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dimitri25
Joined: 19 Nov 2005
Location: S. Korea
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 Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:37 am Post subject: Well, the newbie has arrived!!!! |
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| Well, i just want to say to all of you that are scared of what to expect from Korea --- Don't Be!!! I have had an overall very pleasant beginning to my arrival in Korea. Thank you very much Morning Calm Recruiting! They were excellent in ensuring that I arrived without any problems. My school is excellent and everything in the contract was indeed honored---(well, i won't say everything is perfect until I receive my first paycheck). Well so far, so good. I even got a fancy welcome dinner on my first day of teaching. Well, i'm still yet to explore Daejeon. Got this weekend to do that> have a nice day! |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:48 am Post subject: |
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Have fun!
Don't forget your address.  |
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Metsuke
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:52 am Post subject: |
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Welcome... enjoy the adventure!  |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:53 am Post subject: |
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welcome to the jungle. A piece of advice this weekend. If you see some strange white stuff falling from the sky this weekend don't be alarmed its called snow. I know you don't see that stuff in Houston.
Whats strange is the locals will act like they have never seen it before and will drive like lunatics in it |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:15 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to Taejon. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
If you drop in to Santa Claus (downstairs from the Lotteria in Koong-dong) say 'hi'. The owner has a VERY nice collection of albums. (Yes, albums...those old-fashioned round, flat, black things that make music.)
If you head down that same street toward the university, there is a good dak-kal-bi (chicken, cabbage, rice goo and hot sauce stuff) place on the same side of the street. Mrs. Yoo is friendly and likes foreigners. Her son lives in LA. The name is "Choon-chang dak-gal-bi" but you probably can't read that yet. It's on a corner about 300 meters down the street. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Welcome to the honeymoon period, newbie! |
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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Yes Dimitri...welcome.
Remember your words today and compare them with your feelings 3 months from now and again in 6 months time. It is interesting how peoples perception evolves   |
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mole
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Act III
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome. You seem chipper and optimistic.
Just don't go postal when you realize you've landed on another planet.
Did you bring the taco seasoning? I'm almost out. |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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Yes Dimitri...welcome.
Remember your words today and compare them with your feelings 3 months from now and again in 6 months time. It is interesting how peoples perception evolves |
Are you still here Grotto? I thought you left a while ago. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome! I just got here myself, and let me say every day in Korea is like a new adventure. I don't think I'll EVER miss Western food -- there's just so many different Korean ones, I'll probably never get to eat the same thing twice! 
And the people!! Koreans have been great, really making me feel at home.
Anyway, too cool! Dimitri, I say we both come back here to this website and swap some of those radical Korea experiences that I just KNOW are waiting for us down the road, yeah?!!
"Dimitri & Guru's Most Excellent NEWBIE Adventure"!!!
Dude!  |
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mole
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Act III
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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"Dimitri & Guru's Most Excellent NEWBIE Adventure"!!!
Dude! |
Purely golden. Wanna see how it unfolds. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 6:01 am Post subject: |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Grotto wrote: |
Yes Dimitri...welcome.
Remember your words today and compare them with your feelings 3 months from now and again in 6 months time. It is interesting how peoples perception evolves |
So very true!
3 Days: wow, this country is so fascinating, and the job looks OK.
3 Months: well, I don't think I'll be renewing my contract here, but life in Korea is all right.
6 Months: (exactly 6 months and one day) you can take my resignation letter and shove it up your ass, wongjongnim babosaki misogynist racist f*ckwit. But I still love this ridiculous country! |
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