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B · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:44 pm Post subject: Anyone here live/Teach in Gwanju

Just curious...I'll be teaching there in a month.

What's it like? Tell me about it? Any good places to eat/drink that i should know about? I could go on and on and on and on...

SMKOREA · Joined: 29 Nov 2005

Which Gwangju? There's 2 apperantly.

stat · Joined: 22 Apr 2005

B · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:50 am Post subject:

The Gwangju on the South Western part of Korea.

I'm moving here with a good buddy, couple single fellas who love to party, but also hike and stuff. We're relatively new to traveling, so anything will help.

Music...any good pubs or things of that nature?

How long is it so Seoul from there? Got a lot of good friends teaching there, and can't wait to hook up!

kangnam mafioso · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Location: Teheranno

hmmmmm ...
i would definitely choose seoul if i were you. why live in the boonies? if in your first post you're already asking "how far is seoul?" then it isn't a good sign.

SMKOREA · Joined: 29 Nov 2005

Chonham University area is probably the best spot for partying. Downtown generally isn't very exciting. The foreigner bars I know of are Soul Train and West Coast. Soul Train is decent but no dance floor, and West Coast is a hole....
However theres lots of good hiking here.

krats1976 · Joined: 14 May 2003

B · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:35 am Post subject:

I have some real good buddies living there that's all. I come from a very small area, and am not used to so much people, so I chose Gwanju because of that.

Thanks everyone for their suggestions.....Keep 'em coming!

B

Paddycakes · Joined: 05 May 2003 Location: Seoul

B · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:18 am Post subject:

With that hair, garde ta bouche la!

nater · Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Location: busan

well if your downtown than check out DB or gangsta.. aside from the places already mentioned.. there's also another gangsta bar (same owner) in chonnam university which is like a 4000$ cab ride from downtown..

a friend just told me that a few foreigners also just opened up a new speak easy type bar..

stat · Joined: 22 Apr 2005

Gwangju's great. Buses to Seoul, like every other major place in Korea, go ridiculously often. It's large enough to have prety much everything you'd want, small enough to be able to know your way around within a few months. nater's right, a new speakeasy has opened and it's pretty cool. very 'raw' and thus refreshingly relaxing. their website is http://www.freewebs.com/mdspeakeasy/

there's also the gwangju international center, which runs a few good things and has great potential. some good guys there. http://www.gwangjuic.or.kr/gic/index.php

if you spend the first couple of weeks just finding your feet at your new job and your location, then head over to the speakeasy/seoul train/the international center with a pen and paper to take some notes you'll be fine. There are loads of foreigners around who'll be more than happy to talk to you about stuff. You can always PM me if you want a question answered without having to go downtown.

btw - and very randomly - you didn't study at kyounghee uni on an intensive course once did you? your handle rings a bell....

have fun in gwangju, it's great. (loads of cool towns around it too - check out damyang and hwasoon for starters. can never go wrong with a countryside temple+mountain hike combo)

B · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 8:16 am Post subject:

stat · Joined: 22 Apr 2005

are you here yet? how's it going?

J.B. Clamence · Joined: 15 Jan 2003