My two cents, look at a different country to teach in. I’ve also taught many years here. Retired now. I do love it here, but I’ve been here almost 20 years. I was also a single male. I would never have came here in your situation.

I would recommend looking at other countries you can teach in and that have English as a second language. The Philippines comes to mind. Wages would be about the same, visa is easier. There’s a few other places as well. I see your biggest hurdle being that you will only have a TEFL cert.

best of luck in whatever you decide

@Rj *****

you can check around at some of the local banks. Some are a little more lax and flexible on requirements to open an account. Some are very strict with their policies. Actually, different branches of the same bank will often have different policies as well. Kinda like IO. 😂

@Rj *****

no, do not have an agency or lawyer do it ! You will get screwed when you try to renew your extension, you’ll have to go back to the same service you used and keep doing it every year.

It may feel and look daunting at first, but trust me, in the long run, (and short) you’ll be happy you did it yourself

@Billy ******

really !! Tried to take a cab to E-Mart. Said it about 10 times to no avail. Finally said oh ! E-Mart- uh. And he says ok ok ! How big of a leap is it from E-Mart to E-Mart-uh.

And it’s a huge department store everywhere in Korea

@Mandy ***

Power of attorney

Spanish is the easiest. Each consonant and vowel make only one sound. No tones, no different sounds as in English, however the conjugations can be a bit tricky

@Billy ******

try living in Korea for a nightmare language 😂 😂

English is much harder to learn than most Asian languages. In Thai , if you’re a Falang speaking Thai, they will get the gist of what you’re saying even if your tones are incorrect

@Jack ********

it’s just a small little mini van. And just down the street

@Jack ********

good report however there is a van outside that does do photo copies. Being prepared though is much better as each copy costs ฿75