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Expats Work To Develop “Footsteps of Wonhyo” Trail In Korea
» by GI Korea January 10th, 2012 at 5:27 pm » Comments (1)
I think this is kind of a cool idea: A group of expats is working on an ambitious project to develop a pilgrimage emulating Spain’s El Camino de Santiago. The group hopes ...more »KTO Looking For An Editor
» by GI Korea November 5th, 2011 at 4:16 am » Comments (2)
The Korea Tourism Organization has an opening for an editor position for those interested: Contract position. Must speak English at a native level. Intermediate Korean language level is preferred. The Global U-Tourism Team ...more »Foreigner On Korean Bus Causes Ruckus
» by GI Korea August 29th, 2011 at 6:13 am » Comments (179)
Via the Open Thread comes this video that has been circling around the Internet of a foreigner on a bus in Korea causing a ruckus: The Marmot's Hole has more details ...more »Politicians–Got to Love Them
» by USinKorea July 22nd, 2011 at 5:51 am » Comments (2)
“There is a long-term plan to reduce the number of foreign English teachers,” said Shin Jong-cheol, a member of the GPC. “In ...more »Gyeonggi Province to Dump Native Teachers Update
» by USinKorea July 22nd, 2011 at 2:35 am » Comments (1)
This was posted over at www.waygook.org where NSETs who want to be more productive than those at Dave’s hangout, share lesson plans, and thoughts: Dear GEPIK Teachers, Many of you may have ...more »Fundraiser To Help ROK Drop Reader Mike McStay
» by GI Korea June 1st, 2011 at 2:58 am » Comments (0)
Long time ROK Drop reader Mike McStay a professor at Woosong University, has for the past few months been in and out of the hospital due to cancer treatments. To ...more »CNNGo Article On 12 Rules for Expats In Korea
» by GI Korea May 26th, 2011 at 6:35 pm » Comments (23)
Over at the CNNGo website a fella by the name of Kyle Burton has a list posted of 12 rules expats should follow in Korea. Not all of the rules ...more »Beware of Dangerous Foreign Criminals In Korea
» by GI Korea May 23rd, 2011 at 5:58 pm » Comments (40)
That is how the Chosun Ilbo sums up this article: A police crackdown that ended early this month led to the arrest of 1,249 foreigners and 79 indictments. Most cases involved ...more »Korean Netizens Upset With Foreign Buffoons On Seoul Subway
» by GI Korea May 11th, 2011 at 5:36 pm » Comments (63)
Over at the Marmot's Hole he translated an article from Oh My News! about some foreigners acting stupid in the Seoul subway: Han Jeong-hyeon, a Korean college student studying abroad in ...more »AFEK Announces Opening of Membership To All Expats In Korea
» by GI Korea April 27th, 2011 at 9:01 pm » Comments (1)
Here is a press release from the Association of F-Class Expats within Korea (AFEK) which has become the rival group to the often criticized ATEK: The Association for F-Class Expatriates within ...more »
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