Korean Job Discussion Forums

noelinkorea · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: Shinchon, Seoul

Just where is there volunteer work available that isn't teaching English to kids? Would like to do pretty much anything...even contacted a North Korean refugee organisation (in Korean) but no reply...anyone have any experience?? Cheers...

Honeybee · Joined: 15 Jan 2004

Lots of orphanges around that could use volunteers,
I know of one near Suwon, and there are probably lots in Seoul,

fidel · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Location: North Shore NZ

My house could do with a good clean, oh and my car has a good smattering of filth if you're interested Very Happy

Son Deureo! · Joined: 30 Apr 2003

jurassic5 · Joined: 02 Apr 2003 Location: PA

the orphanages i went to, you didnt have to teach. just play with the kids etc.

peemil · Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Location: Koowoompa

I've got a ton of typing if your interested.

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

There are some animal shelters where you can volunteer.

There is a big, well-known one (but not so well-known that I can remember the name!) I find them to be too hysterically anti-dog-meat for my liking. But if animals are your thing, most universities with veterinary science programs have a shelter.

tomato · Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:09 am Post subject:

Hello, Noel in Korea!

The man you need to speak to is Ron Fowler.
His e-mail address is: [email protected]

Son Deureo! · Joined: 30 Apr 2003

Tomato, doesn't he put people in touch with orphanages?

If the OP doesn't want to volunteer dealing with children that's perfectly understandable, IMHO.

Especially if he already teaches children.

tomato · Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:45 pm Post subject:

Sorry, Son Deureo! I didn't read Noel in Korea's first sentence carefully enough.

I still have a loophole, though: he said that he doesn't want to "teach English to children." From this information alone, we don't know which factor he's trying to avoid--teaching English or teaching children.

Volunteer work in orphanages does not entail teaching English. In Hongseong, I taught a weekly recorder class. Here in Cheongju, I study Korean sign language and share with the kids what I had learned.

The kids are so hungry for adult attention that they get excited no matter what you teach them.

Son Deureo! · Joined: 30 Apr 2003

No worries, Tomato, I know you're trying to be helpful.

He might be perfectly happy with playing with children. I don't know him.

The truth of the matter is that *I'm* curious about other opportunities for volunteering that don't involve children. So far the only other Koreans who are willing to accept our help aren't even human. Confused