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nelzer13



Joined: 08 Jan 2007
Location: Seoul (Bundang) - orig. from Minnesota
PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:11 pm    Post subject: places to go.. people to see... Reply with quote
hellooo Smile
well, i'm ABOUT to sign a contract to teach in Korea but i'm waiting to hear back from a couple people. i plan on being in Korea late Feb/early March with the way things are going...

anyway, i'm from the grand ol' U.S. of A and i'm just wondering if it's easy to meet other "westerners" (as i've learned from the msg. boards they are commonly referred to?!)? i play soccer, snowboard, um.. pretty much love all sports?! is it easy to find "activity" or teams to play on?!?! oh - and i'm female, if that makes a difference?!

thanks for your input - it's appreciated!
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Bibbitybop



Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you are in Seoul, then it is very easy to find other westerners. Same for Busan. If you live in a smaller area, you will find some other westerners at local hangouts.

Snowboarding, by the way, is the best sport in this day and age.
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jdog2050



Joined: 17 Dec 2006
PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:53 am    Post subject: Re: places to go.. people to see... Reply with quote
nelzer13 wrote:
hellooo Smile
well, i'm ABOUT to sign a contract to teach in Korea but i'm waiting to hear back from a couple people. i plan on being in Korea late Feb/early March with the way things are going...

anyway, i'm from the grand ol' U.S. of A and i'm just wondering if it's easy to meet other "westerners" (as i've learned from the msg. boards they are commonly referred to?!)? i play soccer, snowboard, um.. pretty much love all sports?! is it easy to find "activity" or teams to play on?!?! oh - and i'm female, if that makes a difference?!

thanks for your input - it's appreciated!


You'll do fine. If you're in Seoul you'll probably get sick of foreigners Smile
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stevenisi



Joined: 17 Jul 2006
PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think team sports would be difficult to find unless you can meet up and make friends with Korean college students or a Korean group.
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supernaut



Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Location: Nova Scotia
PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
stevenisi wrote:
I think team sports would be difficult to find unless you can meet up and make friends with Korean college students or a Korean group.


No sir, you just have to do a bit of research, I've already lined up 2 hockey teams depending on where I go in the country, and I'm hoping to find a baseball team to join in the summer.

I'll be in the Anyang area, please let me know if there is a baseball team I could join or even just guys who regurlarly play a certain time at a certain field.
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cosmo



Joined: 09 Nov 2006
PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
n13,

The amount of foreigners you will meet will depend upon your location.
It would help if you specify the location you will be at.

There are plenty of snowboarding and soccer venues.
The BUZRUN snowboard co. has a factory and a discount sales showroom.

There are sports and clubs everywhere, if you consider joining a Korean club. I joined a paragliding club for a while.
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Cerriowen



Joined: 03 Jun 2006
Location: Pocheon
PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Being female doesn't really help or hurt much either way (IMHO) because most of the guys here are hitting it with Korean Women, but they aren't usually stupid enough to be sexist.

Hiking is a national pass time. Which I suppose comes from having your country be 70% mountains...
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nelzer13



Joined: 08 Jan 2007
Location: Seoul (Bundang) - orig. from Minnesota
PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Great, thanks everyone Wink i am in the process of deciding "where" I will be teaching, but I'm pretty sure it will be in/near Seoul as that seems to be the majority of recommendations from people I've been in touch with...?! was going to go boarding here in MN tonight, but decided not to venture out being that the current temp is 4 degrees... nice
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