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Thiuda
Joined: 14 Mar 2006
Location: Religion ist f�r Sklaven geschaffen, f�r Wesen ohne Geist.
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| themagicbean wrote: |
| I know * about golf. There is a soccer club at about 7 am on Saturdays, if you can handle that early when The Pub closes at 4. There are lots of basketball courts around Tattoo Stadium. |
I love playing football. I tried to get a team together for ages, but to no avail. Can I play?
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| I am leaving Korea. |
Where are you going? When? |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Thiuda wrote: |
| Where are you going? When? |
I was offered two very nice positions back in the States: one in Penn. and on in another state. I took the other. I'll be leaving here in June of this year. Despite my gripes with this country, I have loved it here and it has afforded me the opportunites that I have been given. I'll miss it dearly.
Let's get the fams. together for a nice dinner. Maybe with RM for drinks or dinner or something? I'll call you later.
P.S. I'll give you the specifics over the phone or in person. Not on here. |
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Thiuda
Joined: 14 Mar 2006
Location: Religion ist f�r Sklaven geschaffen, f�r Wesen ohne Geist.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| cubanlord wrote: |
| Thiuda wrote: |
| Where are you going? When? |
I was offered two very nice positions back in the States: one in Penn. and on in another state. I took the other. I'll be leaving here in June of this year. Despite my gripes with this country, I have loved it here and it has afforded me the opportunites that I have been given. I'll miss it dearly.
Let's get the fams. together for a nice dinner. Maybe with RM for drinks or dinner or something? I'll call you later.
P.S. I'll give you the specifics over the phone or in person. Not on here. |
We've had our disagreements, but I've always enjoyed working with you. Congrats on what I hope is a great position. Too bad that you're leaving, Korea needs dedicated teachers like yourself! Despite what I wrote in the Glass Ceiling thread, I do think that the Korean education system is stacked against E2s and this, unfortunately, leads to some of the best teachers leaving.
Dinner & Drinks sounds great. My phone number is same as always; look forward to hearing from you. |
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mmstyle
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: wherever
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| Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| cubanlord wrote: |
| Thiuda wrote: |
| Where are you going? When? |
I was offered two very nice positions back in the States: one in Penn. and on in another state. I took the other. I'll be leaving here in June of this year. Despite my gripes with this country, I have loved it here and it has afforded me the opportunites that I have been given. I'll miss it dearly.
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Good luck back home, CL, to both of you. Based on your location notation, I thought you were headed to Japan.  |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:19 am Post subject: |
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| mmstyle wrote: |
| cubanlord wrote: |
| Thiuda wrote: |
| Where are you going? When? |
I was offered two very nice positions back in the States: one in Penn. and on in another state. I took the other. I'll be leaving here in June of this year. Despite my gripes with this country, I have loved it here and it has afforded me the opportunites that I have been given. I'll miss it dearly.
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Good luck back home, CL, to both of you. Based on your location notation, I thought you were headed to Japan. |
Thanks, and best to you and yours. Yeah, I decide to make things a bit more vague on here. |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Pretty rural; but close enough to Jeonju that you can get into the city on the weekend. Public schools in rural areas can be more laid back. In cities, they can be more strict with working conditions and overbearing co-teachers. Night life is worse in the country, while working is easy. City life is the opposite. You make the pick. |
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chellovek
Joined: 29 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Weigookin74 wrote: |
| Pretty rural; but close enough to Jeonju that you can get into the city on the weekend. Public schools in rural areas can be more laid back. In cities, they can be more strict with working conditions and overbearing co-teachers. Night life is worse in the country, while working is easy. City life is the opposite. You make the pick. |
Wanju you're talking about rather? |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Weigookin74 wrote: |
| Pretty rural; but close enough to Jeonju that you can get into the city on the weekend. Public schools in rural areas can be more laid back. In cities, they can be more strict with working conditions and overbearing co-teachers. Night life is worse in the country, while working is easy. City life is the opposite. You make the pick. |
Wanju you're talking about rather? |
No, we are talking about Wonju.
I hope you weren't trying to be an ass. Everywhere on the net that is credible to any extent has Wonju, not Wanju as the name. Shoot, even google does and it corrects you:
http://www.google.com/search?q=wanju%2C+south+korea&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGLL_en
I really hope you are talking about another city or something different, because if you weren't, then you really just made yourself look like the biggest ass on Earth.
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Where is the "A" sound that you speak of in the name above?  |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| chellovek wrote: |
| Weigookin74 wrote: |
| Pretty rural; but close enough to Jeonju that you can get into the city on the weekend. Public schools in rural areas can be more laid back. In cities, they can be more strict with working conditions and overbearing co-teachers. Night life is worse in the country, while working is easy. City life is the opposite. You make the pick. |
Wanju you're talking about rather? |
Oops! My mistake. Seems too many places here have similiar names that are pronounced almost the same. I can never remember the spellings.
I remember my first year a girl told me on the net that she lived in Gwangju and wanted to meet me. I said: "Sure; come on up." I told her it was a short commute, as I lived in a country town at the time. I found out there is more than one Gwangju in Korea and that she travelled far to meet me. I had to really apologize to her for that. In other words she wasn't from Gwangju Jeollanamdo, she was from one somewhere near Seoul. Odd naming system they have here. Complete lack of originality. Really confusing at times. Lucklily, there is only one Seoul and Busan. (Or, at least I hope so.) Ha ha. |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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Hmm, first I hear of this Wonju. It's the biggest city in Kangwondo. You learn something new everyday.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonju
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanju
"Wanju County (Wanju-gun) is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. This county should not be confused with Wonju, in Gangwon-do."
Guess the ariticle is right. Ha ha... |
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Shamrockman
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| The info i've received so far from this post has been so informative and led to lots of avenues of knowledge. I will be in wonju in about ten days and I just want to know where the popular meeting places for like-minded folk are. The PUB I know about and look forward to that but what other hang-outs should I look forward to guys? |
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mysterious700
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
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| Wonju is cool for Gangwon-do. Still kind of small, but liveable. |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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OP, welcome to Wonju. I am one of the long-term residents here. If you are looking for bars where foreigners hang out, there are a few quite popular ones:
U2 - military filled with 18 year olds trying to show who is the biggest 'man'.
Beer Plus - very popular for the mellow, laid-back people (around 30s crowd)
Onam Pub - The best and most popular place for a lot of university instructors as well as hogwon people (like beer plus).
That's about it for all i know. I'm not a drinker and I don't have a need to go out much looking for new friends. Perhaps another veteran can weigh in here.
Me. |
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Shamrockman
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Thanks for that. Its just good to know a couple of watering holes. Im all about music, sport and the outdoor life really. I imagine there are plenty of coffee houses. Are bicycles or a scooter fairly cheap? Is it true you don't need a licence for 50cc or less? Surely insurance? Thanks for all the info it helps this greenhorn immensely. |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 2:57 am Post subject: |
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| Shamrockman wrote: |
| Thanks for that. Its just good to know a couple of watering holes. Im all about music, sport and the outdoor life really. I imagine there are plenty of coffee houses. Are bicycles or a scooter fairly cheap? Is it true you don't need a licence for 50cc or less? Surely insurance? Thanks for all the info it helps this greenhorn immensely. |
Hi,
There are a bazillion wonderful coffee houses to choose from in Wonju. Also, 50cc scooters are relatively cheap here, around 500 bones. This is the last year a person can drive a 50cc scooter without registering it or without having insurance for it. The law changes in 2001. |
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