Apartment Tour: Living in Rural South Korea (EPIK/JLP)
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- I've had a lot of people asking me where I live in Korea and what my apartment is like. I've moved three times so far since arriving in Korea, but Boseong has been my home for the last two years.
Two friends of mine have been kind enough to let me into their apartments, so along with my own I'll be taking you through three different apartment styles that are common in Korea: a studio, a one-bedroom, and a two-bedroom!
Great video. Still shocks me how cheap it is to live in the rural areas
Thanks! And yes; I'm living in Seoul now and both my wallet and I definitely miss it...haha.
Woojong Yi ikmo
Omg the music 🙉
Actually, all of the apartments in this video are houses purchased by the middle class or lower. Korea is a country of apartments and there are many sizes and concepts of apartments. The biggest advantage of Korean apartments is that they pursue the latest technology, comfort, and convenience. And even more attractive is that there are many amenities and parks in the apartment complex. On the other hand, the apartments in the video are low-cost apartments in the countryside, and most of them are places where people below the middle class and people who live alone live.
Foreign English teachers are paid absolute crap wages and aren't given much respect, so it's no surprise the accommodations reflect that ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The only thing that i really dislike about Korea is how the apartments look. They just look so boxy and very unappealing to the eye. That is really my only complaint about the country so far.
the reason of boxy apartment. 1. sunshine 2.suppliers advantage 3.not for living but for real estate investment.
Thank you for this video South Korean
Yay! You’re from Wisconsin ❤️
thank you for this sis 🙏🏾 im planning to move to Korea real soon and this helps
Glad you found it useful! Congratulations and good luck with the move!
Very good video :) What is your job in Seoul?
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Great video! I hope I can get a nice apartment like yours
Best of luck with the apartment hunt! Or, if you're going through a program and get placed randomly, I hope it's nice. Mine was totally luck-of-the-draw!
I loooooove the second apartment so much better than the first.
I'm from WI too =)
can you tell me of any korean apartments apps I can check out😎
My personal favorite (and the one I found my new apartment through) was zigbang.co.kr; search "직방" in the app store. You can search on the web and online with zigbang, but dabang (다방) is another phone app that works similarly. Both of these apps/sites are in Korean, though. You can also check the craigslist site for Seoul for English and Korean listings.
For apartments outside of major cities, Korea still operates on a very local basis. You'd have to go and search in person. When I found my place featured in this video (apartment #3) it was my 3rd home in Korea. I found it by walking around apartment complexes in town and pulling phone numbers from old-school listings posted on the notice boards!
Wisconsin represent! Woot woo! :D
Did you find that living in a rural area, it was easier to practice/pick up Korean? (Since English is less common there)
YES, definitely! I actually moved to Seoul and took a break from teaching to study Korean for a semester, and then lived and worked in Seoul for a year following that. I had a HUGE jump in my Korean ability during the time I was enrolled at Sogang because I was studying and using the language four hours a day, five days a week. But once I started working again and was just living in Seoul, I noticed I really wasn't getting to use my Korean anywhere near as much as I wanted to :(
After a year of working in Seoul, I moved bak down south to Jeollanamdo again. Now I use my Korean on a daily basis and the grammar and vocabulary I studied at Sogang has been coming back. I even teach my super low-level elementary classes partially in Korean. I use it SO much more here in the countryside and find people are also way more enthusiastic to speak with me. People in East Jeonnam are super warm and friendly, which is a large part of why I moved back
Nomadic Madda Do you ever think your presence as an English teacher and speaker is problematic being in Korea as you watch the Korean language take a more marginalized, secondary status position even in their own country, i.e. English language hegemony?
Nice... I want 2type apartment
The third apartment was the best!
omg so cheap! I would love to live in any one of these apartment styles
I really like you shared three different options of apartments.
How much does a 2 bedroom apartment cost in a rural area compared to Seoul???
