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[gartonator]

soon, at a hogwan near you...

[ajgeddes]

Bundang is great, but find out where you are going to live in Bundang and I can answer your questions more easily. However, I won't party with you..... ....I am moving in 9 days.

[ttompatz]

[gartonator]

TTTttttt-tt-t-ttom patz You are the rastza, the dude in the chair, I, am merelyi here.

Thanks a lot man.

[jmbran11]

I don't know where your school is located, but Bundang is okay. There are definitely bars and restaurants open at 11 pm, and there is some minor night life. You don't need to go to Seoul every night, but it's a reasonable subway/bus ride on the weekends (depending on where you go in Seoul).

The part of Bundang where I live (Seohyeon) seems very fancy (and expensive), but it's quite clean, polite, and comfortable. There are gyms, clubs, department stores, parks, etc. I can't comment on sleeping in the grass, but there's a lot of bike riding and dog walking. Transportation is good and there are many foreigners and a ton of restaurants/bars that cater to western tastes. In fact, I was initially disappointed because it was so westernized, and unlike my previous experience in Korea. Since your school is paying for your apartment, it's a decent place to live. Many forum posters live in Bundang, so when you know the neighborhood you can find lots of new English speaking friends.

[serenitee]

Ok, this is so confusing to me, so I would really appreciate any information from those of you with experience and knowledge of Korea! The living address provided had the names of about four different places provided.

"You will be living at Ori Station if you look at a subway map. The Metropolis is called Bundang and the city is called Sungnam."

Any advice on what this area or exact location is actually like would be tremendously appreciated.

[Smee]

It's like saying "I live near College Park Metro Station, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA." Bundang (part of Seongnam) has grown up around subway stations.

Jesus Christ, every two days there's a post about Bundang. It's not some backwater . . . there's plenty of information out there. Try taking a few minutes, and some initiative, and learning some things for yourself. If you're the kind of person who needs his hand held, and needs friends and a KFC in your first 12 hours, I pray that you stay on that side of the Atlantic.

[serenitee]

Right, that's actually what I'm doing right now and was just wondering if anyone else had any helpful info about what I should actually be researching. Since there is so much information on Bundang, I was hoping to find some direction. Most information I've found on Bundang is very broad and not about this specific location. Gumi is also listed on the address, so if you can't see how that might be confusing- whether I should consider Bundang, Gumi, Sungnam or Ori Station the area to really research- I suggest you try remembering what it's like to be a newb... but thanks for taking the time to respond.

...and after just finishing work in humanitarian aid throughout rural East Africa for a year, the nearest KFC really isn't a top priority.

[ttompatz]

[serenitee]

Thank you so much for breaking it down ttompatz! That was very helpful and you were right about Gumi-dong. The information actually given was:

Kyunggi Do, SUng Nam Shi,
Bundang Gu, Gumi Dong

[Smee]

Gumi is between Ori and Migeum. Actually I think my apartment in Migeum also had 구미동 in the address. It looks the same as every where else . . . and there's a Nurnburg bar.