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blondie2006
Joined: 07 Feb 2006
Location: Norfolk, UK
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 Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:57 am Post subject: A Newbie in need of help please! |
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This the first time I�ve posted on the caf� although I have been avidly scouring for relevant posts.
You�ve all probably heard a story like mine before but here goes�. Finished uni a year ago and have absolutely no idea what to do with the rest of my life! Want to travel but am shocking with money and haven�t managed to save up enough to take me off on a year long holiday! Ergo- working abroad. Obviously I have an interesting teaching and am seriously thinking of it long term- but language teaching is a whole other bag of cats! Especially as my grammar is bloody awful!
Undeterred I am doing the I-to-I online tefl course, for whatever that�s worth! Korea is a place I�d never considered visiting before but having read loads it seems like an interesting place, very different to England which is what I fancy at the moment. But I have a million and one questions before I finally makeup my mind�..
-I-to-I charge you an extra �400 to sort you a job out, when you speak to them they make out like they provide some amazing service but having read job posts on here and other sites the apartment/flights thing seems to be the norm. So basically wondering whether you think it�s a rip off/ had any experience with them etc. it does feel like a gamble just applying o a random job and hopping on a plane!
- I have a vague connection with a girl working in Hanam, they need someone by june, gives m time to finish the course and sort out injections paperwork etc. Looking on the net this seems like a tiny place and really I was looking for a �buzzing� atmosphere. But on the plus side it�s with a school that I know would be ok and she doesn�t have to teach much grammar! What do you guys reckon to the place? Its apparently 30 mins outside of Seoul.
- also when I come back I will have to get a job, find somewhere to live all this comes at a price so there really is the lure of Korea over places like China or Thailand as I do wnt tp save money to have some when I get back
- on the subject of dosh can I keep my Barclays account over there? Is it easy to put money into an English bank account? Presumably I�ll need a Korean one there?
- finally, bit random, but has anyone been able to have music lessons over there? Really want to start playing piano and I though instead of shopping (my favourite pastime!) I could occupy free time with something slightly more productive! Also enjoy horse riding, don�t want to miss out for a whole year, is it easily possible in the Seoul area?
Sorry it�s a it of a barrage but thought this was the best place to get answers, any other useful information would be greatly appreciated!
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Porter_Goss
Joined: 26 Mar 2006
Location: The Wrong Side of Right
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| Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:48 am Post subject: |
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Is English your 1st language? |
Other than the random bits of Hanguel in there, which is probably a computer error of some kind, there's nothing wrong with the OP's English at all, so lay off! |
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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- on the subject of dosh can I keep my Barclays account over there? Is it easy to put money into an English bank account? Presumably I뭠l need a Korean one there?
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You can keep you Barclays account, sure, but you'll be paid into a Korean one. I use KB and transfering money to my Barclays account is straightforward enough. You'll need an international sort code for Barclays (swift code) and possibly an IBAN number. It costs about $15 bucks here, but, Britain being Britain, it costs more to actually receive it at their end, so don't do it too often.
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| finally, bit random, but has anyone been able to have music lessons over there? Really want to start playing piano and I though instead of shopping (my favourite pastime!) I could occupy free time with something slightly more productive! |
Piano lessons seem fairly abundant but I'm not sure about horseriding. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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One statement the OP made is that he or she never really thought of coming to Korea before.
I think you'll find a lot of people are in the same situation, especially those of us who don't have any Korean blood (I'm talking about non-Kyopo). Certainly, I never imagined living overseas. I've always wanted to travel though.
Living here, while tough at times, has been an invaluable experience. Especially when having to overcome adversities. Also you learn quite a bit about a culture you are probably unfamilar about.
My best advice is just be really careful in terms of what job you accept. It can make the diffrence in terms of how things go for you. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:49 pm Post subject: Re: A Newbie in need of help please! |
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This the first time I뭭e posted on the caf?although I have been avidly scouring for relevant posts.
You뭭e all probably heard a story like mine before but here goes? Finished uni a year ago and have absolutely no idea what to do with the rest of my life! Want to travel but am shocking with money and haven뭪 managed to save up enough to take me off on a year long holiday! Ergo- working abroad. Obviously I have an interesting teaching and am seriously thinking of it long term- but language teaching is a whole other bag of cats! Especially as my grammar is bloody awful!
Undeterred I am doing the I-to-I online tefl course, for whatever that뭩 worth! Korea is a place I뭗 never considered visiting before but having read loads it seems like an interesting place, very different to England which is what I fancy at the moment. But I have a million and one questions before I finally makeup my mind?.
[1]-I-to-I charge you an extra ?00 to sort you a job out, when you speak to them they make out like they provide some amazing service but having read job posts on here and other sites the apartment/flights thing seems to be the norm. So basically wondering whether you think it뭩 a rip off/ had any experience with them etc. it does feel like a gamble just applying o a random job and hopping on a plane!
