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Koreadays · Joined: 20 May 2008

OP,
I hear ya dude, I have been here 15 years left for a couple years.
this job is a dead end job! don't stay in it to long if you plan to return home for a career, because this job will just you up, by the time you decide to leave you might be in your 30's or even 40's, good luck getting a job back home, sure never to late to start, but dude, this job just does your head in.
it's boring, you learn nothing from it, you are disrespected, and all for 2grand a month.
keep doing what you are doing, cost through, don't give a toss.I know it's harder than you think, even doing nothing can be draining.
I have been there dude.. you need something to look forward too.
xmas vacation coming up, start planning a trip, spend your days dreaming about that. without something to look forward to , your days are going to be murder!

son of coco · Joined: 14 Mar 2008

Steelrails · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Location: Earth, Solar System

You could either A)Expect a place to entertain you or B)Find ways to entertain yourself in a place.

Be creative.

sojusucks · Joined: 31 May 2008

4-5 months is where you start to get homesick as the newness of Korea wears off.

nathanrutledge · Joined: 01 May 2008 Location: Marakesh

UlsanBoy · Joined: 19 Jun 2011

sallymonster · Joined: 06 Feb 2010 Location: Seattle area

Many people here suggest finding a hobby. Well, my hobby is meetup organizing. That means I find fun things to do around Seoul and Korea, spread the word about these fun things to other people in the Seoul area through social networking websites (Meetup.com and Facebook), and get these people together to enjoy these fun activities so that no one has to go alone. And let me tell you, there are so many fun things to do in Seoul and Korea that I don't have nearly enough time to organize enough events and trips to cover them all.

My group is called Lost in Seoul, and I organize the group as a hobby and a public service. I don't make any money or commissions from the group or its members, everyone simply pays his/her share of the event/trip's cost. Planned outings for September and October include dinners, bungee jumping and Nami Island, a trip to Gyeongju, and ziplining (most of these aren't posted on the websites yet, but they're most definitely in the works). On Saturday, 3 of us from the group are going to Woongjin Playdoci waterpark/spa in Bucheon if you're interested in joining us.

Here are the links for my group's pages:

http://www.meetup.com/lostinseoul/

http://www.facebook.com/lostinseoul

Also, here's a link to a recent thread talking about similar groups (including ours!)

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=210316

Even if you guys never go to any organized group outings, you can get some great ideas for things to do just by looking through groups' past and future events.

I hope this helps! Good luck!

Pa Jan Jo A Hamnida · Joined: 27 Oct 2006 Location: Not Korea

Make Korean friends.

liveinkorea316 · Joined: 20 Aug 2010 Location: South Korea

I really like visiting large parks and palaces. There are many in Seoul; you just have to find them. Some of my favourites (I will definately visit again) are:

Olympic Park
Seoul Grand Park
Gyeongbuk Palace
Changduk Palace
Childrens Grand Park
World Cup Stadium Park
Incheon Grand Park

I have not yet been to:

Seoul Forest
Youido Island Park
Everland
Many other palaces

I like these kind of places because you get exercise; they are beautiful; it takes hours to finish and you can feel like you are out in the fresh air.

Steelrails · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Location: Earth, Solar System

Also, avoid the mentality of everything has to be exciting and happiness is everything. Moderation, contentment and mild pleasures are ultimately more rewarding.

Read some books and listen to music.

You · Joined: 31 May 2009

Heres what I miss; which is what you should consider trying~

finding new places to eat

taking random buses to see where they go and then taking pictures (usually of the alien countryside)

go bowling, fishing, hiking

take trips out to different towns to try the foods they are famous for (country town famous for chicken juk~~town was full of chicken statues)

go dancing (im not a drinker or a partier; but i love going dancing in the clubs)

hunt down the foreign goods stores and start baking; and then show off your skills to your korean friends~~who will never crack how to make a cheesecake as delicious as you made (ego booster)

find other couples and go on double dates

go to the water park, the zoo, the amusement parks~heck; go on that 4d rollercoaster simulation for 6k won

check out a cat cafe~ew dirty~and then run away laughing

decorate a cake with your spouse in one of those decorating cake shops (i loved thissssss)

go see that 3d art museum, see some plays

FaceFaceFace · Joined: 12 Jun 2011 Location: Australia

Maybe you could each try exploring on your own sometimes, that way you can come back and tell each other your stories of adventures!!

Also, you might meet other people and hang out with them seperately sometimes as well as together.

Try and keep work as work and when you're not there, try not to think or stress about it (I know that is harder than it sounds).

Each write a list of things you want to do and start doing them?? Can be something simple like "watch a 3D movie in a different neighborhood". At least you can be doing something or you can use the list when you can't think of anything else to do.

ATM SPIDERTAO · Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Location: seoul, south korea

haha try playing videogames... or anything competitive... i've been playing street fighter games since i was a kid and when marvel vs capcom 3 came out this february i rushed home every night to go and play it. and i would roll my eyes when the phone rang and it was my gf wanting to chit chat about our daily lives and wasting my time when i could be PLAYING GAMES YEAHHHHHH. aside from playing video games, something i did back home, i also work out so i can look like a meat head douche bag. however, with this korean diet and lack of great exercise equipment and friends to work out with, i don't really get the same result. plus, girls here are more into thin, athletic types, versus the roid raging monsters of vancouver so i don't even work out that much anymore. and then i torrent lots of tv shows and movies and stuff and watch them on the train rides... other than that, it's my gf that takes up most of my time. maybe you should try to have an affair... with a korean girl. it'll definitely make your time here more interesting hahaha. it's illegal tho btw, adultery is actually illegal in this country. so i think your wife can actually sue the girl u have an affair with for about 50,000 USD if she finds out hahaha ACTUALLY

YOU SHOULD DO THAT