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1.Housing
Most schools and private academies in Korea
will provide the Native English Speaking
Teacher with an apartment during the contract
period. You will be offered one of the following
housing options
-- Housing allowance
-- Single private housing or shared housing
– Fully Furnished
-- Dormitories
Before agreeing to take the job, you will
have to be aware of which housing option
the school will provide and which option
you would like to take.
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2. Food
Korean food
Rice is the staple of most Koreans and is
usually accompanied by various side dishes,
mostly seasoned vegetables, soup, pot stew,
and meat.
A traditional Korean meal is not complete
without kimchi, a mixture of various pickled
vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, radish,
green onion and cucumber with the famous
“hot pepper paste”.
Korea is famous for its variety of meat
dishes including seasoned Bulgogi (usually
beef), Galbi (beef or pork ribs) and the
delicious Samgyupsal (Barbeque pork) are
the most favored by both Koreans and foreigners.
Western
food
-- Steak house
Western-style food is currently popular
among the younger generations in Korea,
so you can find steak houses so easily such
as TGI Fridays, Outback steakhouse, Sizzler,
and VIPs etc. You can expect to pay around
US$20 ~ 30 a meal.
--International cuisine
There are also a variety of international
restaurants, such as Greek, Indian, Italian
and Brazilian etc
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3. Medical care
In principle, foreign instructors are entitled
to Korean medical insurance through their
employer.
Normally the employer will pay for half
of your coverage and half the cost of your
coverage will be
deducted from your salary on a monthly basis.
The cost for teachers for their medical
coverage is
typically 1.7% of your monthly salary.
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4.Transportation
Transportation in and around South Korea
is safe, fast, and reliable. Also to further
assist foreigners
even more. All major road signs, subway
maps, bus stops and transit centers provide
English
translations in eye catching lettering.
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5. Banking & Money
Opening
an Account
Opening a bank account in Korea is so easy
as long as you have the following;
-- Working visa
-- Valid Passport
-- Alien registration card
Most banks will require photocopies of all
three of these documents. It is recommended
that you
use a major bank, such as, Citibank, HSBC,
Foreign Exchange Bank, Kookmin Bank,
Shinhan Bank, Woori Bank, etc. You will
have no problem as most of the well known
banks have
service representatives that speak some
English.
Sending
money back home.
Sending money back home to your account
or family is very easy. You can simply use
wire
transfers that involve paying fees. Inquire
about this beforehand. Before coming to
Korea confirm
with your bank about any account information
you may need in order to send money to the
bank
account in your home country as you will
be required to provide this information
to your bank in
South Korea.
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6. Shopping
Tourist
shopping
Korea is a shopper's paradise! Great prices
can be found for shoes, clothes, handbags,
suitcases,
leather goods, silk, antiques, reproductions,
and all kinds of souvenirs in the major
local markets
such as Namdaemun, Itaewon, Insadong and
Dongdaemun in Seoul.
In and
around
South Korea is a haven for the domestic
shopping scene. A number of local shopping
opportunities
exist including E Mart, Home Plus and Lotte
Mart etc. These stores offer a world of
not only
household items but also everyday items
to satisfy your needs. There are also twenty
four hour
convenience stores which can cater to your
every need.
Technology
You can find an enormous amount of highly
advanced goods such as notebooks, digital
cameras
and Mp3 players at places such as Yongsan
electronics market, and Techno mart in Seoul.
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