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DrewAgain
Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Canada
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 Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:02 pm Post subject: walking distance |
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| I've read that accomodation comes with the job. Do you live within walking distance of work? Or will I have to make good use of the subway? |
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livinginkorea
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
Location: Korea, South of the border
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| Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 12:22 am Post subject: |
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Well I was offered accomodation by my new school but I turned it down as my girlfriend has an apartment about 12 minutes away by bus. So I travel to and from work everyday by bus but I don't mind it at all and besides they (the school) wouldn't be able to get a house for both of us teaching there and it's cool that they don't know where I live!!!  |
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Flossie
Joined: 19 Feb 2005
Location: Up to my nose in the sweet summer smells of sewerage in Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 12:41 am Post subject: |
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If the transportation is really convenient ie: no transferring, close busstops or subway stations; sometimes that is better than being within a twenty minute walking distance. I'm thinking of spring (monsoon season), summer (when it so incredibly humid and you die for want of an air conditioner) or winter (when it is too cold), chongno, gangnam, mokdong, apgujeong... (where there are so many people you cant walk straight), split shifts (when you have to travel four times a day).
Of course, a bit of a stroll in autumn is nice. 
Check out the school's accommodation and their definition of walking distance, landlady/lord, transportation before signing. Also getting your own place takes a lot of potential power away from your employer. They cannot threaten to kick you out at a moments notice (because they don't know where you are  ). Its not that hard to do either. |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 1:09 am Post subject: |
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| monsoon season is in summer |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:36 am Post subject: |
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No, i'm about 80 minutes walk from my school.
i catch the bus everyday which isn't too hard - takes about 15 minutes and they come every 10/15 minutes so it isn't too much of a hassle. |
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DrewAgain
Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:24 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks to all. Ideally, I'd love the convenience of being able to control my time and not worry about a late bus and the likes, but public transit sounds really easy from your posts. I guess it doesn't matter either way. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 3:31 pm Post subject: Re: walking distance |
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| DrewAgain wrote: |
| I've read that accomodation comes with the job. Do you live within walking distance of work? Or will I have to make good use of the subway? |
I live on the opposite side of town. I walk to work. It takes about 10 minutes.
One of the wonderful experiences of living in a smaller place.
I hear some people spend an hour a day (30 min. each way) commuting in larger cities! They even act like it's no big deal. Insane. |
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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| You usually dont have to worry about late busses here in Korea. They have an awesome public transit system. Fast and cheap. |
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