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smoothrumi · Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Location: bundang

hey ya'll... im an american chick about to fly to seoul in a few days... im going to be living in bundang for a year and am definitely psyched albeit a tad freaked out... any tips for the first few days there? also is there anyone living in the bundang area who'd like to meet up and ease the transition? not that im opposed to jumping in blind but one can never have enough friends, in my opinion Wink

rawiri · Joined: 01 Jun 2003 Location: Lovely day for a fire drill.

Be careful about asking for opinions and "new friends" from a message board. Read the freaky waygooks thread to find out why.

maeil · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Location: Haebangchon

Hi there,

I'm also living in the Bundang area. I've lived in Migeum for the past year and a half. What neighborhood will you be moving to?

Due to a busy schedule I don't really think I could arrange a time to get together and say hello, but if you have any questions about the area or about Korea in general, feel free to PM me. I'll say this: bring plenty of your favorite brand of deodorant, your favorite brand of tampons, and bras and underwear to last you the duration of your stay. You can find all those things here definitely, but the prices are jacked up and you might have to search around a bit.

That said, welcome... Korea is a good place, which you may not believe at first due to all the negativity on this board. I hope you have fun.

-Jade

teachingld2004 · Joined: 29 Mar 2004

Where in Bundang? It is a large area. (O.K. not so large of an area, but it can still take 40 minutes from one end to the other via subway)

And I agree with maeil mostly, but you can buy underwear for 1,000 won at loads of places. May not find the type you want though.

maeil · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Location: Haebangchon

Well, sure you can, but Korean women wear granny panties Razz

I know - I live with five of 'em.

smoothrumi · Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Location: bundang

thanks to everyone for the advice... ill be living in sunae and have a job at YES youngdo... ive already read the (somewhat negative) threads posted on the school, which freaked me out at first, but its all good.. im ready to suck it up and have fun in spite of it all... imagine that!! Smile

zappalives · Joined: 15 May 2006 Location: Gyeongju

I myslef am new to Bundang, as well as the whole Korean experience. So far it's been good, if a bit overwhelming. It's always good to meet new people, so feel free to PM me.