Our top 5 pros and cons to living in South Korea based on our own experiences over the years.
We each give our top 5 pros and cons lists to living in South Korea and then come up with a final list for each.
Scott, Adam, Marco, and returning guest Saber talk about how long they’ve lived in Korea and their experiences to come up with the top 5 things they love about living in Korea and the top 5 things they don’t.
It’s all about the PROS and CONS to living in Korea on this episode of K-PoD!
Show Notes
01:23
Each of us tell how long we’ve each have lived in South Korea.
02:13
Marco gives some of the hardest changes he had to adjust to when he first moved to South Korea.
03:46
Saber talks about her hardest things she had to adjust to when she first moved to South Korea and adapting to working all day and teaching children.
04:22
Scott gives the difficult changes he had to make when he first came to South Korea.
05:00
Adam goes over some the difficult changes he had to make when he first came to Korea.
05:46
Marco gives his top 5 cons to living in South Korea including the lack of trash cans, driving, cultural differences, and more!
09:30
Saber gives her top 5 cons to living in South Korea including clothing sizes, pollution, taxis, and more!
11:28
Adam goes into his top 5 cons to living in South Korea including home sickness, traffic and parking, respect to pedestrians, and more!
12:04
Scott gives his top 5 cons to living in South Korea including smells, weather, seat belts, and more!
13:32
We all put our lists together to agree on a final TOP 5 CONS list to living in South Korea.
17:30
Adam gets into his top 5 pros to living in South Korea including internet, travel, safety, and more!
18:35
Marco gives his top 5 pros to living in South Korea including taxis, recycling, people, and more!
20:25
Saber’s top 5 pros to living in South Korea including living costs, expat community, delivery services, and more!
21:02
Scott’s top 5 pros to living in South Korea including meeting new people, 24hr life, the garbage system, and more!
23:20
We all put our lists together to agree on a final TOP 5 PROS list to living in South Korea.
24:48
Adam wraps things up including where to get in touch with each of us.
Scott is one of the original hosts of K-PoD (formally The Changwoner Podcast) and also the founder and producer of the show. He is also the founder of Changwoner Entertainment. He is from Newfoundland, Canada and has been living in Changwon, South Korea for almost 17 years.
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Adam
Adam is one of the hosts of K-PoD. He started as a host last season in 2018. Adam is from Ontario, Canada and has lived in Changwon City, South Korea for 8 years.
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Marco
Marco is now one of the new hosts of K-PoD. Marco is from Columbus, OH, United States and has lived in Changwon City, South Korea for almost 3 years.
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Paul
Paul is one of the original hosts and founders of K-PoD (The Changwoner). Paul is originally from England and he currently continues to live in Changwon City where he has lived for the past 16 years.
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If you would like to be a guest on K-PoD: Life In Korea, or have any questions for the show or regarding South Korea, or have something you’d like to promote, please contact us at podcast@changwoner.com
There are many alternative things you can find to do during your stay in South Korea!
There are lots of things you can do while in South Korea! Things to do indoors, things to do outdoors, and things you can only do in Korea! In this episode we share some of these alternative things to do while in Korea along with our own experiences.
Scott, Adam, and Marco are joined by guest Michael DeLorenzo to talk about the different things you can do while in South Korea and the Changwon area that you might not know about.
Our guest, Michael DeLorenzo, has lived in South Korea for the past 8 years. He’s originally from the United States and is a teacher at Changwon National University. He has been running a group in Changwon called the ‘Changwon Culture and Activity Group‘ for the past 4 ½ years, and he joins us to share in all the different activities that they group does and why the group exists.
We each share in our own experiences of fun, strange, indoors, outdoors, and craziest things we’ve done while living in South Korea (combined +27 years) including screen rooms, singing rooms, festivals and concerts, mystery dinners, movie nights, ghost hunting, and even hiking in North Korea!
It’s all about FUN and ALTERNATIVE things to do in Korea on this episode of K-PoD!
Show Notes
01:30
An introduction to our guest Michael DeLorenzo including why he first came to Korea and what he does here.
02:00
A little more on the group Michael created ‘Changwon Culture and Activity Group’, why he created it, and some of the things they do.
04:12
Each of us gives some of the things we do indoors and activities we each like to indoors while living in South Korea including screen rooms, escape room, VR rooms, board games, DnD, singing rooms, and ice skating and the ice rinks in the Changwon Area.
07:02
Outdoor activities we each like to do in Korea including batting cages, hiking, the Changwon reservoir, parks, events, festivals, ghost hunting, the Dark Side of Seoul Tour, and biking.
11:45
Our own experiences of some of the strangest and craziest things that we’ve each done during our time in South Korea including stories on dog soup, living octopus, lost in NamHae, saved by the Fire Department, October Fest, and hiking in North Korea as well as getting on the wrong bus in North Korea!
18:00
Michael talks about trying to bike from Busan to Seoul, Incheon on a bike path that takes you all the way and all the bike hotels along the way.
19:45
The most fun things we’ve each done in Korea including fireworks festivals, music festivals, camping, Metallica in Korea, JinJu Lantern Festival, and the Anndong Mask Festival.
