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eventually
Joined: 30 Nov 2011
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 Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:38 pm Post subject: seoul-bound: march '12 |
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hello!
i'm on my way to seoul. accepted a job, and all that good stuff. who here lives in seoul currently? i'd love to meet my future "neighbors."  |
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imagicaxx
Joined: 19 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| i'll also be heading to seoul around that time (arrive late february, start beginning of march). what area will you be living in? |
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greene
Joined: 11 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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welcome newbs
announcing you're coming to "seoul" (one of the largest cities in the world) and asking who your neighbors are going to be is akin to moving to mexico city or new york and asking the same question
you're going to need to know what "gu" you are in... and better yet, what "dong" you are in
your neighbors will be those who live in the same dong
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secondly, march is a long way out in esl time. a lot of teachers only stay for a year, and 1/4 of those will be gone by march |
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eventually
Joined: 30 Nov 2011
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| Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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hello!
see, i don't see a difference...maybe because i'm from a small town. if i were moving to new york or mexico city, i'd be asking the same question. i mean, i don't mean neighbor literally.
i will be living in seoul jamsil. |
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Cacille
Joined: 05 Oct 2011
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| Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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I'm coming to Korea, but I won't be near Seoul. I'm going very rural, about 100 miles west of Busan and 80 miles south of Dajeon/Daegu.
Yep, I'm in it for the rural bonus (public school). |
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weso1
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Cacille wrote: |
I'm coming to Korea, but I won't be near Seoul. I'm going very rural, about 100 miles west of Busan and 80 miles south of Dajeon/Daegu.
Yep, I'm in it for the rural bonus (public school). |
First year in country and you go rural PS?... suicidal. |
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nero
Joined: 11 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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| weso1 wrote: |
| Cacille wrote: |
I'm coming to Korea, but I won't be near Seoul. I'm going very rural, about 100 miles west of Busan and 80 miles south of Dajeon/Daegu.
Yep, I'm in it for the rural bonus (public school). |
First year in country and you go rural PS?... suicidal. |
Ha, that's exactly what I thought, too. For what - an extra hundred bucks a month?
However, to be fair, some people really dig it. Good luck to ya! |
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weso1
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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| nero wrote: |
| weso1 wrote: |
| Cacille wrote: |
I'm coming to Korea, but I won't be near Seoul. I'm going very rural, about 100 miles west of Busan and 80 miles south of Dajeon/Daegu.
Yep, I'm in it for the rural bonus (public school). |
First year in country and you go rural PS?... suicidal. |
Ha, that's exactly what I thought, too. For what - an extra hundred bucks a month?
However, to be fair, some people really dig it. Good luck to ya! |
Man, I've been in Korea 5 years and I couldn't go rural.
Every little thing you do is going to be everyone's business because you'll likely be the only foreigner for a 100 miles. Everything you buy at the store and anything you do outside of your house is going to spread like wildfire. Good luck getting a date. Any girl that gets seen with you is going to hear about it from 15 different people the next day. God forbid some old adjoshi sees you walking to your apartment together.
I grew up in a small town State-side. I know what it's like for everybody to know what everybody is doing all the time. I hated it. I prefer to be a bit more anonymous. |
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Tigerstyleone
Joined: 01 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 4:15 am Post subject: |
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| awesome ! You should start a blog. It would be so original and interesting to follow an English teacher in Korea. Maybe the first of its kind. |
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thebektionary
Joined: 11 May 2011
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:22 am Post subject: |
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| Tigerstyleone wrote: |
| awesome ! You should start a blog. It would be so original and interesting to follow an English teacher in Korea. Maybe the first of its kind. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:29 am Post subject: |
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| nero wrote: |
| weso1 wrote: |
| Cacille wrote: |
I'm coming to Korea, but I won't be near Seoul. I'm going very rural, about 100 miles west of Busan and 80 miles south of Dajeon/Daegu.
Yep, I'm in it for the rural bonus (public school). |
First year in country and you go rural PS?... suicidal. |
Ha, that's exactly what I thought, too. For what - an extra hundred bucks a month? |
It shocks me what some people will do here for the most minor of benefits. |
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jaykay624
Joined: 15 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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hello!
see, i don't see a difference...maybe because i'm from a small town. if i were moving to new york or mexico city, i'd be asking the same question. i mean, i don't mean neighbor literally.
i will be living in seoul jamsil. |
Eventually, i hope we can talk. I am taking a job in Jamsil in March 2012 as well. I would like to chat with you and compare. Does that work for you? |
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jaykay624
Joined: 15 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:09 pm Post subject: March 2012 Jamsil |
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| Hopefully you and other find this post. I know only 1 other person coming to Jamsil as well. What's your schools name, they call mine "Kings College" its a sister school of a group called ARIS. Songpa-Gu, Jamsil Dong |
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cfile2
Joined: 28 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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hello!
see, i don't see a difference...maybe because i'm from a small town. if i were moving to new york or mexico city, i'd be asking the same question. i mean, i don't mean neighbor literally.
i will be living in seoul jamsil. |
Just a heads-up to you, Jamsil is a great area and everything. There's Olympic Park, relatively close to the Han, you've got Lotte World and the Big Lotte department store. Pretty centralized location.
However, it is one of the most expensive areas of Seoul. You might want to keep that in mind when you consider how much money you bring over here to set yourself up.
I doubt the 300,000 W settlement cash they give you (if that is part of your contract) is going to cover it.
But I think you'll enjoy living there! |
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jaykay624
Joined: 15 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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sadly i have my contract right here by my side and there is no Won advance for utilities from my Jamsil Hagwon. I will be provided with a furnished apartment or 400,000 won if i choose to pursue a place on my own dime.
EXpensive or not, its an adventure, money can be wired if it becomes a problem! I hope lol Thank you however, id love advice, as i'm sure mr./mrs. eventually will . |
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