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Yu_Bum_suk

Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:25 pm Post subject: 8 November sight-seeing trip for Kangsangnam-do teachers? |
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Has any else heard about this? Apparently I'm one of 130 foreign teachers the province wants to take on a sight-seeing trip on a school day. Why? Why am I being pulled out of work to do this? What do they think we are, tourists?
I think I might just take my first ever sick day at my current job. |
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pkang0202

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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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My city is taking all the native teachers on an all expenses paid trip to Jeju-do that weekend.
I hope you enjoy your sightseeing tour.
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nomad-ish

Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Location: On the bottom of the food chain
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: 8 November sight-seeing trip for Kangsangnam-do teachers |
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Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
Has any else heard about this? Apparently I'm one of 130 foreign teachers the province wants to take on a sight-seeing trip on a school day. Why? Why am I being pulled out of work to do this? |
and that's a problem..? the only trips i'm invited on are on my weekend and the kids come too  |
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Yu_Bum_suk

Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:08 pm Post subject: Re: 8 November sight-seeing trip for Kangsangnam-do teachers |
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nomad-ish wrote: |
Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
Has any else heard about this? Apparently I'm one of 130 foreign teachers the province wants to take on a sight-seeing trip on a school day. Why? Why am I being pulled out of work to do this? |
and that's a problem..? the only trips i'm invited on are on my weekend and the kids come too  |
I have no problem going along on trips with my school or with my school's teachers and have done so many times. In fact we had an outing yesterday to celebrate the end of exams and I'm going along on a trip with my middle schoolers on Friday.
What I do have a problem with is a 'Hey Waegook, Wecome to Korea!' trip. Koreans put on crap sight-seeing tours in any event, but the last thing I want to do is go on one with 125 waegooks, mostly newbies, I don't even know. I've done plenty of sight-seeing around Korea with both foreign and Korean friends and I don't need to be hauled out of work to do this kind of shit. I'm sure the main priority is silly photo-shoots, too. |
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Colorado
Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Location: Public School with too much time on my hands.
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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I'll be there, reminding myself that it's almost like a day off and trying to make the best of it. |
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Yu_Bum_suk

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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:07 am Post subject: |
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Colorado wrote: |
I'll be there, reminding myself that it's almost like a day off and trying to make the best of it. |
What information did they give you? Do you think they'll be taking attendence? On Thursdays I have a class that's usually pretty lame at 9.20 and then two pretty good ones at 11.20 and 3.00pm. I'm thinking about showing up in Changwon, going through whatever sort of registration process they're doing, and then disappearing and taking the bus back home in time for my 11.20 class. |
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cruisemonkey

Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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Yu_Bum_suk,
Did they tell you where we're going?
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Yu_Bum_suk

Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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cruisemonkey wrote: |
Yu_Bum_suk,
Did they tell you where we're going?
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There are several stops, one of which is Tongyeong. |
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khyber
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Compunction Junction
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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I've done that kinda trip every time I went on a trip with a school (hagwon or public school) but I went with my coworkers (all korean).
Is the problem then, essentially that you don't want to make those trips with other foreigners or the reaction it would get? |
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boyne11

Joined: 08 Jul 2007
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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Koreans will think "a bus load of pedo's."  |
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cruisemonkey

Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
cruisemonkey wrote: |
Yu_Bum_suk,
Did they tell you where we're going?
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There are several stops, one of which is Tongyeong. |
LOL... yeah, I know.
What time are you supposed to meet in Changwon? It sounds like a long day. |
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Colorado
Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Location: Public School with too much time on my hands.
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
Colorado wrote: |
I'll be there, reminding myself that it's almost like a day off and trying to make the best of it. |
What information did they give you? Do you think they'll be taking attendence? On Thursdays I have a class that's usually pretty lame at 9.20 and then two pretty good ones at 11.20 and 3.00pm. I'm thinking about showing up in Changwon, going through whatever sort of registration process they're doing, and then disappearing and taking the bus back home in time for my 11.20 class. |
I've no idea if they'll be taking attendence, but it would be hard for them to fault you for sneaking back to teach your classes. Your VP should be proud.
If they ask, I'll say I just saw you a few minutes ago. "He's around here someplace."
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Colorado
Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Location: Public School with too much time on my hands.
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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cruisemonkey wrote: |
Yu_Bum_suk,
Did they tell you where we're going?
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They told me "Turtle ship" and "island." |
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nomad-ish

Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Location: On the bottom of the food chain
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: 8 November sight-seeing trip for Kangsangnam-do teachers |
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Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
I'm sure the main priority is silly photo-shoots, too. |
good point! enjoy  |
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Yu_Bum_suk

Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:25 am Post subject: |
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khyber wrote: |
Is the problem then, essentially that you don't want to make those trips with other foreigners or the reaction it would get? |
Yes and yes. |
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