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Life In South Korea

Life in South Korea is unlike anything you have experienced. We promise. Whether you prefer the relaxing countryside or the brilliant lights of the city, life in Korea is far from ordinary.

Picture giant LCD monitors advertising various products and directly beneath them, an elderly woman selling freshly picked vegetables. This is an everyday occurrence whilst walking the busy, shop-ridden city streets of Seoul, South Korea's capital.

From the moment you touch down in South Korea, you will notice one thing: the people. Koreans are a very proud people and they have a right to be. Their economic and technological bounce-back after being decimated by their neighbors (the North Koreans) is an astounding achievement.

South Korea has some of the friendliest people in the world, so it's no wonder that many native English speakers flock to its schools and decide to stay much longer than they anticipated. In fact, many Westerners that return home from South Korea find it harder to transition back into their once 'normal' way of life—we did!

Once you overcome the initial culture-shock that is sure to come and learn that Korean culture is very much weaved around age, you won't become upset when your elders step in front of you in line at the grocery store, for example, and certainly won't mind the stares from the locals once you realize you are truly a celebrity in their eyes.

Foreigners (that's you, by the way) have a variety of reasons for coming to South Korea. Some are fresh graduates looking to take a break after their studies and discover a little more about the world. Some wish to save money for the future and clear some or all of their debt. Others want to simply take a break from their everyday lives.

Saving money is a breeze when your housing and airfare is paid by your employer. In our experience, we each made the equivalent of £1100 a month and after the internet, electric, gas, and trash bills still brought in what equaled to around £1000. Not to mention that compared to the cost of living in Japan and the over-all quality of living in China, South Korea is by far the top country in which to teach English as a second language.

If saving thousands and being revered for what you do isn't enough, how about delicious Korean barbecues, hikes through traditional Buddhist mountain-villages, private karaoke rooms, the bullet train, and electronics markets with quality products at bargain-bin prices? South Korea has enough exotic sites and unique forms of entertainment to satisfy any personality.