Kinbensha
Joined: 30 Jun 2011
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 Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:32 am Post subject: Inha University Summer Camp in Incheon |
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Hello everyone. This is my first post.
I'm thinking of accepting a job offer with a friend of mine to be English "teachers" at an English summer camp at Inha university in Incheon.
Has anyone done this before? Heard any rumors? I've been reading all these terrifying horror stories about South Korea, and since I'm currently scheduled to leave the US in 17 days, I'm sort of freaking out about it.
I don't want to be taken advantage of and all of that, so any warnings or help anyone could give about this program or the university would be much, much appreciated. Thanks! |
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Tundra_Creature
Joined: 11 Jun 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 1:39 pm Post subject: Re: Inha University Summer Camp in Incheon |
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| Kinbensha wrote: |
Hello everyone. This is my first post.
I'm thinking of accepting a job offer with a friend of mine to be English "teachers" at an English summer camp at Inha university in Incheon.
Has anyone done this before? Heard any rumors? I've been reading all these terrifying horror stories about South Korea, and since I'm currently scheduled to leave the US in 17 days, I'm sort of freaking out about it.
I don't want to be taken advantage of and all of that, so any warnings or help anyone could give about this program or the university would be much, much appreciated. Thanks! |
I was an exchange student at that university two years ago. I can't tell you about how the Summer English Program is, but I can tell you about the area. I'm going to be under the assumption that you'll be staying at their dorm, and if you do, lucky you! The rooms aren't huge, but they're nice. There is a gym, laundry, and corner store right inside the building, so you'll have nothing to worry about that. The cafeteria kind of sucks though. The food there is meh. Well, more the 'pretend western food' is meh.
The campus itself is also quite nice. Easy to get around. And for when you're not working, there are tons of cheap restaurants in the back gate, and there's a frequent bus that can take you directly to Juan train station. There are places to check out in Incheon, though you'll probably have more fun going to Seoul on your time off. There's a bus to Gangnam that takes about an hour, and for places like Yongsan, or Myeongdong, you can take the train, which is about 40-60 minutes.
People in general were very friendly to me, even if a lot of people didn't speak all that much English. I'd also say they're pretty used to foreigners as there are usually a number of exchange students from other parts of Asia, Europe, North America, anyway. Though you can probably still expect 'hellos' and the occasional glance from the locals.
Assuming that the program is run by the school (and not a random company renting the school grounds), I think that you should be safe. I didn't have any problems with Inha administration, and those working at the International Centre were always very helpful to me.
I'm sorry I can't be more helfpul about the more program, but the area is alright. You shouldn't worry about the locals, except for the occasional oddball like any place. |
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