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Hi I'm Sean, now teaching south of Seoul
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Sean02



Joined: 19 Jan 2008

PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:23 pm    Post subject: Hi I'm Sean, now teaching south of Seoul Reply with quote

Hello, I'm at the nice Hongsung school doing English for 17 year olds, a couple of hours south of Seoul. Been here over a week now and as far as I know I'm the only caucasian in town: I expected as much and I'm fine with it as I have a vast amount of desk work of my own to do, but I can also be available for meeting up on weekends if you're not too far away. I'm 38 and into travel, philosophy, cultural theory, Hinduism, art music, conspiracies, beer, interesting women etc. More anon...
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Adventurer



Joined: 28 Jan 2006

PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Hi I'm Sean, now teaching south of Seoul Reply with quote

Sean02 wrote:
Hello, I'm at the nice Hongsung school doing English for 17 year olds, a couple of hours south of Seoul. Been here over a week now and as far as I know I'm the only caucasian in town: I expected as much and I'm fine with it as I have a vast amount of desk work of my own to do, but I can also be available for meeting up on weekends if you're not too far away. I'm 38 and into travel, philosophy, cultural theory, Hinduism, art music, conspiracies, beer, interesting women etc. More anon...



I think the above is interesting enough except for the conspiracies, though I believe some conspiracies are true. Why? There are some ESL teachers here (at least you hear the stories) who think the CIA or FBI is after them or something as if they are something special like that guy Mel Gibson played in this movie whose name eludes me. Philosophy can be interesting, Hinduism's yoga and Bhagavad gita can have interesting quotes and words that influenced Zen Buddhism, I don't drink much beer, but like imports, and beer drinking is very big among the expats here.



Where are you teaching south of Seoul? Cheonan? Suwon? Gunpo?


Good luck, man!
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Dome Vans
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sean, to my mind there is at least 30 native teachers in Hongseong (both PS and Hagwon) I take it that you're probably teaching at the Boys High School? It's surprising that a city of only 35 000 people that you don't bump into foreigners more often. Most of the Hagwon teachers live up in the new part of the city.
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Cracker006



Joined: 11 Feb 2008

PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Hi I'm Sean, now teaching south of Seoul Reply with quote

Quote:
Mel Gibson played in this movie whose name eludes me.


Conspiracy Theory.
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Sean02



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi adventurer, well you can have a good read on the internet on the 9/11/oil conspiracies stuff, and though the Apollo moon landings fake is a bit much the Martian buildings are really quite interesting.

Hello Dome Vans, yes I'm at the boys school, but I don't think I've seen another European face while I've been here. They've fixed me up in a place towards the centre of the town also: however I haven't been here long and I haven't really tried the bars yet (I understand there's one called Rangers not far from the school).
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waltjocketty



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sean02 wrote:
Hi adventurer, well you can have a good read on the internet on the 9/11/oil conspiracies stuff, and though the Apollo moon landings fake is a bit much the Martian buildings are really quite interesting.
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hardy har har.
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loose_ends



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:56 am    Post subject: Re: Hi I'm Sean, now teaching south of Seoul Reply with quote

Sean02 wrote:
Hello, I'm at the nice Hongsung school doing English for 17 year olds, a couple of hours south of Seoul. Been here over a week now and as far as I know I'm the only caucasian in town: I expected as much and I'm fine with it as I have a vast amount of desk work of my own to do, but I can also be available for meeting up on weekends if you're not too far away. I'm 38 and into travel, philosophy, cultural theory, Hinduism, art music, conspiracies, beer, interesting women etc. More anon...


(bolding mine)

9-11 was an inside job.
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Darkness



Joined: 12 Oct 2006

PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you also like long walks along the beach, and quiet time by the fireside?
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nicholas_chiasson



Joined: 14 Jun 2007
Location: Samcheok

PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Daveseslcafe-korean impersonals. We really do hate you, it isn't just business.
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esetters21



Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:23 am    Post subject: Re: Hi I'm Sean, now teaching south of Seoul Reply with quote

Sean02 wrote:
Hello, I'm at the nice Hongsung school doing English for 17 year olds, a couple of hours south of Seoul. Been here over a week now and as far as I know I'm the only caucasian in town: I expected as much and I'm fine with it as I have a vast amount of desk work of my own to do, but I can also be available for meeting up on weekends if you're not too far away. I'm 38 and into travel, philosophy, cultural theory, Hinduism, art music, conspiracies, beer, interesting women etc. More anon...


Laughing Maybe you should post on KFF or something. That is too much information about yourself for this site.
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Mi Yum mi



Joined: 28 Jan 2008

PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

KFF? Korean fuk finder?
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Sean02



Joined: 19 Jan 2008

PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes the internet, often claiming to bring people together, just increases anonymity and alienation- it's basically evil.

Indeed though, 9/11 was just an excuse to create US control over the last of the world's oil. By the time it runs out and prices are prohibitive, everyone will see the wider picture- but won't much care.
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Pligganease



Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: The deep south...

PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sean02 wrote:
Indeed though, 9/11 was just an excuse to create US control over the last of the world's oil. By the time it runs out and prices are prohibitive, everyone will see the wider picture- but won't much care.


Maybe the people in your town are avoiding you on purpose. Wink
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Darkness



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ya seriously I'd avoid you like the plague....
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waltjocketty



Joined: 09 Oct 2006

PostPosted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sean02 wrote:

Indeed though, 9/11 was just an excuse to create US control over the last of the world's oil. By the time it runs out and prices are prohibitive, everyone will see the wider picture- but won't much care.


thanks for figuring it all out for us. you're clearly on the inside.
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