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[mta7388]

My recruiter gave me this address for where I'll be located. Trying to find exactly where it i by using google maps if possible:

103-13 Dongil hibil, Sillim2- dong, Gwanak- gu, Seoul, Korea

Thanks

[SeoulNate]

Did they send you the address in Korea? Or the address for the school?

I tried popping it into Daum maps, but I couldnt seem to get the Korean spelling correct.

Gwanak-gu, Sillim-dong, Seoul, South Korea in google maps will get you your general area, which is correct and you will be located somewhere in that area

[mta7388]

Yeah I can find sillim dong just fine, I'm just trying to find that street if possible. It's my address for my apartment building.

[SeoulNate]

no street names in addresses in Korea, that first part is your buildings name and number.

[Jake_Kim]

The exact reverse-transliteration of what you've been given would be:

서울시 관악구 신림2동 103-13 동일하이빌

Now, Sillim2-dong has been officially renamed as Seorim-dong(서림동) since September 2008, although locals might still be more familiar with the old names.
Regardless, the address above will become, therefore, 서울시 관악구 서림동 103-13 on official documents.

As for the name of the building, Dongil hibil, which must be Dong-Il HighVill, doesn't seem to be the correct transliteration of the building at given location, from what I read off of http://dmaps.kr/7ynp. If the link is loaded properly, the street view should be pointing towards the address, and the name of the gray building with dark stripes reads, 東仁하이텔('Dong-In Hi-Tel').

Unless this building has been renamed into Dong-Il Highvill within the past 12 months, in conclusion, the address in Korean must be:

서울시 관악구 서림동 103-13 동인하이텔

You might as well copy and paste that into Google Maps, less the building's name.

[mta7388]

very helpful, thank you. Going to try and use that site to see if I can track directions to my school and other places.