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[Shadow1]

Okay folks,

I have read LOADS of posts, and tried to piece all of this together as best I can.

I have read several times that perhaps the smartest move you can make as far as teaching ESL there is to come show up in person and make the rounds to see things for yourself before committing to a job. That sounds great-- and I may be able to pull it off, and it also sounds like it would be fairly easy from what people say BUT, I've been thinking: once I get there, I won't have my PC for email, while I assume there are internet places all over-- since I won't know the language everything might be a pain in the ass. I won't have a cell phone or an address if an employer wants to contact me. Obviously, I will have to pay for my own hotel, food, airfare and expenses until I get a paycheck.

I am the adventurous type, and I think I can handle the stress of dealing with all of this, but it's a little intimidating because as a total newbie, I don't even have a clue where I would want to live. I am thinking Busan from what I have read, but I am really not sure.

Then, lo and behold-- I get a job. Will they offer to pay for my airfare back when my year is done since I flew out on my own? Will I be forced to do one of those Fukowaka trips I keep reading about to get the right visa?

Are there people here that did this? It's a little scary for me since I have never been there, don't know what to expect and most of all don't know a soul.

Any good advice is welcome. If you all just tell me I will be fine with a couple grand and a couple suitcases, I'll believe you. I wouldn't mind taking a month or so to adjust before starting to work anyway, but also wouldn't want to get down to the last $200 or so that I have and start to get really paranoid.

Cheers!
(PS-- I posted this in another thread, when I probably should have posted it here)

[Ya-ta Boy]