December Martin it depends on how rural you are, but for comparison:
My Seoul apartment is about 30sq/m and cost 4mil KRW deposit and 400k monthly rent + utilities (0 bedroom/studio apartment)
My Suncheon apartment (small city down south) is about 53sq/m and costs 3mil KRW deposit and 480k monthly rent + utilities (1 bedroom w/balcony)
So between these two, you’re getting a LOT more space and a MUCH newer building (my Suncheon apartment is only 2 years old and I’m the second tenant ever) compared to the much older, worn-down Seoul apartment for almost the same price-a little less, even!
If you want to compare even more rural, the place I lived in in Boseong here is a small Korean countryside town. For that, the size was around 100sq/m and cost only 380k a month + utilities (2 bedroom, huge balcony and kitchen/living room, and big storage space). No deposit! In this apartment tour video, this is the third apartment shown if you want to compare visually with my Seoul apartment tour video.
So if you’re talking about being REALLY rural, it gets quite cheap! But there’s a major problem with the housing market building into a bubble these days, and it’s almost impossible for a young Korean person to afford a place without serious help from their parents. To me, it’s interesting to see a lot of he comments on the Seoul apartment video, because a lot of people say it’s “shit” or looks really bad. But the location was amazing and, even though it didn’t look super pretty and new, it was affordable, clean, and warm in winter. For a little bit more than the apartment in my Seoul video (5-10mil deposit and 700-500k monthly rent + utilities) you can get a “newer” building, but it won’t be so close to the subway and the size is as tiny as 19-23sq/m. That’s literally a closet, and you’re basically cooking from your bed with zero storage space. To me, I personally valued space over newness which is what you see in this video. Housing in Seoul is just a sad situation in general :(
that shower reminds me of greece only worse. must be a secret to use.....
nice shoot, described very clear..:)
The first two would be good for me. The no ac on the 13th floor and korean style bathroom would be a deal breaker. If I could be guaranteed option 1 or 2 in an EPIK program with the western style bathroom, I'd be more willing to apply. I've been doing research into EPIK and the whole crapshoot on living situation is the biggest hesitancy. I've lived in plenty of un-desireable living spaces and that was the largest factor on my mood.
I moved back down south after a year and a half in Seoul, and the lack of control over a living space was the exact reason why I didn't go back to working with EPIK/JLP. I still have lots of friends in that program, but just like you I HAVE to have control over my living space and it's really key to my happiness and comfort.
That is a nice apartment!
What does epik and jlp mean?
beautiful homes
Wow so great video, informative :)
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Muito bonito o apartamento, mas muito desorganizado.
Where are these apartments at?!
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Why so much space and still a korean style bathroom?? They crazy
Anton Fernandes Ahahaha I never really noticed that, but you’re right! I guess it’s just a cultural difference in how bathrooms are used and viewed 😂
@@NomadicMadda Lol they like "Nice villa, let's build in the standard bathroom right away!" No but come onnn.. I'd say it's a cultural difference in the amount of space you need to live in general.....? Good luck there!
@@Mana_Bandana Many Koreans find Western style bathrooms uncomfortable, as they can't walk around comfortably as there's a partition between shower and the rest of the bathroom. That's probably why!
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omg your from Wisconsin too? Ayyyee I'm thinking of applying to EPIK or JET soon since I graduate next spring!
Do it! It's been a fantastic experience. With JET these days you'll definitely be more rural, but either way I highly recommend doing one of the government-run public school programs instead of the private academy route for your first ESL job.
Nomadic Madda I come from a small town and have experienced a big city life while at the University so I'm fine either way but yes I heard that the rural placements has it's advantages! Thanks for the advice!
