excerpt from a letter...
hi guys -- this letter from a teacher at Yonsei University (where we will be teaching) describes a bit of what we will be experiencing once we get there:
"Wonju is a city of 250,000 people. It is a smaller provincial city that is the economic and social hub of southern Gangwon-do province. There is a large university community of 4 universities. It is also the center of Korean bio-medical research. There is also a large military community, both Korean and to a lesser extent American. This means that there are a lot of foreigners in town from all points of the globe. Our church group, for example, has people from the USA, Canada, and South Africa, as well as Korean members. It also means that the Korean community is well educated and interested in providing a varied educational experience for their children. Most of our students are the sons and daughters of professional couples.
"Wonju is located in the mountains 90 km east of Seoul. It is a beautiful area with mountain climbing, rivers and fields all within easy access. The pace of life is relaxed compared to a big city. While there are no big stores, you can get just about everything you need in the town’s central market. If you need to get to Seoul, buses leave every 20 minutes and the trip takes about an hour and half.
"The foreigner community is pretty diverse but congregates at different venues. The ELP staff gets together from time to time. The Yonsei University folks are always open to getting together and frequently work out, play squash and Ultimate Frisbee together, not to mention having dinner in town and at people’s apartments. You can get involved as you want to."
"Wonju is a city of 250,000 people. It is a smaller provincial city that is the economic and social hub of southern Gangwon-do province. There is a large university community of 4 universities. It is also the center of Korean bio-medical research. There is also a large military community, both Korean and to a lesser extent American. This means that there are a lot of foreigners in town from all points of the globe. Our church group, for example, has people from the USA, Canada, and South Africa, as well as Korean members. It also means that the Korean community is well educated and interested in providing a varied educational experience for their children. Most of our students are the sons and daughters of professional couples.
"Wonju is located in the mountains 90 km east of Seoul. It is a beautiful area with mountain climbing, rivers and fields all within easy access. The pace of life is relaxed compared to a big city. While there are no big stores, you can get just about everything you need in the town’s central market. If you need to get to Seoul, buses leave every 20 minutes and the trip takes about an hour and half.
"The foreigner community is pretty diverse but congregates at different venues. The ELP staff gets together from time to time. The Yonsei University folks are always open to getting together and frequently work out, play squash and Ultimate Frisbee together, not to mention having dinner in town and at people’s apartments. You can get involved as you want to."
posted by kanadians in korea at 10:27 PM
1 Comments:
Sounds like a nice place to live. An hour and 1/2 to go 90km... that's kinda crappy, tho. No highways, I guess.
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