*Some schedules below are subject to change.
○ Departure day : KE 36(Korean Air), May 14 at 1 pm (Atlanta time)
○ Arrival day : Incheon Airport on May 15 at 4:35 pm (Korean time)
※ Note
☞We will provide a cell phone, a charger, a subway map and a transportation card for subway or bus.
☞You can use a prepaid cell phone for 260 minutes from May 15 through July 7,
only for the purpose of domestic calls.
So if you want to call for more time you should charge it at your own expense.
☞We recommend you to use a international call through a calling card or a webcam, etc)
☞You have to return the cell phone (including a charger) by July 7
(2 days before the departure).
○ Cell Phone Number
* Majang elementary school
- Jinny : 010-4966-1144
- Julian : 010-4966-4433
* Seongsu elementary school
- Sarah : 010-4966-4499
- Hollee : 010-4966-8558
* Haengdang elementary school
- Elliot : 010-4966-8778
- Samantha : 010-4966-8800
How to use a rental phone
1. Domestic
① To office or home
☞example(Hoo Young's office number ): 02-2286-5124
☞ Press number 6 long till you can see the phone nuber "080-222-1155"
↓
Press 02(Seoul local number)
↓
Press the rest of number (Hoo Young's office number : 2286-5124)
↓
Press # button
② To a cell phone
☞example(Hoo Young's phone number ): 010-2470-5756
☞ Press number 6 long till woman's voice come out.
↓
Press the phone number(010-2470-5756)
↓
Press # button
2. USA to Korea
☞example: 010-2660-3505
82(Korea Number)→10→2660-3505
※ 'Vision Hotel' in front of Seongdong-Gu Office
※ A double room
○ The first home stay(for 3 weeks) : May 16 to June 6
※ Meeting with the first home stay family at 10:00 AM on May 16
1. Jinny Kim : Koo, Ja Sook(Female) ☞ zero143kr@yahoo.co.kr
2. Julian Smart-Rimple : Na, Dong Won(Male ) ☞ ndw422@yahoo.co.kr
3. Sarah Broel : Kim, In Sook(Female) ☞ tour009@naver.com
4. Hollee Dodd : Park, Yoon Young(Female) ☞ mailto:my2park@sd.go.kr
5. Elliot Paulk : Jun, Sung Chul(Male) ☞ mailto:☞jsc66@hanmail.net
6. Samantha Gibson : Lee, Sang Mi(Female) ☞ pinkribbonkr@dreamwiz.com
※ You will come out of home stay on June 6(4 pm at Vision Hotel Lobby).
○ Meeting with Deputy Mayor(the acting Mayor) : May 20 at 10:00 AM
※ All of you should come to the Seongdong-Gu office directly by 9:40 AM.
(You don't have to go to school this day)
- Meeting place : 7th floor
- Thursday's schedule.
09:40 arriving at Seongdong-Gu Office(7th floor)
10:00 meeting with Deputy Mayor(7th floor)
10:30 lecture regarding Korean Culture(5th floor)
※ Find more info, visit at http://www.koreanhero.net/
12:00 lunch time
1:00 pm riding a bike and climbing up the hill(called Eungbong Mountain)
※ Please bring your cap, sun glasses and suncream, etc, if you have.
4:00 or 4:30 pm going to Hanyang University
※ Hanyang University web site : http://www.hanyang.ac.kr/english/
※ We'll open a checking account and make a cash card.
So please bring your passport with you this day.
○ Teaching English program(for 7 weeks) : May 17 to July 2
※ Majang Elementary School : Yoonjin and Julian
- English teacher : Sun
(010-9274-8996, choro96@hanmail.net )
※ Seongsu Elementary School : Sarah and Hollee
- English teacher : Lee, Minkyung
(019-443-5193, min_kyunglee@hotmail.com)
※ Haengdang Elementary School : Elliot and Samantha
- English teacher : Kelly
(010-7305-7829, iizn@naver.com )
※ Working time(normal) : 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
※ English class : 4 hours a day, about 20 hours each week
※ Spending money : 12,000 Won(one day)*49(days)=588,000 Won
(As of April 29 according to the exchange rate, 1 USD equals 1,116 Won)
- Half of them(294,000 won) will be given to you between the third and fourth week of May from each school.
- The other spending money(294,000 won) will be wired between June 14th and June 25th from each school.
