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susy
Joined: 08 Oct 2005
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 Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 3:34 am Post subject: has anyone ever `run away`? |
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Third time lucky off to korea this week, however this time I have my E2 visa BEFORE i go. bit scared as last time (actually twice) i have gone on a tourist visa and run away from the school before i signed any contract.
Am i the only one who has done this. honestly i had good cause. one director kept coming to my apart and loooking in the windows. another shouted at me so loudly in class in front of the kids ( she did it with all the teachers) i would go home deaf- also i was advised to disapear before i got stuck she was a mean old wart hog. The school also had a terrible reputation i found out afterwards abd no agency would deal with her.
Anyway with the help of another foreign teacher, i escaped after dark. the next day she was fuming i was told, but I did what i had to.
From what i gather, the school who provides the Sponsership of the E2 visa basically owns you for a year, Thank goodness I didn`t get my E2 visa before i went last time.
This time I have delt directly with the director rather than going through an agency and she seems fine. I also spoke with the foreign teacher already there and I was pretty convinced this school was better. |
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Freezer Burn
Joined: 11 Apr 2005
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:05 am Post subject: |
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Just remember they own your visa NOT you, if you are ever in a position where you feel like you are being treated unfairly or abused you can leave anytime you want to, never stay in a job where you treated badly.
Lots of people run.
Good luck with your new job  |
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BigBlackEquus
Joined: 05 Jul 2005
Location: Lotte controls Asia with bad chocolate!
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:32 am Post subject: |
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Welcome back, and good luck this time around.
Where are you from? |
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susy
Joined: 08 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 8:45 am Post subject: |
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hey thanks for the encouragement both
Im from UK, going to Ulsan this time, anyone in or know about ulsan by any chance?.  |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 8:47 am Post subject: |
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| susy wrote: |
| Im from UK, going to Ulsan this time, anyone in or know about ulsan by any chance?. |
"Ulsan"? Never heard of it. Are you sure it's in South Korea? |
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susy
Joined: 08 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 8:48 am Post subject: |
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ya near Busan...bit higher up |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 8:51 am Post subject: |
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Nahh, I'm pretty sure you've been hired by the Norks.
But hey, better luck this time around!  |
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susy
Joined: 08 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 8:52 am Post subject: |
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as long as i get paid i dont mind  |
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RachaelRoo
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Location: Anywhere but Ulsan!
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 8:54 am Post subject: |
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| JongnoGuru wrote: |
| susy wrote: |
| Im from UK, going to Ulsan this time, anyone in or know about ulsan by any chance?. |
"Ulsan"? Never heard of it. Are you sure it's in South Korea? |
I'm in Ulsan. PM me if you have any questions and I'll see what I can do. |
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susy
Joined: 08 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:35 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks rachel, How do u like it there?. are there many foreigners/english speakers or are they few and far between |
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RachaelRoo
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Location: Anywhere but Ulsan!
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:50 am Post subject: |
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| susy wrote: |
| Thanks rachel, How do u like it there?. are there many foreigners/english speakers or are they few and far between |
Ulsan's alright, I've just been here for two months. There are some other foreigners, but they can be rare, depneding on what district you live in. You'll be able to meet others and make friends, though. I still get stared at and pointed at absolutely everywhere I go, which doesn't happen when I go to Busan (a 45min, $2 bus ride away). The city is dense though so it's convenient. Where in Ulsan are you going to be? |
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susy
Joined: 08 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 10:06 am Post subject: |
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yes i found that even in busan, im going to dongku, I wondered if sometime someone would mind meeting up and showing me around a bit? 
Im not really bothered about being with lots of foreigners but knowing someone down there would help |
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YoungLi
Joined: 06 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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| JongnoGuru wrote: |
| susy wrote: |
| Im from UK, going to Ulsan this time, anyone in or know about ulsan by any chance?. |
"Ulsan"? Never heard of it. Are you sure it's in South Korea? |
You've never heard of Ulsan???? Have you ever heard of Hyundai, you know the car manufacture and ship builder? "The city [Ulsan] forms the heart of the country's industrial area called Ulsan Industrial District - the multinational Hyundai corporation has its base here." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulsan
What exactly do you mean by "the Norks?" What are you talking about? |
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fidel
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Location: North Shore NZ
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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| YoungLi wrote: |
| JongnoGuru wrote: |
| susy wrote: |
| Im from UK, going to Ulsan this time, anyone in or know about ulsan by any chance?. |
"Ulsan"? Never heard of it. Are you sure it's in South Korea? |
You've never heard of Ulsan???? Have you ever heard of Hyundai, you know the car manufacture and ship builder? "The city [Ulsan] forms the heart of the country's industrial area called Ulsan Industrial District - the multinational Hyundai corporation has its base here." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulsan
What exactly do you mean by "the Norks?" What are you talking about? |
Hahahahahahahahahaha, ahhhh some people are just so...
Thanks for the chuckle YoungLi!  |
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Freezer Burn
Joined: 11 Apr 2005
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| She\he's a winner |
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