...Now you can say you have :) Tell me about your experiences attending a wedding in another country! ^_^ … [Read more...]
BUSAN!
On Saturday I decided to take a trip up to Busan since it is so close to Ulsan. I wanted to visit the Busan Museum of Art and then have dinner before heading back home. Busan is a cool city and I will definitely be spending more time there!Here is a video showing my journey: … [Read more...]
Daegu, South Korea: IAAF World Championships!
Last sunday I headed out to Daegu with my new friend Abo to visit the stadium where they were having the track and field world championships. I was under the impression that the tickets for the event were all sold out. So imagine my surprise when we were able to get two A level seat tickets! Here is the day through pictures. At the KTX stattion in Ulsan, we stopped for … [Read more...]
Ulsan Diary# 1-5 :)
Yea...So this going to be a very long post! I'm thinking I will do weekly Ulsan updates under this "Ulsan Diary" moniker just updating on life and such. I will also post videos and pictures here but to find info specifically on food and hair info click the tabs above and everything is organized in one place for those topics. Anyway let me start by saying " … [Read more...]
The Arrival Store
When I arrived in South Korea on August 19, 2011 within a few hours I had a working cell phone. No alien registration card (ARC card) and not even knowing my address...but I had a cell phone! How was this possible? It takes up to 4 weeks to get your ARC card and it's necessary if you want to purchase a phone. Well my dear friends, I used The Arrival Store (TAS). You can find … [Read more...]
Ulsan, South Korea
My first five days in pictures :) Bibimbap on the plane...they gave me intructions Fully assembled :) And it was yummy! My journey!14 hours! Breakfast...not so great. I just ate the fruit. At the customs station in Incheon...if you forget your reading glasses...No … [Read more...]
Ulsan, South Korea
So I am here! Officially in South Korea:). Hard work and persitance always pays off in the end. Stay tuned! … [Read more...]
48 hours in New York City!
So I received my Notice of Appointment on Monday and left for NYC Tuesday to get my work visa!I just got back yesterday and here are some snapshots from the trip. Union Station, Hartford. thought the free calls were interesting...see below What numbers would you press? Once of the bus at Port Authority, I head straight to the consulate. They have a great library … [Read more...]
South Korea: So close!
Since my last Korea post I have done the following: 7/30/11: Sent off my extra documents to my recruiter in Korea ( I used Fedex and it was $84! But UPS was charging $137*insanity*)I waited for 7/31/11: I obsessively tracked the package everyday until it arrived lol. Especially since there was an issue with them inputting the address incorrectly in their system :(8/3/11: My … [Read more...]
Almost There!
I was contacted by my recruiter on Monday with awesome news about a job in Ulsan, South Korea. Yay! So now all I have to do is get all my paper work in on time and pray that things work out:)It pays to be persistent! This was a great start to my week seeing as though my birthday is coming up on Friday. I don't know how I feel about it this year. I don't have anything planned. … [Read more...]