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Leaving tomorrow - What did I forget?

 
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Scaggs



Joined: 19 Sep 2006
PostPosted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:46 pm    Post subject: Leaving tomorrow - What did I forget? Reply with quote
The topic says it all, help me out here, what am I forgetting to pack/bring with me?

Thanks,
Michael
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Canadian Club



Joined: 12 Aug 2006
PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I hate to state the obvious, but





how can we answer your question without knowing what you DID bring???
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ajuma



Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sheets, comfort food and Spray&Wash Stain Stick!!
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Clutch Cargo



Joined: 28 Feb 2003
Location: Sim City 2005
PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
are you coming or going?
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tweeterdj



Joined: 21 Oct 2005
Location: Gwangju
PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
i'll tell you when you get here... Twisted Evil
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kat2



Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
If there is any medicine you might need (pain killer, cold medicine, stomach medicene, etc.) Korean medicine is mediocre at best. And a pain in te ass to get. For example, you can buy tylenol in packs of 8 or 10 pills. But you can only buy 1 at a time at a lot of pharmacies. If I'm sick, 8 pills won't last me a day.

And you will get sick here.
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Buff



Joined: 07 Apr 2004
PostPosted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
kat2 wrote:
If there is any medicine you might need (pain killer, cold medicine, stomach medicene, etc.) Korean medicine is mediocre at best. And a pain in te ass to get. For example, you can buy tylenol in packs of 8 or 10 pills. But you can only buy 1 at a time at a lot of pharmacies. If I'm sick, 8 pills won't last me a day.

And you will get sick here.


I second that. Run over to walmart and pick up a few bottles of your favorite pain killers, cold medicines, and vitamins.

Pictures from home. Smallish posters.

Battery operated alarm clock...you may have to be up bright and early the day after you arrive. Although with jet lag, you may be wide awake at 4 a.m.

Snicky-snacks for when you're sitting in your empty apartment your first night, hungry, but not knowing where to go get food.

Cash to change at the airport before you leave customs.

A good attitude, ready for the first couple of days, which are sometimes pretty rough.
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The Lemon



Joined: 11 Jan 2003
PostPosted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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A good attitude, ready for the first couple of days, which are sometimes pretty rough.

For many, the first days - or the first months - are fine. It's right around Month Seven that things go south. Some recover, some don't.

I suggest a trip to the post office and buying $2 of stamps. Great to give away if you're teaching kids.
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Buff



Joined: 07 Apr 2004
PostPosted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The Lemon wrote:
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A good attitude, ready for the first couple of days, which are sometimes pretty rough.

For many, the first days - or the first months - are fine. It's right around Month Seven that things go south. Some recover, some don't.

I suggest a trip to the post office and buying $2 of stamps. Great to give away if you're teaching kids.


Different kind of rough.
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jlb



Joined: 18 Sep 2003
PostPosted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ditto with the medication. The first time I got sick, I was desperate for some Nyquil or something of the sort but could I find it anywhere? No. Could I get someone fluent in Korean to understand that I wanted something to make my nose stop running but that it wasn't allergies? No.

Bring your own stuff, it's just easier.

Also bring some multivitamins. They can go a long way to keeping you healthy.
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