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philipjames
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:57 pm Post subject: Volunteer / charity work in Korea? |
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| How does one go about volunteering to do charity work in Korea? |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| i'm already overworked and underpaid. i'm not about to actually VOLUNTEER to give this country anything else for free. they must look after their own, not expect waegooks to undertake their own social obligations for them... |
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Butterfly
Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: Kuwait
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Butterfly
Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: Kuwait
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 12:10 am Post subject: |
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| rapier wrote: |
| i'm already overworked and underpaid. i'm not about to actually VOLUNTEER to give this country anything else for free. they must look after their own, not expect waegooks to undertake their own social obligations for them... |
Well if you consider that the reason you are here, is that you are believed have great value as a native speaker teacher of the English language, and privleged, middle class, well-off people pay for their children to enjoy your services. You have here the opportunity to give that valued commodity to some in this society who could not otherwise dream of affording it and some are those who have nobody, nobody in this world, I believe there is charity dedicated to teaching the children of poverty stricken immigrant workers if you're that determined not to help any Koreans whether they are orphaned or not.
There is an unimaginably sad and desperate underbelly to this country.
This is a misplaced thread and should be in the Q&A section, where the op could have just got a straight answer for his/her straight question, but even though misplaced, I never would have imagined even for a moment of a moment that there would be a response like this one. Jesus Christ. |
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FierceInvalid
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 1:28 am Post subject: |
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| Be careful. Volunteering is a good idea, but I remember reading on here once that it is illegal (I'm not 100% that this is true, but I'd check it out if I were you) - the idea is that it counts as work above and beyond your visa and you could get in shtoom for it. Stupid, I know, but be aware of the risk if it really is dodgy. |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 1:32 am Post subject: |
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| rapier wrote: |
| i'm already overworked and underpaid. i'm not about to actually VOLUNTEER to give this country anything else for free. they must look after their own, not expect waegooks to undertake their own social obligations for them... |
Anyways, if I ever do a round 3 in Korea, I'm totally rocking the volunteer boat. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 3:49 am Post subject: |
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| FierceInvalid wrote: |
| Be careful. Volunteering is a good idea, but I remember reading on here once that it is illegal (I'm not 100% that this is true, but I'd check it out if I were you) - the idea is that it counts as work above and beyond your visa and you could get in shtoom for it. Stupid, I know, but be aware of the risk if it really is dodgy. |
You could get it added to your ARC as a second workplace, but I have not yet found an employer who would agree to this. I have known people who did not get their contracts renewed because of their illegal volunteer work. |
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tomato
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: I get so little foreign language experience, I must be in Koreatown, Los Angeles.
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Hello, Philip James!
I have done volunteer work in orphanages which I contacted through the Website which Butterfly recommended.
Working in orphanages does not have to involve teaching English. You are limited only by your imagination. I want to practice Korean, so when I lived in Hongseong, I expressed a willingness to teach anything but English. I told the orphanage director that I had musical skills. So they bought a few soprano recorders and set up a recorder class for me.
At first it was frustrating. It was all I could do to keep the kids still and quiet while I beat a free measure. After a while, though, my patience paid off very generously.
I had to move, so I found another orphanage here in Cheongju. This time, I offered to teach Korean sign language--which I am in the process of learning myself. Each week, I plan a new lesson, check my lesson for accuracy at the local ����� ��ȸ on Thursday morning, and visit the orphanage on Sunday afternoon. The kids are such quick learners it's just incredible. |
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