25:10
Adam sums up everything and where you can get in contact with each of us and submit any questions you would like regarding to living in South Korea.
Scott is one of the original hosts of K-PoD (formally The Changwoner Podcast) and also the founder and producer of the show. He is also the founder of Changwoner Entertainment. He is from Newfoundland, Canada and has been living in Changwon, South Korea for almost 17 years.
Adam is one of the hosts of K-PoD. He started as a host last season in 2018. Adam is from Ontario, Canada and has lived in Changwon City, South Korea for 8 years.
If you would like to be a guest on K-PoD: Life In Korea, or have any questions for the show or regarding South Korea, or have something you’d like to promote, please contact us at podcast@changwoner.com
Teaching English in Korea and in Asia can have its difficulties. Smart phones (cell phones) and students using them in class and where we stand as teachers with regards of their use. Controlling our classroom and how to do it! Teaching in Korea compared to teaching in China. Classroom sizes and more!
This is a clip from K-PoD: Life in Korea. The podcast that brings you some of the lives of people living and working in South Korea and the people doing just that!
If you have any questions regarding teaching English in South Korea or regarding living in South Korea, please feel free to contact us on messenger at http://bit.ly/2XRDmga
Shopping in Korea, online shopping in Korea, Korean clothes and fashion, food costs in Korea, and services in Korea can be a good or bad experience while living in South Korea.
The costs of living in South Korea can be cheaper than the current country you are in and South Korea can be a great place to save money if done the correct way! Korean clothing, fashion, sizes, food, online shopping, markets, street markets, haircuts, and services in Korea can have their advantages.
Scott, Adam, Marco, and returning guest Saber talk about the costs of living in Korea, online shopping in Korea, finding clothes, the service industry in Korea, food shopping, and more!
It’s all about SHOPPING in Korea on this episode of K-PoD!
Show Notes
01:34
Food shopping and where each of us buy and get our grocery shopping done in South Korea.
04:45
How much we each do cooking at home compared to eating out or getting delivery and Korean food.
07:45
The costs of food in South Korea and comparing it to other countries.
10:32
Buying food at markets and Korean street markets as well as some recommendations from us on shopping for food in Korea.
12:38
Korean clothes, sizes, fashion, where we buy our clothes in Korea, shoes and some other fashion accessories.
16:50
Online shopping, buying household items, larger things like furniture online and getting it delivered. Delivery time tables, buying books online, and comparing Korean online shopping to sites like Amazon.
21:20
Any stories we’ve had with regards to being satisfied or dissatisfied with online shopping in South Korea.
23:05
Medication and other items you may want to bring with you and that are hard to find in South Korea if you are coming here for the first time.
24:57
Customer services in South Korea, returning items, language barriers, banking, and waiting times.
28:45
Getting you haircut in South Korea and what you can expect and look for.
34:02
Restaurants, ordering food, avoiding allergy related items, menus, and using apps to order food in South Korea.
Scott is one of the original hosts of K-PoD (formally The Changwoner Podcast) and also the founder and producer of the show. He is also the founder of Changwoner Entertainment. He is from Newfoundland, Canada and has been living in Changwon, South Korea for almost 17 years.
Adam is one of the hosts of K-PoD. He started as a host last season in 2018. Adam is from Ontario, Canada and has lived in Changwon City, South Korea for 8 years.
Paul is one of the original hosts and founders of K-PoD (The Changwoner). Paul is originally from England and he currently continues to live in Changwon City where he has lived for the past 16 years.
If you would like to be a guest on K-PoD: Life In Korea, or have any questions for the show or regarding South Korea, or have something you’d like to promote, please contact us at podcast@changwoner.com
Teaching English in Korea and in Asia can have its difficulties. Smart phones (cell phones) and students using them in class and where we stand as teachers with regards of their use. Controlling our classroom and how to do it! Teaching in Korea compared to teaching in China. Classroom sizes and more!
This is a clip from K-PoD: Life in Korea. The podcast that brings you some of the lives of people living and working in South Korea and the people doing just that!
If you would like to listen to the full podcast of this episode please visit https://k-pod-cast.com
If you have any questions regarding teaching English in South Korea or regarding living in South Korea, please feel free to contact us on messenger at http://bit.ly/2XRDmga
In this episode we’ll look at SUMMER in Korea, what we like and what we don’t, plus some of the summer events and activities going on all over South Korea for summer 2019!
Scott, Adam, and Marco are joined by guest Michael DeLorenzo (Changwon Culture and Activity Group) to talk about what we each like about summer in South Korea, the things we don’t like about summer here, what we miss about summer in our home countries, the summer weather, things we like to do in summer in Korea, how to beat the heat, and Events going on all over South Korea for this coming summer, 2019.
It’s all about SUMMERTIME in Korea on this episode of K-PoD!