[2]- I have a vague connection with a girl working in Hanam, they need someone by june, gives m time to finish the course and sort out injections paperwork etc. Looking on the net this seems like a tiny place and really I was looking for a 멳uzzing?atmosphere. But on the plus side it뭩 with a school that I know would be ok and she doesn뭪 have to teach much grammar! What do you guys reckon to the place? Its apparently 30 mins outside of Seoul.
[3]- also when I come back I will have to get a job, find somewhere to live all this comes at a price so there really is the lure of Korea over places like China or Thailand as I do wnt tp save money to have some when I get back
[4]- on the subject of dosh can I keep my Barclays account over there? Is it easy to put money into an English bank account? Presumably I뭠l need a Korean one there?
[5]- finally, bit random, but has anyone been able to have music lessons over there? Really want to start playing piano and I though instead of shopping (my favourite pastime!) I could occupy free time with something slightly more productive! Also enjoy horse riding, don뭪 want to miss out for a whole year, is it easily possible in the Seoul area?
Sorry it뭩 a it of a barrage but thought this was the best place to get answers, any other useful information would be greatly appreciated!
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1. Never pay anyone anything to get you over here. Wait until you have an offer from a school wanting to pay for your flight.
2. Contact her and get her opinion.
3. You'll save far more in Korea than Thailand or China.
4. Barclays has an agreement with Korean Immigration to sieze your card upon arrival, at which point they're contacted and your account is terminated ... what do you think?  Does Barclays let you keep your account when you go to other countries or have you never left England? Of course you can keep your account. Your employer will set you up with a Korean bank account over here and transferring money is not difficult.
5. I've known lots of k-girls who were studying or teaching piano. There seems to be a surplus of good-but-not-outstanding talent. I'm sure someone can hook you up. If you're religious church would be the place to start looking. Finding a piano to practice on daily might be more difficult. |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:47 am Post subject: Re: A Newbie in need of help please! |
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| blondie2006 wrote: |
This the first time I뭭e posted on the caf?although I have been avidly scouring for relevant posts.
You뭭e all probably heard a story like mine before but here goes? Finished uni a year ago and have absolutely no idea what to do with the rest of my life! Want to travel but am shocking with money and haven뭪 managed to save up enough to take me off on a year long holiday! Ergo- working abroad. Obviously I have an interesting teaching and am seriously thinking of it long term- but language teaching is a whole other bag of cats! Especially as my grammar is bloody awful!
Undeterred I am doing the I-to-I online tefl course, for whatever that뭩 worth! Korea is a place I뭗 never considered visiting before but having read loads it seems like an interesting place, very different to England which is what I fancy at the moment. But I have a million and one questions before I finally makeup my mind?.
-I-to-I charge you an extra ?00 to sort you a job out, when you speak to them they make out like they provide some amazing service but having read job posts on here and other sites the apartment/flights thing seems to be the norm. So basically wondering whether you think it뭩 a rip off/ had any experience with them etc. it does feel like a gamble just applying o a random job and hopping on a plane!
- I have a vague connection with a girl working in Hanam, they need someone by june, gives m time to finish the course and sort out injections paperwork etc. Looking on the net this seems like a tiny place and really I was looking for a 멳uzzing?atmosphere. But on the plus side it뭩 with a school that I know would be ok and she doesn뭪 have to teach much grammar! What do you guys reckon to the place? Its apparently 30 mins outside of Seoul.
- also when I come back I will have to get a job, find somewhere to live all this comes at a price so there really is the lure of Korea over places like China or Thailand as I do wnt tp save money to have some when I get back
- on the subject of dosh can I keep my Barclays account over there? Is it easy to put money into an English bank account? Presumably I뭠l need a Korean one there?
- finally, bit random, but has anyone been able to have music lessons over there? Really want to start playing piano and I though instead of shopping (my favourite pastime!) I could occupy free time with something slightly more productive! Also enjoy horse riding, don뭪 want to miss out for a whole year, is it easily possible in the Seoul area?
Sorry it뭩 a it of a barrage but thought this was the best place to get answers, any other useful information would be greatly appreciated!
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Hi there
If I remember rightly when I looked at the I to I jobs for Korea they were offering some silly salary like 1.6 million per month. You can earn way more than that a month here and even if you were going to go through I to I that is no insurance that everything will go belly up. I have just checked their website again it seems they offer the same as any recruiter here in Korea would and I was right about the salary.
I actually work here in Hanam and it isn't exactly buzzing  But, luckily Seoul is only 30 mins away. I haven't taught any grammer at all during my time in Korea.
Yes, you will need to open a Korean bank account and it is v easy to transfer money to the UK. It normally takes 2-3 days for money to reach my Natwest account.
I have heard of private riding stables in Korea, but I have no idea of prices etc. You would have to check that out once you get here. I know there are lots of horses on Jeju Island.
Any questions, please PM me. |
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Porter_Goss
Joined: 26 Mar 2006
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