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Dianne · Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Location: Korea

Hello all; what do you all have to say about teaching on Jeju Island and has anyone been to the city of Seogwipo? Any schools there? FYI I am 44 and prefer the peaceful and green side of things. I would love any comments or info on this anyone. Thanks much. Dianne

schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

VanIslander · Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 6:17 am Post subject:

PM petlover

She's in the Seoul area now but she used to teach in Seogwipo, and could give you the in's and out's.

pest2 · Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada

Harpeau · Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Location: Coquitlam, BC

I've visited Jeju do twice. I really like Sogwipo. A few things to remember~ it's a bit isolated in the winter. Hard to get around without a car. Very touristy. It would be our next choice if we were outside of Seoul, I would imagine. If you like nature, you'll love it!

chinook · Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Location: canada

i went on a weekend break once, it was lovely. i would second that it is a bit isolated without a car.

celticjay · Joined: 27 Aug 2005

I lived in Jeju-City for 10 months and it was really good, especially during the summer months. I visited Seogwipo on a number of occasions and it is great, but as others have mentioned it is isolated and I wouldn't recommend living there unless you have a car or motorcycle. I would recommend living in Jeju-City or SinJeju ( the second biggest city on the Island that was many western comforts, yet is surrounded by various beaches. If you live there you can easily visit the the seogwipo area on the weekends (ie. Jungmun beach). The people who seem to have the best experiences are usually the ones that have some kind of transportation.

Best of luck

J.B. Clamence · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Seogwipo has the best scuba diving in all of Korea, if you're into that sort of thing.

gdimension · Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Location: Jeju

I lived in Seogwipo my first year here, and have since migrated to Jeju City.

I would agree - a car/scooter/motorcycle makes a big difference in lifestyle while here on the island, though there are many people who get by without.

Karabeara · Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:38 pm Post subject:

I loved the place! Peaceful, for sure! The best city on Jeju by far. I felt like Jeju City was a giant room-salon-filled hooker tourist trap for ajosshis.

Get a scooter or a car if you're going to live there. If you are just visiting, the buses are the way to go, IMHO.

daz1979 · Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: Gangwon-Do

How easy is it to get a scooter on Jeju?

I really like the idea of a year there after seeing pictures of the place it looks beautiful, when is the summer/winter season and how drastic a change is it?

Also living on Jeju do you have to travel to mainland often for anything? My main concern with Jeju is that I would have to travel backwards and forwards to Busan etc to get things I need! Will this be the case?

Would it be better to just visit it at the end of my contract so long as I plan it around the summer and look for a position near a city like Busan for my first time working outside the UK?

Teufelswacht · Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Location: Land Of The Not Quite Right

some waygug-in · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

Hey Dianne, I hope you find what you're after and that you have a great time of it. Cheers from all us folks here in Busan.
Best of luck to you and keep in touch. Wink

RedRob · Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Location: Narnia

I second that- Lots of us have idly wondered what it would be like to live on Jeju....so if it works out, how 'bout a progress report. Please?