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Tefl in South Korea
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Also... what should the reference letters read like? I have one already from a company I used to work at, but it reccomends me at that particular job, I guess it says I'm a good worker generally... I was wondering if this would be ok?
When I got my reference letters I was looking for a job with EPIK if you go on the epik site epik.go.kr there is a layout that they want you to follow. I used these letters for hagwon jobs too, make sure you get a few copies so you can open one and scan it if needed.Also, I'm finding the won to euro conversion difficult to get my head around. Is 10,000 won basically around €10?
1000 won is roughly about 65c so 10000 won would be about 6.50
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squeakyduck wrote: »[QUOTE=Andy!!;7787420
1000 won is roughly about 65c so 10000 won would be about 6.50
Ah here that's gonna blow my mind lol! Thanks for the replies. I'll have a look at epiks format for references.0 -
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Why? Aren't Hagwons recommended for people starting out? I've heard people say a good hagwon is better than a public school, whats your experience?Definitely apply for EPIK/TALK programmes over Hagwons
I applied for both. I was rejected by EPIK so I got a hagwon. It's good to spread your options.
Public school has nicer hours and a decent amount of holidays, my friends who work public all say that your co teacher makes or breaks your time there. If you have a good one great....if you have a bad one or someone that you don't get on with it will be a little bit more difficult. Also with public schools you may be the only foreign teacher there!
Hagwon has its pros and cons. Longer working hours, 10 days holidays and the potential prospect of closing down with no decent amount of warning time. You will have other foreign teachers (I work with 3 other Irish, a kiwi and an American) which is great. I work in a hagwon, I've heard other people bitching about their jobs but I've really lucked out on my job. They treat me great, my school is closing down in May and they even went out of their way to find me a new job! 0 -
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Thanks duck Can I come work in your hagwon?
MY CT asked for the same. One of the teachers that was here before got a letter from the revenue commissioners saying that he was a tax paying resident between certain dates, but wasn't sufficient for avoiding tax.
I think they want one saying that you are a resident, as opposed to that you were a resident. I got one from a solicitor bcos the Scottish teacher that I replaced got a similar one.
no idea if it will work, but had to get one just to get the CT off my back.
What's a CT? What would I need to give to a solicitor so they could write that I've lived here since the early 90's? Is there somewhere else I can get a letter like this? Hmm. Want to get as many documents like this sorted, just to be safe, don't want to be tearing my hair out over there trying to sort out letters.
Does anyone know of a good expat korean website with a forum?
I have an android app for learning my numbers. What is the difference between Native Korean numbers (hana, dul, set) and Sino-korean numbers? (il, ee sahm)0 -
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Oh the numbers issue, such a pain in the arse.
For money, phone numbers, counting, bus numbers, etc use il, eee, sam.
oh yeah when telling the time the minute part
For books, tickets, pieces, people, trees, birds, etc use hana, dul, set
and oh yeah when telling the time the hour part
LOL Oh god
They are taking the mick with both number systems needed for telling the time! :pac: That's just trolling foreigners!
EDIT: Thanks for those links!0 -
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LOL Oh god
They are taking the mick with both number systems needed for telling the time! :pac: That's just trolling foreigners!
EDIT: Thanks for those links!
It's tres confusing.
for example:
2:15 = 두시 십오분 du shi shep o poon, which is basically 2 hours 10 5 minutes.
I think that is correct anyway.0 -
Random question for the ladies:
Can you get Max Factor in Korea?
In particular this: http://www.maxfactor.co.uk/uk/products/Face/Foundations/Facefinity/shade.aspx
If not, what's the make-up situation like? I'm super pale and when I lived in Argentina I couldn't get ANYTHING to suit me cause it was all the darker, tanned shades.0 -
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R.D. aka MR.D wrote: »Random question for the ladies:
Can you get Max Factor in Korea?
In particular this: http://www.maxfactor.co.uk/uk/products/Face/Foundations/Facefinity/shade.aspx
If not, what's the make-up situation like? I'm super pale and when I lived in Argentina I couldn't get ANYTHING to suit me cause it was all the darker, tanned shades.
You can definitely get Max Factor products easily in Korea.
I'm not sure about your particular foundation shade though. Like yourself, I'm super pale. I use Bourjois though, which isn't common in Korea, so I brought my own year's supply.
Having said that, if you are ever stuck, you can go to Lotte Department Store and they should definitely have it there. It's a massive place with every make-up product under the sun. They even had my Ivory Bourjois shade, but everything is way over-priced in there.
Bottom line, to be safe, I'd bring over a few bottles of your foundation and get the rest of your make-up products over there.0 -
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I'm operating on the assumption that I very much doubt a hagwon/public school is going to pay my airfair, correct? :pac:
Would people reccomend I find a job before going over there? Or do I need to have one to get an E2 or other working visa? I would love to have about a week to enjoy the country before starting working.
I think you pretty much have to get a job first if you haven't been over before because of the E2 rules. But they seem to change all the time! some one on here probably knows better than me.
Private school should pay for your airfare. I had a few recruiters tell me that they don't prepay nowadays especially from Ireland but I said it was non-negotiable for me and I'm flying out next week: recruiter/school sorted and paid for everything!! 0 -
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R.D. aka MR.D wrote: »If not, what's the make-up situation like? I'm super pale and when I lived in Argentina I couldn't get ANYTHING to suit me cause it was all the darker, tanned shades.
BB cream is sent from the gods. I stopped using my revlon because of it! It's cheap like 15k in etude house but all the makeup stores sell their own ones. When you buy in the stores they usually give you samples of the different types of makeup! 0 -
Wow, thanks for all the information guys! I had no idea that paying for the flight was so commonplace, that's great to hear. I don't mind paying if they will pay me back later. If they offer to pay upfront, who arranges the flight?
I've been reading up on other aspects while I wait for documentation to come back etc. I think I'm going to go with KBE bank once I'm over there, they seem to be alright and pretty foreigner friendly. Not sure on the phone front yet. What network do you guys use? Is the system over there more like the american one (i.e. mostly bill pay and not as much value?) I'm hoping my Sony Xperia works over there, it's only a year old, it's just down to bandwidths and radio signals that I have yet to check. Still have to get it unlocked anyways.
Thanks again for all the advice. I really should sit down properly one day are read all 190 pages of this thread 0 -
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Surely you smoke to relax? I'm assuming that's why people smoke pot. But, this is causing you worry, because there might be an impending drugs test that you have to take.
See where I'm going with this?
I was reading a Korean guide book in the library today, Lonely Planet's one I believe, and it basically stated Busanians are brash and some negative things besides hah. Anyone that's ever been there felt the same way?
Japan has a month long tourist rail pass that's a lot cheaper for tourists, so they can get around and see the whole country. It has to be bought outside of Japan of course. Does Korea have something similar to this?
Also is this a real IMAX screen in Busan? http://www.bigmoviezone.com/txshows/theaters/index.html?uniq=915
The Dark Knight Rises is coming out this summer 0
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