I'm flying out of the states Wednesday morning to teach in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul for a year.
SO SCARE. TALK TO ME.
SO SCARE. TALK TO ME.
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Nothing to be scared about, Korea is a great country and Seoul is a good place to be. You'll be in the "richy" area of the city. Once you're in and settled send me a PM, I'll give you something in Korean that you can give a taxi driver to get over to our pub (30-60 minute drive, depending on traffic). There's a few vapers around that come down here, and a few of us are long term expats so we can show you the ropes.
In theory, if it's for personal use, you shouldn't have trouble.
In practice, even if it's industrial quantities, they're unlikely to check. (But if they do the tax can be high- 600won (60 cents US) per ml.)
So I'd bring what you need, b ut don't go overboard.
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In practice, even if it's industrial quantities, they're unlikely to check. (But if they do the tax can be high- 600won (60 cents US) per ml.)
So I'd bring what you need, b ut don't go overboard.
Ande
PS- What mods have you got??
Okay, so I'm at SeaTac. My flight has been delayed 4.5 hours because apparently you guys have a little bit of rain. 
Can I just take the subway to get to your pub? I've heard good things about it. Also y u always AFK on IRC.
Can I just take the subway to get to your pub? I've heard good things about it. Also y u always AFK on IRC. 
Thanks Hawk! Once I both settle down and have internet, I'll be sure to check in!
figure ill bring my provari and a couple genesis atty's. a couple vv bottom feeders with the MBchalice's and maybe a reo.
i'll have to keep checking this thread since i get in friday afternoon. I can bring a punch if needed shamash. let me know if i should bring one.
i'll have to keep checking this thread since i get in friday afternoon. I can bring a punch if needed shamash. let me know if i should bring one.
I'm sure someone here has one or I can figure out how to do it, if yours is big I'd hate for you to waste precious suitcase space bringing it with the pretty good possibility that we'll never even meet.
I'm getting picked up by my new boss in a couple hours and going into work, not to start teaching yet but for some sort of orientation. I'm so nervous. I hope they like me. I also hope they don't mind that I occasionally pronounce words very strangely and incorrectly for no reason.
Was away for a few days, I don't have a punch as I use mainly GG stuff these days. GH1 will be your friend for carto needs, shipping is high (around 17USD) but it's here in 2-3 days and if you buy enough at once you save a good amount over US prices (and quite a bit over local prices).
You can get here by subway, but there isn't a really close stop, closest is about a 15-20 minute walk. Noksapyeong (I'm terrible at romanizing Korean) or 녹사평역 is the closest stop, then walk over the underpass and turn left. Walk until you see the Korean military compound (normally a few guys with guns there, it's a finance compound) and turn right. Walk up the road until the Y intersection, it's on the right side of the intersection, above the 7-11 and pizza place (that pizza is nasty, don't eat there).
So what school are you at now?
You can get here by subway, but there isn't a really close stop, closest is about a 15-20 minute walk. Noksapyeong (I'm terrible at romanizing Korean) or 녹사평역 is the closest stop, then walk over the underpass and turn left. Walk until you see the Korean military compound (normally a few guys with guns there, it's a finance compound) and turn right. Walk up the road until the Y intersection, it's on the right side of the intersection, above the 7-11 and pizza place (that pizza is nasty, don't eat there).
So what school are you at now?
I'm with a YBM branch. It seems like a pretty good school and I'm excited to start working there.
I need to get a bank account and figure out what my address is before I can start ordering stuff. I kinda want to have some food delivered but I don't know how to read my address because it's in Korean lollll.
The subway stop "by my house" is the Cheongdam stop. It's not really that close but not too far either. I took the subway last night to Gangnam, which took a bit but wasn't too super hard. It looks like I would have to take the 7 to the 4 to the 6, but I'd probably get lost and just take a taxi anyway haha. It looks like ya'lla right next to Itaewon where I want to end up checking out eventually anyway.
We're in Itaewon-2-dong (second district), you really don't want to go to Itaewon (the main expat/soldier bar district)... trust me.
Your school should help you out getting a bank account (just make sure it's ONLY in your name, some less reputable ones will try and get access to it as well, YBM is a major franchise so you shouldn't have to worry too much).
I'll send you my contact information (number/email/etc) and we can meet up when you have time (I'm off work today, and probably taking Thus-Sun off this week). Give me about an hour and I can have you reading Korean (not understanding, but able to read, which will help you out a ton), it really is quite simple once you know it (don't try to use English letters, or romanization, the two languages just aren't compatible).
I have a charity fundraiser to go to that a friend of mine is running on Saturday, it involves beer .... so it should be fun if you feel like getting out and meeting people (some good people to know will be there, Lisa Kelley specifically, she's a fairly well known english/korean TV host).
Your school should help you out getting a bank account (just make sure it's ONLY in your name, some less reputable ones will try and get access to it as well, YBM is a major franchise so you shouldn't have to worry too much).
I'll send you my contact information (number/email/etc) and we can meet up when you have time (I'm off work today, and probably taking Thus-Sun off this week). Give me about an hour and I can have you reading Korean (not understanding, but able to read, which will help you out a ton), it really is quite simple once you know it (don't try to use English letters, or romanization, the two languages just aren't compatible).
I have a charity fundraiser to go to that a friend of mine is running on Saturday, it involves beer .... so it should be fun if you feel like getting out and meeting people (some good people to know will be there, Lisa Kelley specifically, she's a fairly well known english/korean TV host).
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