Geoje Help book: OIS

Its a good guide book about OKPO which I came across. Its sure a good book which gives an intensive information about Geoje, especially Okpo area.
The information book is full of pictures and photos with the guide and directions to the places.
You can choose several activities and resturants in Geoje.
Its surely a good effort by OIS, Okpo International School to develop such a book. It really helps the new comers.
Please see the link:
http://www.oiskorea.com/board/view.php?&bbs_id=PTL&page&doc_num=7

Shopping Paradise : Korea

Best place in Korea to shop

I love to shop in Korea as surely its the shopping paradise. See the list below, especiaaly seoul and Busan are the best place to shop.

• The Shinsegae Main Department Store is located in the heart of Seoul, on the site of what once was the home of Korea’s vey first department store.
• Myeong-dong is all about shopping! big super stores of Migliore, Lotte Department Store, Avatar and High Harriet to the cozy, shops lining the sidestreets, Myeong-dong has variety for everyone
• Dongdaemun, but if you are passionate about fashion and looking for something hip and unique, then follow the example of Seoul’s trendsetters and head to Gangnam.
• Insadong offers an immediate immersion into Korean culture. This lively, charming area of downtown Seoul is filled with restaurants and traditional teahouses. A trip to Insadong offers an immediate immersion into Korean culture.
• Many duty free shops are available in Korea
• Sale in Korea: Sale periods for shops occur every June to August, and December to February.

Online shopping

http://www.gmarket.com/
http://www.lotte.com/
http://www.11st.co.kr/
http://www.interpark.com/
http://www.hmall.com/
http://www.cjmall.com/
http://www.akmall.com/
Other shops
http://www.tbdress.com/
http://uk.strawberrynet.com/main.aspx?region=UK

Sizes
http://www.korea4expats.com/article-men's_clothing_size_conversion_chart.html
http://www.korea4expats.com/article-womens-clothing-size-conversion-chart.html

Budae-jjige: Army stew, Nolbu, Geoje, Korea

Budae jjigae is still popular in South Korea. The dish often incorporates modern ingredients such as instant ramen noodles and sliced cheese. Other ingredients may include sliced sausages, baked beans, dropwort, onions, green onions, tteok, tofu, chili peppers, macaroni, garlic, mushrooms and other vegetables in season.
It was cooked for the army soldiers but now its popular in korea as a fusion food.

Okpo has two Nolbu resturants. You can taste it and try the new food.

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Study in South Korea

The Korean universities have excellent research facilities and have several government grants. But the Korean professors are extremely choosy to select the right candidate for their laboratory. The Koreans in general like to work hard and produce good quality outputs with good publications.
There are several governament scholarships which a student can apply through the Korean Professor:
1. KRF, Korean Research fellowship for foreigners
2. Brain Korea Fellowship
3. Sometimes individual universities support few students
4. Sometimes professor has several projects by which he can support you
The tution fees for the university is generally high, which can be sometimes 50% wiaved based on your scores.
All Korean University has an International Department which takes care of all the foreigner students.
Its better to live in the university dormatories which are cheap, otherwise if you cannot eat the Korean food, it better to take a studio apartment with a kitchen, near the university.
If you are interested in Ph.D, you should choose your professor carefully, with the same reseach background.
Generally, Korean university provides you with free korean language courses conducted by some students and also the university gives a six months korean langauage course which is covers the basics.

The few of the universities of Korea:
1. KAIST       http://www.kaist.edu/edu.html
2.POSTETCH http://www.postech.ac.kr/
3. Seoul National University http://www.useoul.edu/
4. Korea University http://www.korea.edu/
5. Hanyang University http://www.hanyang.ac.kr/english/
6. Pusan National University http://english.pusan.ac.kr/html/00_main/

Good luck for the aspiring candidates!

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