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Welcome Trailing Spouses
August 2015
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Be9er known as “Trailers”…
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Topics of Discussion
• IntroducCons • New Life in Korea • Chadwick InternaConal • Well County & Harbor View Apartments • Songdo-‐dong City • QuesCons
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New Life in Korea • Download these Phone Apps Now! – Google Translate (FREE). – Subway Korea: Blue Subway Icon (FREE). – A conversion app of some kind, I use ‘Units Plus’ (FREE), converts measures, weights, currency, area, etc.
– Global PM2.5: (FREE) Air Quality app to monitor air quality, closest air quality monitor is in Dongchun (SquareOne Mall).
– Kakao Talk: (FREE) Korean texCng app, you will be invited by new Korean friends to join.
– FaceBook: (FREE) Request to join the Songdo Community Page. Emily Thomas (CI Intern) is the Administrator.
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• Korean Language Classes – Free lessons at IFEZ @ G-‐Tower, generally in the evening.
– Chadwick provides a class for a fee, $100 includes books.
• Songdo Busses – All stop service at midnight. – Use your Subway pass to pay, use card to get on and off the bus.
– Bus 6-‐1 goes from WC to Chadwick, get off near Good Day 1 walk through Harborview to CI.
– Bus 91 goes to Dream City area. – Bus 6405 is an express bus to Seoul. – Bus 303 goes to Incheon Airport.
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• Subway (KORAIL) – Download Subway App, just called “Subway Korea”.
– All Stop Service at Midnight. – Very Easy to Navigate. – 1.5 hours to Seoul. – BIT Zone StaCon closest to WC. – Central Park StaCon closest to HV. – Get Subway Cards at CU Convenient Store, you can recharge card at any subway staCon and at CU: • Get separate cards for Adults and Children, children are charged a much cheaper rate.
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• Subway Stops Along InternaConal Business District Line (starCng at BIT Zone StaCon): – Dongchun: E-‐Mart, HomePlus, SquareOne Mall & CGV Movie Theater.
– Munhak Sports Complex: Wyvern Ball Park. – Incheon Bus Terminal: Shinsegae Department Dept. Store & Food Court. And huge fruit & vegetable market.
– Arts Center: Huge CGV Movie Theater, largest in Incheon.
– Bupyeoung: Largest Underground Shopping Center in Korea.
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• Taxis – Polite way to wave a taxi down is palm down. – Red lighted sign on front windshield means its available for hire.
– Green lit up Sign, not for hire. – For Taxi to the Airport call Johnny Yoon, he has a Jumbo Taxi (minivan) and speaks English and familiar with CI folks: (010) 3316-‐3458.
– Or take Korea Airlines Airport Bus from Sheraton Hotel (NEAT Tower) for a small fee.
– You should have a wallet/purse reference card that shows addresses for WC, Chadwick, HV in Korean.
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• Cellphones – You can order through Chul Park, Chadwick has a contract with Olleh.
– Chul will hold a session at school for new hires to acquire/order cellphones. He will give you a choices of 3 different contracts and Android/Apple phones to choose from. Unlocked phones from other countries should work and just need a SIM card.
– Must have your own Korean bank account to have a cellphone plan, they do not have any family cellphone contracts/plans in Korea. Olleh will deduct money from your account automaCcally each month.
– Before you open a Korean bank account you have to have been issued an Alien Resident Card (ARC).
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• Korean Driver’s License – InternaConal DL will suffice, but are only good for 1 year.
– To acquire a Korean DL you must have an AposClle document for your foreign DL from your home country. Once you have this, its pre9y cut and dry at the DMV.
– Once issued a Korean DL, the DMV will keep your original foreign DL unCl you provide proof that you need it when you go back home, an airplane Ccket in your name to anywhere will suffice.
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• Buying/Owning a Car – Jonathan Park, Car Broker speaks English and has assisted many CI folks with purchasing a vehicle.
– Buying from CI faculty. – Older (10 years) DomesCc cars (Hyundai & KIA) are cheap and cheap to maintain.
– Get a CI windshield sCcker. – Register with Well County security office.
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• Medical – TieCare Insurance – Online Claims Submission – Dr. Rhea:
• located near WC, next door to Good Day 2. • CerCfied Pediatrician, ENT, General PracCConer and she is a CI parent.
– Inha Hospital in Incheon • Dental – Chicago Dental, located in Dream City – New York Dental, located in Dream City – Elisha Dental, located in Canal Walk
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Chadwick InternaOonal • Tour • Volunteering • Events • Get emails fwd’d from your working spouse to stay
informed of school events as well as social events. • Korean Language Classes • Bookmark these sites: My Backpack, Parent Portal &
ManageBac. If you have issues logging into these sites, go see the IT guys in the MS.
• If your working spouse has Korean assistants or interns uClize them when available to help you with any language barriers or assistance in locaCng a parCcular service. They know where to go.
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Well County & Harbor View Apartments
• Qtek in General Affairs, handles Faculty housing and maintenance issues. Only CI faculty have access to submit a work order for repairs and maintenance.
• Refer to the manual your received during move-‐in to understand how to operate any of the appliances. Any CI neighbors who have been here a while can also assist.
• You will hear General Announcements in Korean and someCmes in English in your apartments. Don’t worry its not the North Korean Invasion.
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• Recycling: – Well County Recycling: Mondays & Thursdays – Harbor View Recycling: Depends on Building.
• White Trash Bags & Pink Trash Bags – Purchase them at the local grocery stores.
• Packages can be delivered locally and from overseas. If you are not home, generally the deliverer will drop it off at security gate. Security will call you in the evening on the wall monitor in your apartment, but they don’t speak English well. Keyword, “package-‐uh”.
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Songdo-‐Dong City • IFEZ (Incheon Free Economic Zone) – Located in the G-‐Tower at the end of Central Park – Offer various services to foreigners:
• Free Korean language class • Korean Buddy Program • Can assist in locaCng services for you, such as recommending a Doctor, etc.
• Grocery Stores: – WC: Green Mart Grocery – HV: Songdo Mart – Lo9eMart – New HomePlus Coming Soon!
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• Movie Theaters: – SquareOne is the closest, Dongchun StaCon – Arts Center StaCon is the largest theater in Incheon
– www.CineinKorea.com (English)
• Bowling: Lucky Strike in Dream City. • Dollar Store: Daiso Store (Japanese Company) near Dream City.
• Organic Bakery: J’s Recipe
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• CI Favorite Restaurants & Bars: – BurgerRoom 101: Best Burger in town. – Le Lot: Vietnamese. – Pool Side: Asian/Western Fusion. – Bornga: Korean BBQ. – Orakai: Best Buffet and offer CI discount. – Good Day 1 & 2: Best Expat/Korean Bar, owner is DH.
– Cinder Bar: First Expat Bar, near flag street bridge. – Pizzeria Napoli: Best Pizza, near Dream City, near Borgna and in Canal Walk.
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• Websites: – www.SeoulisCc.com: Great Website about everything you need to know as an expat living in Korea.
– www.groovekorea.com: Similar to SeoulisCc. • YouTube Channels: – EatYourKimchee: Young couple from Canada who came to Korea to teach English and now have a very popular YouTube Channel.
• Magazines: – 10 Magazine: Very informaCve monthly magazine wri9en by expats and Korean-‐Americans.
– Groove Korea Magazine: Similar, but not as good.
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QuesCons?