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brooksieyud

Gwangju 5/18

May 23, 2005 10:24

This weekend was the anniversary of 5/18 in Gwangju. There's a huge story behind it (more than I know right now) but on 5/18/1980 there was his huge massacre in Gwangju by the government. The president of Korea had just been overthrown by a soldier tyrant type and the students in Gwangju were demonstrating against him. I guess the new President ( Read more... )

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onesillymonkey May 30 2005, 01:58:43 UTC

Hey, there. My name is Stacy and I found you on the amongst_yselves community as I was browsing.

I am currently trying to apply to teach English in S. Korea and was wondering how you're liking your experience...what sort of company/agency you went through to get your job. Thanks, and sorry if this is a bother!

brooksieyud May 30 2005, 04:49:15 UTC

Not a bother at all. I am a volunteer here so my position may be a little different than what you are applying for. I teach in an all-boys high school. Personally, I think that teaching either at a middle school, high school or university is ideal because you receive all of the holidays that the students do, except that they are paid holidays for you. Whereas if you work in a Hagwon (a private English academy) you will only get one week of vacation and your hours will most likely be from like 2pm - 9pm. I love my job and the kids are great. It is obviously hard because of the language barrier, but most of the time the kids make it fun.

I went through my undergrad University (University of Dayton) to get my position. I wanted to do a year of volunteer service and this was available. There are a couple of websites that I could recommend if you'd like. Just let me know. If you have any other questions just email me.

BrooksieyUD@yahoo.com

Hope this helps! :) Good luck and God bless.