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princess · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: soul of Asia

Would you ever go on one of these things? I can see the potential for fights and all kinds of nosey questions and trouble. I especially find it funny how married people go on these things and leave their spouses behind.

oskinny1 · Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Location: Right behind you!

Went on one and had a great time. Why would there be fighting? Why is it strange to go on a work trip without a spouse? Don't millions of business people do it all the time?

princess · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: soul of Asia

Yeah, but doesn't everyone sleep in one big room? Plus, there would be the nosey questions about people's status and what not, I would think. I know I would not like it if my boyfriend or husband slept in the same room as other women, even if it is innocent with men on one side, women on another...it's just well, weird. Myabe I'm crazy and jealous, but that's just me. Plus, people HAVE to go on business trips and they get their own room....people don't HAVE to go on a school retreat, much less everyone sleeping in one big room would not go over well with me.

winterfall · Joined: 21 May 2009

I've gone on a couple and go on most my school's field trips. They're not bad and it was pretty fun. Don't let co-teaching drama cloud your views. Once you get to know the teachers on a more personal level, they're actually pretty entertaining

jonpurdy · Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Location: Ulsan

일박이일, one night two days. Pretty much the most fun you'll have with fellow teachers. Basically consist of the student being babysat by other people while you get sloshed with your teachers. Six or so of each gender sleep in the same room on the floor, which is very comfortable when everyone is totally inebriated.

Highly recommended Smile

Illysook · Joined: 30 Jun 2008

The GEPIK retreat is Monday through Wednesday this coming week. I hope to meet some people and gain some knowlege of what is expected of me. Some lesson planning ideas would be nice as well. It will be held at a conference center and sleeping arrangements are 2 people per dorm room, each with his or her own bed.

Seoulio · Joined: 02 Jan 2010

I'd never go on one of these, and my school can't force me too either.

Theyve got me for 8 hours a day, that's it

oskinny1 · Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Location: Right behind you!

Princess, for the most part I think the teachers sleep in segregated rooms. I am pretty sure 99% of the adjumma don't want to be sharing a room with drunk adjosshi, and to be honest, neither would I. I slept (passed out) outside under a table and it was perfect. No burping spiders for me!

Mr. Pink · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: China

How is it princess you have been in Korea so long and still come up with such nonsense? Seriously, I would love to know if you are for real or just a persona that needs a laugh every now and then.

Men do not share a room with female teachers...so there is no need for you to worry about inappropriate contact. Teachers are professionals, no? So if you were sharing a room with some female teachers, what would really happen besides not getting to use the shower when you wanted?

I've been on quite a few retreats and the worst that has happened was a teacher getting drunk and taking my "bed" - I slept somewhere else...no problem.

wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

Horangi Munshin · Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Location: Busan

I went on one of these when I was first in Korea. It was the teachers and manager of the school. Out in the middle of nowhere, hike to a waterfall, back for speeches and drinking, singing with a spoon in a soju bottle. Up for ramyeon.

Tried to sleep in the big room (mixed) but one teacher was snoring so loudly. I held his nose but he wouldn't stop. I slept out in the hall and there was gossip because one of the KTs came out to talk to me and gave me her number, brilliant!

I wouldn't go on one now though. I'm there for 8 hours like Seoulio said.

wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

Are you worried about this?

GEPIK Plus Orientation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E3XdDtH6PE

Looks like a week of Korean cultural classes and not much else. Nothing to fear.

princess · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: soul of Asia

NYC_Gal · Joined: 08 Dec 2009

LOL

I'd tell them that my fiance doesn't allow me to sleep in a mixed room. Laughing

Then I'd head to a local jimjilbang and enjoy a sauna, scrub, and snooze in the female-only area.

oskinny1 · Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Location: Right behind you!

It is not that big of a deal. You have never slept on a bus or an airplane that had members of the opposite sex on them? It's not like there is going to be some big orgy with pubes flying everywhere. The worst anyone would have to put up with is farting and other bodily noises.