Looking for Housing in Seoul (Homestay, Shared Apartment, Apartment, etc.) from late March 2012
Feb 06th 2012 06:21
Dear friends:
From late March 2012, I will be attending the Korean Language Institute (KLI) at Yonsei University and I am currently looking for housing in Seoul (or near Seoul). If you have a room to rent out, an apartment to share, or tips to help me find convenient housing in or around Seoul, please let me know. The KLI's placement test is on March 28th, but I would like to arrive at least a few days early to have time to recover from jet lag before the test.
As some of you know, I lived 18 months in Busan (where I worked as an English teacher at a 학원) and two years in Seoul (where I worked at a public middle school), so it will not be my first time visiting Korea. I can speak Korean a little, but I will spend the next 12 to 18 months studying Korean full time. I want to achieve a very high level of mastery of the language.
For that reason, although there are advantages to living alone, I would prefer, if possible, to live with one or many Koreans to help me learn the language. I do not need Korean lessons as I will be attending classes at Yonsei every day, but I would like to use Korean a lot in my daily life and I think living with Koreans would help me achieve that.
In terms of housing, I am not very picky. I would be OK with a room in a house or with a shared apartment. An apartment for myself alone would be OK too, provided it is close enough to cool (and not-too-expensive) places to hang out with friends.
Since I will be attending the KLI at Yonsei every day, from Monday to Friday, I would prefer housing that is reasonably close to the university. Ideally, it would take at most one hour to get to Yonsei, but I will consider housing that is farther than that as well if you have something interesting to suggest.
The only thing that is really essential to me is a fast and reliable Internet connection. I will happily pay more for that.
Homestay housing often includes meals. I do not mind either way: I can cook my own meals or you can cook for me. I do not expect free food. If you provide me with meals, I will pay more for that than for just a room (with no meals included).
Finally, although I will be somewhat busy attending Korean classes and studying, I would be happy to tutor you or your kids for a few hours every week in exchange for a lower rent. I have several years of experience as a teacher and have taught young children, teenagers and adults. I have studied all sorts of things, so there are many subjects I can help you (or your kids) with. I speak both English and French fluently. I have post-secondary degrees in Natural Science and Philosophy, in addition to Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Economics, and I am in the process of completing a Computer Science degree (on the Internet, through part-time distance education). If you would like references, I will gladly put you in touch with former co-workers of mine and/or former students.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Thank you in advance for any help you may provide and I look forward to seeing you all in Korea sometime soon.
Best regards,
François Laflamme, aka Frank
From late March 2012, I will be attending the Korean Language Institute (KLI) at Yonsei University and I am currently looking for housing in Seoul (or near Seoul). If you have a room to rent out, an apartment to share, or tips to help me find convenient housing in or around Seoul, please let me know. The KLI's placement test is on March 28th, but I would like to arrive at least a few days early to have time to recover from jet lag before the test.
As some of you know, I lived 18 months in Busan (where I worked as an English teacher at a 학원) and two years in Seoul (where I worked at a public middle school), so it will not be my first time visiting Korea. I can speak Korean a little, but I will spend the next 12 to 18 months studying Korean full time. I want to achieve a very high level of mastery of the language.
For that reason, although there are advantages to living alone, I would prefer, if possible, to live with one or many Koreans to help me learn the language. I do not need Korean lessons as I will be attending classes at Yonsei every day, but I would like to use Korean a lot in my daily life and I think living with Koreans would help me achieve that.
In terms of housing, I am not very picky. I would be OK with a room in a house or with a shared apartment. An apartment for myself alone would be OK too, provided it is close enough to cool (and not-too-expensive) places to hang out with friends.
Since I will be attending the KLI at Yonsei every day, from Monday to Friday, I would prefer housing that is reasonably close to the university. Ideally, it would take at most one hour to get to Yonsei, but I will consider housing that is farther than that as well if you have something interesting to suggest.
The only thing that is really essential to me is a fast and reliable Internet connection. I will happily pay more for that.
Homestay housing often includes meals. I do not mind either way: I can cook my own meals or you can cook for me. I do not expect free food. If you provide me with meals, I will pay more for that than for just a room (with no meals included).
Finally, although I will be somewhat busy attending Korean classes and studying, I would be happy to tutor you or your kids for a few hours every week in exchange for a lower rent. I have several years of experience as a teacher and have taught young children, teenagers and adults. I have studied all sorts of things, so there are many subjects I can help you (or your kids) with. I speak both English and French fluently. I have post-secondary degrees in Natural Science and Philosophy, in addition to Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Economics, and I am in the process of completing a Computer Science degree (on the Internet, through part-time distance education). If you would like references, I will gladly put you in touch with former co-workers of mine and/or former students.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Thank you in advance for any help you may provide and I look forward to seeing you all in Korea sometime soon.
Best regards,
François Laflamme, aka Frank
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You can use the internet before you actually visit houses. There are many internet cafes that have information on homestay near 신촌. You can see the actual pictures of rooms and other extra conditions on the websites. It's like ebay. Many homeowners use the websites to find students. Many students use it to find rooms.
Just type "신촌 하숙 or 신촌 하숙집" into the search box in Naver.
The website seems to have a little bit of everything. Many of the ads are old, so I'm not sure how useful it will be, but I think it's worth looking at, at the very least.