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AliNZ · Joined: 11 Feb 2003

Anyone living in or near Geochang. I'm arriving there soon to teach and looking forward to it....

would love to hear of your adventures/experiences and make some new friends along the way.

Very Happy

jinks · Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Location: Formerly: Lower North Island

Hi
I don't live there anymore, but I have a few friends still there and like to visit now and again. Will you be working at Bright Academy? I am friendly with the owner and heard she is hiring a new foreign techer from NZ [I'm a Kiwi too]
pm me and I'll give you the low down!

AliNZ · Joined: 11 Feb 2003

so tell, what's it like?

can you recommend any websites for me to check out?

are there many foreigners in town or nearby?

jinks · Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Location: Formerly: Lower North Island

pm me
and I will dish the dirt!

AliNZ · Joined: 11 Feb 2003

there's dirt?

do tell

got any pics?
I haven't found many photos online of the place.

captain kirk · Joined: 29 Jan 2003

Is that the Geochang in Cholla south of Kunsan. I lived around there for two, three years. Got around on the motorbike and the coast is nice, on the Yellow Sea. There is also a parking lot for dolmens on a mountain that wins it a Unesco World Heritage Site classification. It really is awesome. There's also a fort around there reconstructed like Suwon's. And a legend how if a woman carries a stone on her head and walks the circumference of the battlements she'll have a strong child. You'll find it peaceful and country I think. Close to the big city of Kwangju for weekends.

chronicpride · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

AliNZ · Joined: 11 Feb 2003

there's both?

AliNZ · Joined: 11 Feb 2003

Thanks everyone for your posts...

I can't find any photos of Geochang ...anyone know of a website?

I can't find many websites at all on Geochang?

I'll be there on Sunday...

mithridates · Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject:

Matin · Joined: 20 Jun 2006 Location: Gyeong Sang Nam Do

Hi,

Ive been in G'chang for 9 months now and its a very nice place to live if you dont mind things pretty quiet. Not many of us foreigners here. Nice scenery and nice people, now has a 2 screen cinema. Can get around on foot.

Are you teaching at a hogwan or school?

Your probably here now, and thats the best way to find out about the place, but here are a couple of websites. If you Korean is good then check out the Korean version of geochang.go.kr, as the english version isnt kept up-to-date. Also you may be interested in the International Theatre Festival at the end of the month - looks pretty good.

www.kitf.or.kr
http://www.geochang.go.kr/eng/
www.gcwc.go.kr/gcc/english/index.asp

If you pm, we could arrange to meet up!