Period: July 19-28, 2019 Venue: Daecheon Beach Mud Square in Boryeong-si, Chungcheongnam-do (충청남도 보령시 대천해수욕장 머드 광장) http://boryeongmudfestival.com/
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Period: June 27 – July 7, 2019 Venues: Bucheon City Hall, Bucheon Gymnasium, Korea Comics Museum, Bucheon Art Bunker B39, etc. (부천시청, 부천제육관, 한국만화박물관, 부천아트벙커B39) https://www.bifan.kr/eng/big/info01.asp
Period: August 2-6, 2019 Venues: Haeundae Beach, Gwangalli Beach, Busan Songdo Beach, Songjeong Beach and Dadaepo Beach in Busan (부산광역시 해운대해수욕장, 광안리해수욕장, 송도해수욕장, 송정해수욕장, 다대포해수욕장) http://www.bfo.or.kr/festival_Eng/
Period: August 31 – September 8, 2019 Venue: Areas of Deungnamju Arena, Namdaecheon Stream, Yeche Cultural Hall, and Jinam Park in Muju-gun, Jeollabuk-do (전라북도 무주군 등나무운동장, 남대천, 예체문화관, 지남공원) http://www.firefly.or.kr/
Scott is one of the original hosts of K-PoD (formally The Changwoner Podcast) and also the founder and producer of the show. He is also the founder of Changwoner Entertainment. He is from Newfoundland, Canada and has been living in Changwon, South Korea for almost 17 years.
Adam is one of the hosts of K-PoD. He started as a host last season in 2018. Adam is from Ontario, Canada and has lived in Changwon City, South Korea for 8 years.
Paul is one of the original hosts and founders of K-PoD (The Changwoner). Paul is originally from England and he currently continues to live in Changwon City where he has lived for the past 16 years.
If you would like to be a guest on K-PoD: Life In Korea, or have any questions for the show or regarding South Korea, or have something you’d like to promote, please contact us at podcast@changwoner.com
Are you concerned with your safety living in South Korea?
People always have questions and worries with regards to safety in South Korea or regards to safety when teaching for a year in South Korea.
How safe is living in South Korea?
Special guest Saber Lane joins the podcast to discuss with Scott, Adam, and Marco each of their concerns before moving to South Korea, how safe they each feel living in Korea, living next door to North Korea, precautions they take living here, and some unsafe issues they’ve each experienced while living here.
It’s all about SAFETY in Korea on this episode of K-PoD!
Show Notes
02:20
Adam remembers his concerns with moving to South Korea before he first came to Korea based on his brother’s advice.
03:09
Marco gives his thoughts on any worries he had before moving to South Korea.
04:24
Saber gives her concerns with regards to moving to South Korea before moving here and her family concerns as well.
06:10
Scott gives a story regarding a murder in South Korea that he heard about before moving to South Korea and some of his concerns before moving here.
07:35
Adam talks about his family concerns with North Korea.
08:06
Saber gives her concerns with North Korea along with the rest of the hosts, including Marco’s trip to the DMZ and only being worried about North Korea when South Koreans seemed worried.
10:05
Scott talks about all the North Korea events that have gone and passed while he has lived in South Korea.
11:40
Is North Korea the biggest safety concern with us and foreigners in general.
12:40
Everyone talks about the honor system in Korea.
14:04
Scott gives a story with regards to his first trip to a police station in South Korea and why!
16:00
Scott gives another story about his house being broken into and having items being taken from his home..
20:40
Saber expresses some of her concerns or worries regarding safety walking around in the streets or heading home at night and being confused as a Russian escort.
22:30
Saber talks about taking taxis late at night, if she is ever worried about taxi drivers, and her experiences in night clubs and booking.
23:45
Adam brings up CCTV in Korea, how it’s everywhere and how it makes things safer.
24:48
Marco gives his thoughts on if South Korea is safer than his home back in the United States.
25:50
Saber lets us know if she feels safer in Korea than back home in Texas, USA..
26:25
Both Adam and Scott sum up if they feel safer in South Korea compared to Canada.
Scott is one of the original hosts of K-PoD (formally The Changwoner Podcast) and also the founder and producer of the show. He is also the founder of Changwoner Entertainment. He is from Newfoundland, Canada and has been living in Changwon, South Korea for almost 17 years.
Adam is one of the hosts of K-PoD. He started as a host last season in 2018. Adam is from Ontario, Canada and has lived in Changwon City, South Korea for 8 years.
Paul is one of the original hosts and founders of K-PoD (The Changwoner). Paul is originally from England and he currently continues to live in Changwon City where he has lived for the past 16 years.
If you would like to be a guest on K-PoD: Life In Korea, or have any questions for the show or regarding South Korea, or have something you’d like to promote, please contact us at podcast@changwoner.com
Today’s the day to get dressed up and have some fun in Changwon!
It’s an early Halloween here in South Korea.
Here are some of the events going on today and tonight for Halloween 2018 right here in Changwon.
There are always a lot of Halloween costume contests, drink specials, and more going on every year in Changwon, so remember to dress up, make your rounds, and have a fun and safe night!
Costume contest with great prizes and a special effect makeup artist From 9-11pm for those looking to get or add to their costume. Anybody who purchases a drink from Next gets to get a scary makeup.
Starting: 9pm
