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Plume D'ella Plumeria · Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Location: The Lost Horizon

I wasn't on the JET program, but I did live and work in Japan for a number of years before coming to Korea, via a few other countries along the way. I had some pretty cushy jobs in Japan, including one where I taught eight hours a week and got full salary. In addition, since I was teaching "Business English" at a few companies, I was often wined and dined by my students. It was quite the life.

Fast forward to a few years later, when I found myself in Korea. To be honest, I hated it. Absolutely hated it. I kept comparing it shiny clean Japan and my life of relative idleness over there.

Fast forwrd a few more years later and I am back in Korea, via a few more countries, the last one being where I was worked like a slave and received insulting wages. I put up with it because it was in a country where I had wanted to live. Coming from that however, I found Korea to be a more more agreeable place and much more to my liking.

Point being, it depends on where you're coming from, what your experience has been and what your expectations are. It's no Japan, for sure, but all-in-all, it's not a bad place at all. Just don't be comparing it with JET...whole different kettle of fish.

jar · Joined: 21 Apr 2005 Location: Belfast

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

1-9 is a bit long.. 8 hours everyday. i guess you'd have A LOT of breaks in there I hope.

The good thing is that most of Seoul is open 24 hours.. (except for the subway).. so you could technically still explore regardless of your hours.

Either do your exploring of the nightlife or night markets after work.. or get up when the sun rises and go do things.

margaret · Joined: 14 Oct 2003

I just saw one job on Dave's job ads a few days ago, but I think it may have been a Kid's Club and then I read another thread with someone saying bad things about Kid's Club or maybe even that school. Anyway you might want to check it out but don't blame me if it's a bad job! Razz

Margaret

Bozo Yoroshiku · Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 1:24 am Post subject:

agraham · Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Location: Daegu, Korea

I have class from 4-9 or 4-10. I'm usually at school 2-10.
I like it. Most days I go to the gym and work out, then hit the mogyoktang (hottub/sauna/plunge pool/showers) for an hour. Once a week I do language exchange with a K-teacher.
As long as I have appointments to keep with a workout buddy, language exchange partner or something, that keeps me from falling into the staying up watching TV / sleeping in trap.
When I'm soaking in the hottub or munching a donut and learing Korean at 1:00 in the afternoon I feel like I'm living the life of the idle rich.
The only thing I wish I could change would be to get off at 8 or 9 instead of 10 on Fridays. By the time I get downtown to meet my friends a lot of the fun has already been had.