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This is the "Big news" that I was holding off on telling everyone.
Details: Study abroad one semester. Last semester. I graduate after this semester.
City: Daegu, South Korea.
Plans upon graduating: Go back to Taiwan or go directly to Hong Kong to study for my master's degree. There's a complicated process behind why I chose Korea.
I'll be studying at a university that has a deal with my university to grant free dormitories and meal plans to university students going to Korea. Other ideas: I'll be brushing up on my Korean while simultaneously polishing my Chinese.
And I'm also a little fearful of when I should start looking for work as well... Ideally this would mean teaching English in Taiwan or Hong Kong or getting some kind of an eSports job in either of the two locales. And I wouldn't mind sticking around in Korea if it meant I could make more money than Taiwan.
Perplexities:
* I heard I could work in Korea with the kind of visa I will be granted. Not sure what that means legally (all I know is that it is called a "K2 Visa").
* How do I get my desktop and peripherals from U.S.A. to Korea?
Tired, can't keep myself together, going to sleep. Thanks for any help guys.
 
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If you're good at folding clothes, you can stuff the clothes in your backpack, and put the desktop as well as the leftover clothes in your trunk...or you can have it shipped over. I prefer the first approach though, much safer
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Sounds awesome man! Just a side question. With you studying in the US. Do you have a huge amount of money since the costs are quite high right for all the educations? Going abroad isnt cheap that either.
Wish you the best of luck!
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On February 14 2013 15:24 XDJuicebox wrote:
If you're good at folding clothes, you can stuff the clothes in your backpack, and put the desktop as well as the leftover clothes in your trunk...or you can have it shipped over. I prefer the first approach though, much safer
Really? have you seen the way baggage handlers throw bags? they dont give a single fuck about "Fragile" tags.
Also, do you know the % of how much luggage goes missing every year? Its alot.
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Man, huge lack of information in those links.. I'm marrying my fiancé in April so I assume that gives me the F-6 visa? Would be sweet with a link explaining how that visa in particular works.
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On February 14 2013 18:35 Teodice wrote:
Sounds awesome man! Just a side question. With you studying in the US. Do you have a huge amount of money since the costs are quite high right for all the educations? Going abroad isnt cheap that either.
Wish you the best of luck!
Going abroad is cheaper than me staying here. Dormitories over there are free. I still have to pay rent (as well as my cafeteria fees) if I stay here.
On February 14 2013 16:04 jvo wrote:
Keimyung University??
Kyungpook National University.
And something completely unrelated, that still warrants mentioning: I find it interesting that my blog-stalker has come back yet again just to rate this a one-star blog.
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Unless you don't care what happens to your computer, you can't bring that in your luggage. I wanted to bring my desktop to Korea too but I had to settle with buying the most powerful laptop I could afford. Shipping will either take a really long time with a decent chance to get damaged, or be really expensive. Sorry bro >_<
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What do you study? I am super curious! 
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Major: Chinese.
Minor: international security studies.
I might be taking a couple of classes in Korean or Arabic while I'm there.
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unless you're taking carry on do not put your computer in your luggage, easiest way to get it stolen
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On February 15 2013 10:07 rauk wrote:
unless you're taking carry on do not put your computer in your luggage, easiest way to get it stolen
It's a full-size desktop.
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you think that just because it's a desktop it won't get stolen from check in luggage? lol
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It won't get stolen from a checked bag, that's absurd.
I shipped my desktop from usa to japan in a box packed with foam and peanuts and it arrived totally fine, the shipping was expensive though. The best way to do it is probably to bring or ship all the components disassembled and buy a new case in korea. It probably ends up cheaper than shipping it assembled and it'll be more resilient to bad handling.
Good luck in korea!
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On February 15 2013 10:45 futility wrote:
It won't get stolen from a checked bag, that's absurd.
I shipped my desktop from usa to japan in a box packed with foam and peanuts and it arrived totally fine, the shipping was expensive though. The best way to do it is probably to bring or ship all the components disassembled and buy a new case in korea. It probably ends up cheaper than shipping it assembled and it'll be more resilient to bad handling.
Good luck in korea!
What about a Pelican Case for carrying a desktop? I never actually found one of those in particular myself.
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On February 15 2013 10:45 futility wrote:
It won't get stolen from a checked bag, that's absurd.
I shipped my desktop from usa to japan in a box packed with foam and peanuts and it arrived totally fine, the shipping was expensive though. The best way to do it is probably to bring or ship all the components disassembled and buy a new case in korea. It probably ends up cheaper than shipping it assembled and it'll be more resilient to bad handling.
Good luck in korea!
you have obviously never flown an american airline before, checking in electronics is the 100% easiest way to get them stolen
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