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K-in-C · Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Location: Heading somewhere

Does anyone live and teach on this island or have you visited this area? What's it like?

Thanks ahead of time,

Kate

Bulsajo · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

It's the island with the airport on it. There wasn't a whole heck of a lot on it before the airport, but there were a couple of spots popular for 'Membership Training'. I can't imagine that there are any ESL schools on it [yet].

K-in-C · Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Location: Heading somewhere

Thanks Bulsajo,

I know it is the island with the airport on it but I just wondered what kind of place it would be like to live on. A Korean freind of mine has a freind who is opening up a hakwon there and she has offered me a job.

What is "Membership Training?"

Tired from checking emails from Korea at 3am...

Kate

schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

The airport town over there is rapidly building, still quite small. Lots of airport workers live there, it has a younger demographic & a higher than usual percentage speak pretty good english. Some I spoke with liked living there because it's a new & clean community with an international flavor. One drawback -- you have to pay a toll any time you want to visit elsewhere.

Bulsajo · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

Or pay for a ferry ride to Wolmido.

There original plans for the airport had 2 or 3 bridges and a tunnel (at least one out to Songdo/Inchon, and one for a ferry/train)- are they still building those or have they been put on hold indefinitely?

I personally wouldn't want to work on Yeongjongdo unless the job offer was too good to pass up...

captain kirk · Joined: 29 Jan 2003

kate, re; membership training. what is it, you ask.
co-workers getting together building team spirit for the company. jaunts hiking or to some island. outings. scheduled, organized recreation.

K-in-C · Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Location: Heading somewhere

Ahhhh, yes, I attended one of those dos last year. It was a paint ball excursion. Yep, that ill do it for the whole company spirit thang. Rolling Eyes

Hehehehehe!

Until next time,

Kate

Bulsajo · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

Right, membership training, forgot to reply- what Kirk said, except with regard to Yeongjongdo I was thinking more of Uni students getting really crazy and leaving tons upon tons of garbage all over what would otherwise be scenic beaches.