didnt you know you were korean mr obey the odds.

but yeah, in a nutshell, what he said

bear jew, you korean too?

yup korean american, my mother lives in korea.

cool lol. at least I can be happy that I'm losing pots to a korean when I play you on ftp.

Lol, I probably run hot vs all koreans. I have a bad memory, is your 2p2 sn the same as ftp?

Hey!

Been here for almost 2 weeks now, also doing 1 semester till mid june and went to club rococco in Itaewon as well... (was too crowded imo, I assume you were there the same Friday for the international party)

I made out with a local girl there that night, and based on the 2 nights out so far I think the markets are decent you may have to use body language instead of english though

based on my very limited experience, I think Hongik University neighborhood is quite good for partying and stuff too. Went there on Friday and it was good, Saturday didn't go because we had this kind of weird membership training thingy, but it was cool

let me know how life is treating you here! and I'm up for few beers (+soju) some night, offer stands for all 2p2ers here!

hey are you just studying undergraduate courses at SNU or grad? haha, girls from there speak pretty good English

mostly graduate courses + one undergrad 'cos even though I am a grad student my home university isn't too picky on doing only grad ones

also taking an evening korean course which is hard as f***

but you're right, girls here in SNU and especially SNU business school are in general quite good in English
Just have been a bit surprised how hard it is to communicate here in English in shops & restaurants so have assumed that it might be quite hard with the average korean girls too.. small sample size so far though hehe

you here in Seoul atm Windmasta?

Just got back from Seoul around 5 days ago... still gotta finish my last undergraduate semester back in the US. 1.5 months to go... Was accepted into graduate school here, but considering applying in Korea. SNU deadline is up, but can still apply to Korea University. Not sure now haha. Definitely coming back again sometime in the summer to visit though.

Korea is nice. Yeah English in the shops/restaurants is often quite bad, which is much different than the impression i get when going to clubs... I dont think i've ever been out in Itaewon, and it seems most people speak basic English at least in Gangnam/Hongdae. There are a lot of girls that have studied abroad for a year or so and are pretty much fluent. They'll usually be staring at you lol... I've spent a bit of time in Tokyo, but Koreans on the otherhand seem well educated - huge difference.

I agree Korea is very nice! Very good first impressions so far, and you are prob right about being able to speak english with most of the girls

gl with the semester, i'm heading home prob end of June/July so if still I'm still here let's have a drink!

Anyone ever been to Busan? I'm wrapping up my masters in teaching this spring and was toying with the idea of teaching in Korea for a year or two. From my research Busan sounds like you still get a bigger city but are right on the beach. I think the weather is a little more temperate too.

Can you elaborate?

Yo,

I'm also taking grad+undergrad courses and korean evening classes... heh

I'm probably (99.5%) going out on friday somewhere... if you guys want to meet for beer with soju earlier on friday prolly like 9PM or sth msg me.

Cheers!

I haven't made it down there yet but everyone I've talked to who has gone there seems to love it. Yes, the weather is a little better there but it still gets pretty cold in the winters afaik.

Just curious, what was your focus for your masters in teaching? And was it an M ed or MA or something else? I've thought about doing something like that. I'm teaching in Korea now and loving it so far. I have a friend out here who has a masters and got a pretty sweet job at a korean university. he's a little older and has a decent amount of teaching experience but a masters will open some doors for you here.

Anyone know what the fish/donkey situation is like at Walker Hill? I'm gonna head over there once I can get something of a bankroll.

I plan to come to Seoul again this summer and would like to spend about 10-11 days total in Korea. I wanna do 2 weekends in Seoul and maybe somewhere else in the middle. Where would you recommend for 3-4 days? Nightlife a huge plus.

Google mud festival korea, they do it every summer it's fun.

jeju island is also nice.

From what people tell me, it is a total donkfest there. But the rake is pretty high (I think 10% up to $20).

Thanks. I've heard the same thing about the rake.

hey, i just read through most of this thread, its really good.

i am thinking about doing a language school like you said you did here in korea. my choices were going to be somewhere in asia (korea/china) or s. america. my main goal is to improve my social skills (which are bad/lacking). And after that, to meet some new people, learn a new language, and maybe volunteer some (prob more for s.a.).

i would be traveling alone. do many people go to language schools alone? will it be weird for a young 20's guy to be there alone? and easy to meet new people to go out with? or are most people that go thnere already in groups through school/friends and etc.?

i am actually going in 1.5 months to visit a friend living in the philippines. since all flights connect through seoul, i may stop off for a few days. any recommendations for day/night stuff for somene traveling alone for a few days?

ps. money is not an issue really

Someone made a ****ty cam phone vid of a gig my old cover band played at mudfest. An amazing experience, just a wild ****ing beach party all weekend.

Said ****ty Video...

Although it's SUPER foreigner heavy. Probably white people outnumbered the Koreans iirc.

do it
do it
do it

I feel like I wanted similar things out of traveling when I decided to move to Korea. You will not regret your decision at all. I went from a pretty dormant 21 year old to a pretty active person. It's been a fun ride.

I don't know how many people do language schools alone. It never really struck me as something odd. You're all out there for a new experience anyway. That's typically enough to start forming bonds quickly enough. Korea is such a great place if you want to work on your social skills. Let me know, when I move out there (75-90% chance) we'll meet up for drinks

i love how poker players use %/ranges lol

for example, syous's 70-90% lol

ranges are the nuts