○ Local election day for next Mayor on June 2
※ It's special holiday for voting on that day.
○ The first excursion : June 5
※ Place : Ganghwa county
※ Visit at http://www.ganghwa.incheon.kr/open_content/english/main/main.jsp
for more info. ※ We can see the West coast of Korea.
※ All day long with the first home stay families.
○ Hotel stay : June 6 to June 11
※ Vision Hotel in front of Seongdong-Gu Office
※ A double room
※You will be able to enjoy Seoul on your own.
○ FIFA World Cup(soccer) : June 11 to July 12
-Group B
※ Saturday on June 12 at 8:30 PM : South Korea vs Greece
※ Thursday on June 17 at 8:30 PM : South Korea vs Argentina
※ Wednesday on June 23 at 3:30 AM : South Korea vs Nigeria
-Group C
※ Sunday on June 13 at 3:30 AM : USA vs UK
※ Friday on June 18 at 11:00 PM : USA vs Slovenia
※ Wednesday on June 23 at 11:00 PM : USA vs Algeria
○ The second home stay(for 3 weeks) : June 12 to July 4
※ Meeting with the second home stay families at 10:00 AM on June 12
(12th floor at Seongdong-Gu Office)
1. Jinny Kim : John Pak(male) ☞: John.Pak@ogilvy.com
2. Julian Smart-Rimple : Yang, Hee Jung(Female) ☞:yanghj71@dreamwiz.com
3. Sarah Broel : Lee, Sang Bun ☞: dana317@nate.com
4. Hollee Dodd : Suh, Ok Suhk ☞: j22822780@naver.com
5. Elliot Paulk : Nam, Kyeong Mun ☞:photo2024@paran.com
6. Samantha Gibson : Na, Dong Won(Male ) ☞ ndw422@yahoo.co.kr
※ You will come out of home stay on July 4(4:00 pm at Vision Hotel Lobby).
○ Dr. Michele Zebich-Knos's trip to Korea from KSU
- Professor and Program Director
- Master of Science in International Policy Management
https://web.kennesaw.edu/internationalpolicy/director_welcome
※ Duration : from June 14 till June 18
※ During her stay, we'll get together for dinner.(The date is not fixed yet)
※ Place : Hwaseong Fortress(World Cultural Heritage) and Korean Folk Village
※ Visit at http://ehs.suwon.ne.kr/
and http://www.koreanfolk.co.kr/folk/english/index.htm for more information.
※ All day long with the second home stay families.
○ Sarah Smith's trip to Korea
※ Duration : from June 28 till July 23
※ She's going to visit the three elementary schools above during the first week in Korea.
○ Hotel stay(for 1 night) : July 4
※ Vision Hotel in front of Seongdong-Gu Office
※ A double room
○ Tour to Gyeong Ju : July 5 to July 7
※ Gyeong Ju : Capital of Shilla Kingdom for about 1,000 years
※ Only 6 KSU students participating
※ For more info. visit at http://www.gyeongju.go.kr/english/open_content/index.jsp
※ It will take about 4 hours from Seoul to Gyeong Ju by bus.
※ We can see the East coast of Korea.
○ Hotel stay : July 7 to July 8
※ Vision Hotel in front of Seongdong-Gu Office
※ A double room
※ Returning your cell phone, a charger, cash card and etc.
○ Farewell party: July 7 or July 8(not fixed yet)
※ Lunch or dinner
※ Hosted by Mayor or Deputy Mayor
○ Return day : KE 35(Korean Air), July 9 at 10:30 AM(Korean time)
※ Departure time from the hotel : 7:00 am
※ If you want to change a fixed date, you have to pay the fee for changing it.
○ Arrival day : July 9 at 11:00 AM(Atlanta time)
□ Suggestions on stuffs to bring with you
- A laptop computer
- A digital camera
- A webcam
□ Contact information
※ office : 82-2-2286-5124(Hoo Young Lee)
We'll update this schedule for your convenience till the end of this program.
ReplyDeletePlease take a look at this announcement more often and if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment about it.
Could we see the beach while we are there?
ReplyDeleteAnd what events are going on with the world cup!!!!!????? :) Thank you for this blog! It's very helpful! :)
-Elliot Paulk
We'll be able to see the East coast and West coast at a differnent time.
ReplyDeleteDuring the world cup, there will be several huge cheerings on the steets and other places.
See the website at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Devils_(supporters_club/