South Korea Archive
17 Jan 2013
Ex-pat life in Seoul, part II: the ugly
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Last week I wrote about all the perks of living in Seoul, South Korea: the decent salary, the housing stipends, the great ex-pat community in the city and the easy access to travel. This week, I’ll focus on the not-so-thrilling aspects of life teaching English in South Korea. By far, the biggest stress is most
09 Jan 2013
Ex-pat life in Seoul, part I: The good
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The prospect of packing up one’s life and moving to Seoul, South Korea, may seem a daunting and even baffling one to those who have never been there. It was to me when I first learned about the possibility of teaching English in Seoul for more money than I was making as a journalist in