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thagolfman
Joined: 24 Aug 2012
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 Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:52 am Post subject: Suggestions for volunteering in seoul |
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| Looking to start volunteering in seoul...preferably central seoul..any suggestions would be appreciated. |
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andrew.garth
Joined: 30 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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PSCORE
You can be involved in the human rights side.
AND/OR
You can volunteer to teach English to North Korean refugees through one-on-one tutoring or the Wednesday night class at Seodaemun. |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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| You could volunteer to teach women golf. There are good fringe benefits. |
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Trip
Joined: 28 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:53 am Post subject: |
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Check out "PLUR!" They feed the homeless, usually on Fridays and Sundays.
Toastmasters clubs are non-profits. Your feedback and efforts can help a lot of people improve their speaking and leadership skills, and yours will grow, too. |
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CrikeyKorea
Joined: 01 Jun 2007
Location: Heogi, Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:31 am Post subject: |
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| Look up the MIZY center, I know they are doing some volunteer stuff on the weekend for helping teach about various cultures, if you search my posts I posted about it not too long ago. |
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RLib
Joined: 17 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:36 am Post subject: |
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I recently discovered Mannam International: http://www.mannamintl.org/
I registered as a volunteer about a week ago, but am still waiting for some sort of confirmation. They also offer free Korean classes every Saturday around Seoul. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:48 am Post subject: |
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Cult. Stay away. |
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RLib
Joined: 17 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:50 am Post subject: |
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| schwa wrote: |
Cult. Stay away. |
What's wrong with Mannam? I don't know much about them other than what's on their website. |
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The Cosmic Hum
Joined: 09 May 2003
Location: Sonic Space
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:15 am Post subject: |
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| schwa wrote: |
Cult. Stay away. |
Did the Mannam thread get deleted?
If so...what happened?
If not...I must be overlooking it...and a link would be useful in this thread. |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:40 am Post subject: |
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| The Cosmic Hum wrote: |
| schwa wrote: |
Cult. Stay away. |
Did the Mannam thread get deleted?
If so...what happened?
If not...I must be overlooking it...and a link would be useful in this thread. |
yeah it did and given the direction this thread is headed i bet it will be too
the 2 other expat sites have plenty of info on the dangers of mannam |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:27 am Post subject: |
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| schwa wrote: |
Cult. Stay away. |
+1 |
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RLib
Joined: 17 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 6:02 am Post subject: |
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| Apologies if I opened a can of worms! |
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sallymonster
Joined: 06 Feb 2010
Location: Seattle area
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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I got a threatening FB message from them regarding a post I made on scroozles site
be very careful with them |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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I have dealt with Mannam. Many claim ignorance and state they have no knowledge of it being connected to any religion. For example, I met one girl, who is super nice, and I told her at a party four months ago that I heard about Mannam being a cult, and she assured me it wasn't true. Later, a couple of months later she told some friends that she wasn't personally aware of that. Why wouldn't she be? You would think she would have asked questions if more than one person brought it up to her?
I told a few Westerners about the group, and they gave me blank looks. However, over time, more came to see the group as seeming to be cult-like. I can't tell you how many Mannam people tried to friend on me facebook. Maybe half a dozen. They seemed to only chase after foreigners and not cater at all to Koreans, which seemed odd to me and atypical. I know they lost many members recently in my area.
Foreigners should investigate groups before falling in love with them and staying in love with them for months only to discover a religious figure is connected to them. |
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