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What are your goals while in Korea?
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Bryan



Joined: 29 Oct 2007
PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:17 pm    Post subject: What are your goals while in Korea? Reply with quote
I thought we could use a thread that might be productive and inspirational, so I'd like to ask the question, what are your goals that you want to achieve while here in Korea?

For example, a person might say:
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I plan to be in Korea two years. I wish to...

Pay off my student loans
Save $10,000
Learn intermediate level Korean
Lose 25lbs



What are your goals? I'd be happy to hear, as long as they're serious posts.
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DoubleRS



Joined: 13 Oct 2008
PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:21 pm    Post subject: Goals Reply with quote
In one year's time I want to...

Be more compassionate
Exercise and/or meditate daily
Read tons of classic novels
Learn beginning Korean
Raise my alcohol tolerance
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sojourner1



Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Save money
Travel around to see other countries during my PAID vacations
Get fit by working out over 1 hour a day in a new state of the art gym
Get my weight down to 80 kilograms
Ride out the perfect storm of a bad economic cycle
Stay employed
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Straphanger



Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea
PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I want a full set of 10, 50, 100, 500 won coins.
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Janny



Joined: 02 Jul 2008
Location: all over the place
PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
My goals in Korea:
-run away from my marriage / having kids
-run away from a drug addiction
-make money for little work
-maintain a life on the fringe of society
-accept very few responsibilities
-enjoy my job with children who are not yet jaded

A little too honest maybe...but it's Sunday afternoon and I'm drinking beer and looking at fall foliage. An honest moment is alright.
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numazawa



Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Location: The Concrete Barnyard
PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Janny wrote:
My goals in Korea:
-run away from my marriage / having kids
-run away from a drug addiction
-make money for little work
-maintain a life on the fringe of society
-accept very few responsibilities
-enjoy my job with children who are not yet jaded

A little too honest maybe...but it's Sunday afternoon and I'm drinking beer and looking at fall foliage. An honest moment is alright.


Hey! It's fall already. Switch to wine -- you'll be glad you did! Very Happy
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pidgin



Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pay off properties in Thailand for investment/retirement.

Become self-employed.

Finance children's education (WITHOUT) them taking out loans.

Just enjoy....and "be."
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Css



Joined: 27 Sep 2004
Location: South of the river
PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
2 chicks at the same time man
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MrRogers



Joined: 29 Jun 2008
PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
seriously

goal:

GET OUT from day one
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call_the_shots



Joined: 10 Oct 2008
PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Straphanger wrote:
I want a full set of 10, 50, 100, 500 won coins.


I once had a student who brought to class his collection of old 1 and 5 won coins. I wonder how hard it is to find those nowadays.
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call_the_shots



Joined: 10 Oct 2008
PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Janny wrote:

-make money for little work
-maintain a life on the fringe of society
-accept very few responsibilities
-enjoy my job with children who are not yet jaded



I think you speak for everybody on these points. Very Happy
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Draz



Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote