great living!!! |
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Harpeau
Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Location: Coquitlam, BC
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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Way out in Kyangbyeong (a whistle stop on the trainline near Nonsan) in '97. Only about 40,000 people - give or take. My buddy and I were the freakshow. We stopped traffic because we were white. A little 5 year old girl in the hogwan automatically assumed that all Canadians were left-handed, because my partner in crime and I were both southpaws- go figure!
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lawyertood
Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul, Incheon and the World--working undercover for the MOJ
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2003 1:48 am Post subject: Hee Haw salutes: |
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Namji-ri, Namji-eup population 1,000 Koreans, 1 foreigner---SALUTE!
1996--my first job down in Kyeongsang namdo....they told me 10,000 people (I think it was a decimal point problem) , but the town only had one high rise apartment, and three main roads that intersected in the "downtown" area. Perhaps they were counting all of the people in the countryside and on the highway during Chuseok??? |
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captain kirk
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2003 8:23 am Post subject: |
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a village of three thousand in the south, by the yellow sea, about an hour and a half north of kwangju. there was one other school in the village,and so one other foreign teacher. the nearest city was half an hour away called youngwang, pop. 20,000. it was really pleasant. people/posters often wonder why korea is named 'land of the morning calm' and/or comment ironically on this. i lived on top of the school in a pretty nice single accomodation and walked out my door onto the open roof and a morning view of the little valley beside the mountain and it was 'the land of the morning calm'. rooster crowing, the stillness of the little valley. so still. with the timeless farming village ways/tradition, peacefully still. |
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howie2424
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2003 8:55 am Post subject: |
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my towns pretty puny, less than 40,000 I'd guess, snuggled right up against the North Korean border. I'm told there are 4 other foreigners here but I've only ever seen one; big fat guy, and he spent our only meeting talking endlessly about how he can't wait to get back to Taiwan and murder the guy he was working for there. I'm convinced he's actually Hank Scorpio. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2003 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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Baba, Provencia Los Rios, Ecuador. pop. 2000, give or take a few dozen. But of course you probably meant What the smallest city you've taught in [in Korea]. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 4:46 am Post subject: |
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Bulsajo wrote: |
Baba, Provencia Los Rios, Ecuador. pop. 2000, give or take a few dozen. But of course you probably meant What the smallest city you've taught in [in Korea]. |
How'd you like Ecuador? I was in Quito for a month.. and visited a few other places.. Cuenca, Atacames, etc..
Smallest town for me is JinJu, Korea.. for a summercamp.. |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 4:48 am Post subject: |
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Dangjin (It was Tangjin then). one main street through town, 2 other foreigners at another hagwon |
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yodanole
Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Location: La Florida
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 5:21 am Post subject: |
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Chinju or Masan. Not sure which is smaller. |
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SweetBear
Joined: 18 May 2003
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 6:15 am Post subject: |
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How the heck do you guys cope with the isolation? I live in a town of 250,000, about 20 weygook, not far from Seoul and the lonleiness is too much sometimes ! |
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SweetBear
Joined: 18 May 2003
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 6:28 am Post subject: |
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Shawner, LOVE your website !
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panthermodern
Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Location: Taxronto
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 7:22 am Post subject: |
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Yeon Mue Dea , South Korea.
Population; unknow (3 double lane streets, my guess 2 000)
Western Teachers (including self on arrival) : 1
Western Teacher upon departure (including self on depature) : 2
Nearest town: Nonsan 20 km to the north.
Village main source of income: Support of Korean Military Base
Students: illegally shopped out to local elementary, middle and high schools plus outlying towns as far in as Nosan proper.
Harpeau can verrify the facts.
I win. |
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inexhile
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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SweetBear wrote: |
How the heck do you guys cope with the isolation? I live in a town of 250,000, about 20 weygook, not far from Seoul and the lonleiness is too much sometimes ! |
Soju.......Duh |
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harryh
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: south of Seoul
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2003 7:12 am Post subject: Re: What is the smallest city you've taught in? |
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shawner88 wrote: |
What is the smallest city you've taught in?
Me:
Geoje-do, an island 1 hour south of Busan, population a few hundred thousand. Foreign population of teachers, about 6-10.
http://korealife.blogspot.com |
I'm currently working in Jangpyung, Geoje-do. Not much happening here. Just soju drinking. |
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