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traveler007
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 Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:14 pm Post subject: Anyone leave the United States for Korea, because the United |
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| Anyone leave the United States for Korea, because the United States is borrrrrrriiing (boring)? Although, I always liked returning to the U.S. after spending time abroad. |
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curiousaboutkorea
Joined: 21 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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MANDRL
Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| absolutely not |
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muffintop
Joined: 29 Dec 2008
Location: SK
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| Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:09 pm Post subject: Boring would not be the reason |
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One can be bored anywhere...take a look here in K-land at all the posts..
Never to leaving the USA for boredom's sake. |
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traveler007
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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I just noticed, we all need an Avatar.  |
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curiousaboutkorea
Joined: 21 Jan 2009
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| Yipee, I only need 6 more posts to qualify for an avatar. Well, 5 if you count this one! |
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Trip
Joined: 28 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:15 am Post subject: |
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50 states in a huge country with such diverse geography and cultures?
If you get bored in the USA, you will get bored a lot more in Korea. |
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Robot_Teacher
Joined: 18 Feb 2009
Location: Robotting Around the World
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 2:36 am Post subject: |
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| Trip wrote: |
50 states in a huge country with such diverse geography and cultures?
If you get bored in the USA, you will get bored a lot more in Korea. |
I 2nd that, but for some people, Korea turns out to be a more interesting time when you can actually do things with discretionary income and weekends off. I guess the other foreign teachers where I'm at are traveling a lot on weekends and staying busy as I don't hear much from them or they're just staying to themselves. I assume if they're bored, they're going to try to talk with others. Not sure who's bored and who's got it going on nor do I go around complaining of my boredom as I don't even know who most of them are.
I always thought of the USA as extremely interesting, because it offers such a diversity of activities, services, large natural areas, plenty of outdoor sports, all the different foods, and a diverse population of people to possibly be friends with, but you gotta have time off and decent money on your side to enjoy. You're probably bored at home from being confined and excluded over not having adequate finances or adequate time off. Even small cities have a lot going for them in comparison to a small Korean city or eup, but the job market at home offers little for quite some time. How can you get away or go home for the weekends if you're lacking finances, a car, or don't even have the weekend off? How can you be happy enough to socialize and get involved in clubs and activities if you're sad about finances? I'd love to live there again, but only with a good paying job and about 1 month a year off as well as being able to afford a car without living paycheck to paycheck. Considering high school science teaching, but cautious of where to go as it's vastly different everywhere you go. You could still travel Asia or anywhere else if you have a decent paying job offering some time off, especially if you're single with no kids.
By teaching in Korea, you're just staying in the one same place 11 months out of the year like you would in a job home. You may find yourself more bored on account of not having many social, entertainment, and shopping options if not in the capital city Seoul. I went small town and I'm getting bored.
In Korea, you may get bored silly and maybe just wanna drink beer online if you're already bored at home or you might meet up with others and share interests you have in common whatever those may be. I'll admit, I'm getting really bored and kinda depressed over isolation and realize there is no one to befriend, but my co-teachers and that's only for work relationships; not personal. I'm not included in anything. Don't go small town unless you want to be all alone, no friends, and no outside of work activities apart of going to a gym, walking, and computer at home. Consider what you want to get out of this experience. If cultural experiences and many activities, go city such as Seoul. If a loner, saving money, and cooking for yourself are good enough, then small town is OK. |
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Thunndarr
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:20 am Post subject: |
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| Trip wrote: |
50 states in a huge country with such diverse geography and cultures?
If you get bored in the USA, you will get bored a lot more in Korea. |
Well, to experience that diversity on a daily basis you pretty much have to live in a larger city, and that is prohibitively expensive. The expat community in Seoul is pretty diverse, and Seoul, despite the fact that certain things are outrageously expensive here, is still quite an affordable city for the average English teacher. |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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I didn't leave for that reason, but it's one of the reasons why I stay in Korea.
When I go back to the USA on vacation, I love to see the family, but I'm ready to come home after about 2 weeks. |
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Trip
Joined: 28 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:57 am Post subject: |
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| Trip wrote: |
50 states in a huge country with such diverse geography and cultures?
If you get bored in the USA, you will get bored a lot more in Korea. |
Well, to experience that diversity on a daily basis you pretty much have to live in a larger city, and that is prohibitively expensive. The expat community in Seoul is pretty diverse, and Seoul, despite the fact that certain things are outrageously expensive here, is still quite an affordable city for the average English teacher. |
True, as are Robot Teacher's remarks.
I assumed people living in the USA were making an effort to travel to new places or at least get involved in activities that are not easily available in S. Korea due to culture or language. |
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traveler007
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
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"I didn't leave for that reason, but it's one of the reasons why I stay in Korea.
When I go back to the USA on vacation, I love to see the family, but I'm ready to come home after about 2 weeks."
Wow, cool to see that you call Korea your home.  |
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traveler007
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
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| Robot Teacher, excellent reply. I think Seoul would be the place for me, but would enjoy excursions to the country villages a lot. |
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DrOctagon
Joined: 11 Jun 2008
Location: Chicago
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| Robot, where do you live? Are there no foreigner bars or hangouts in your area? There are quite a decent number of Westerners where I live but most of them are couples. I spend a lot of time alone but I rarely ever get bored. You just have to learn how to entertain yourself. Luckily, I brought my Xbox 360 and I'm connected to Xbox live. That keeps me occupied if I'm not at work, working out, surfing the internet, reading, playing ukulele or guitar, or hanging out with friends. I'm also able to chat and play games with friends back home with the live connection. If video games aren't your thing then there are many other hobbies you can take up. But, by what you've written it seems like you have less interaction with Westerners than I do, so I can see how you can get bored... |
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