Korean Job Discussion Forums

bondjimbond · Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Location: Seoul

A friend of mine just lost her shot at a very sweet 9-5 contract near Itaewon because her school couldn't send her transcripts on time, and is now debating whether to accept a contract near Seoul National University. She asked me for advice, but I've not been here long and don't know that much about Seoul. Can anyone help?

Kimchieluver · Joined: 02 Mar 2005

Uhmmm seeing a contract would be nice. Post it in the job discussion forum. Also, there will be plenty of foreigners there,

bondjimbond · Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Location: Seoul

wings · Joined: 09 Nov 2006

I lived about a 5 minute walk from the Seoul National University subway station for a few months, it was a pretty good area to live and I saw a lot of other foreigners around, you also have a chance to meet a lot of Koreans as there are plenty of young student types around. It isn't ideal if your goal is to hang out in Itaewon all the time, but not far from Gangnam and is a good area to live in amenity-wise.

Drew345 · Joined: 24 May 2005

I used to live near SNU. The area has pluses and minuses.
On the plus side, the mountain air is cleaner than downtown and walks in the forest are really nice.
The downside is that it is about a 40 or 45 minute trip back to downtown.
The real problem isn't the subway ride, it is the bus ride from the campus to get to the subway. In the mornings the queue for the bus ip is about 100 m long. And in the evening the buses down are all full and sweaty. I think to work on campus, one would need to find a way to beat that bus system. Live nearby, park a scooter at the bottom, or work off-peak hours.
Lots of friendly Koreans, teachers and students, on the campus. Choice for foreign friends might be limited, but it is a good chance to enjoy some quiet time.

Chris Kwon · Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Location: North Korea

Isn't there a lot of love motels in that area?

NicRenee · Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Seoul

pugwall · Joined: 22 Oct 2006

Good area I think. I lived their last year and liked it. Quiter a few foreigners and a jazz bar there were the owner has loads of good jazz CD's and is a real Jazz buff. Department store next to the station and lots of good Chinese restauranst near Bongcheon stn just walking distance. Only about 25 mins from Hongdae.