You really have good information can you meaby do video on how much apartment cost to buy in Korea ?? you're very pretty btw :)
Thank you ^^ Unfortunately I only rent here, so I don't know anything about the costs of purchasing an apartment or land as a foreigner. As for rent prices, they will also vary greatly depending on where you want to live and how long you want to live there for.
tochjo772 I've moved to Seoul since making this video, and recently did a video about my apartment hunting process. I'm renting, not buying, but it still might give you an idea of price!
ruclips.net/video/UjBtbDogyUY/видео.html
uh, i exspected cost of the apartments..
ken shaw all of these apartments are paid for by the schools. In the EPIK and JLP programs, new incoming teachers typically have no control over their school or apartment placements. Teachers are only responsible for paying their utilities, which range from 50,000 to 100,000KRW a month in high rises like these. Unfortunately we aren’t informed of any other cost of living details, and typically don’t even have a copy of the rental contract since it’s in the school’s name and not ours.
I’ve made two other videos on this topic: one that actually apartment hunts with a realtor in Seoul and lists prices of multiple places, and another that gives a more in-depth tour of the place I chose and additional cost of living details.
These apartments are better than the one I have seen on RUclips. The teachers were recruited by Epix as well, however, their apartments are so dam small. This deterred me from applying. Does it depends on the locations of the apartments why some are better than others?
Do you have to buy furnarure or does it come with the space
For this apartment, some basic furnishings and appliances were provided by my employer. I first came to Korea as an English teacher with the JLP program (similar to EPIK) which provides all of its teachers with furnished housing. The apartment is provided by the school, though, so everyone's apartment is different. All three of the apartments in this video were apartments for JLP and TALK program teachers like me, so they can vary pretty dramatically.
Nowadays I furnish my apartments myself and negotiate with my employers for a housing stipend instead of the provided apartment. If you've seen my other video about apartment hunting, I've gone through the process of finding my own place in Seoul. Since I'm more familiar with how things work here now, I prefer to have full control over where I'm living when I change jobs ^^
I'm actually uploading a new apartment tour video of my place in Seoul, which was 100% furnished with things I bought while in this apartment, got for free from other foreigners leaving Korea, or bought from IKEA in Seoul. Most of it I accumulated slowly over my first two years here.
nice video! how much for the studios permonth
Mike Pinder Cost varies dramatically based on location, newness, and amenities. I'd recommend checking out zigbang.co.kr. That way, you can look at the specific areas you're interested in and can get a better idea of costs 😊
Did you get to switch to Seoul after teaching in that area? That's what I want to do after teaching in a rural area
zoewtang Yes, but not through the same program. I was hired by the public school system for Jeollanamdo province, not EPIK. Even within EPIK, SMOE (Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education) is separate.
I searched for and found my own apartment independently, and then looked for a new job. I'll actually be posting videos about my apartment hunting process and touring my new place in February!
Ah so you dint have to go with your previous agency to help you go teach in Seoul if there are available positions.
zoewtang I went through a recruiter for my JLP job as it was my first job in Korea, but no I opted to move to Seoul independently. Most of the decent jobs in Seoul are found through word of mouth, as good jobs online are rare and a lot of recruiters are out for themselves. I would recommend my first recruiter, Canadian Connections, but they don't typically fill positions in Seoul.
No, they didn't place in Seoul. Plus, since I'd bene living here for two years, I became very familiar with the market. I could have applied for SMOE (the public program for Seoul schools) but in the end I wanted 100% control over where exactly I would be working, and I wanted to be able to negotiate my contract a bit more.
It's funny what you designate as "western". A "western" table? Really?
Samsung Blues a traditional Korean table is low to the floor, and those eating around it use cushions instead of chairs. This lower table style with some variation of floor seating is common in many east-Asian countries.
What may seem like a 'normal' kitchen or dining table to you is, in fact, something that was originally brought over from western countries like the Americas or Europe. While they're now extremely commonplace here, you have to remember that Korea modernized very rapidly in a short amount of time. Before the war, most homes overwhelmingly has the floor-style seating and a taller table with chairs was very distinctly 'western' 😊
No. it's not originally western at all. Koreans used tall table and chair and bed in ANCIENT era. After invention of ondol(floor heater) we Koreans have adopted low table and floor culture
The renter is messy.
What do you mean? They are all renters😌🤭😆