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[stan]

I'm not talking about the military. It's crazy how many people are over here in korea teaching English. Money can vary from ~20k/year and up with housing paid for most often. This is often for as little as 12hrs/week. A college degree of ANY kind and a clean record is pretty much all it takes.  

The cycling access depends greatly on where you teach. In Seoul life is great but cycling on the roads is limited. MTB riding can be fantastic most everywhere.

Just thought I'd throw that out there.

[sai]

stan, on 12 January 2010 - 11:19 PM, said:

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Stan - are you moving back?  You two left about two years ago.

[itsboz]

Why would he come back to the US, he's a giant in Korea!  

[stan]

sai, on 13 January 2010 - 07:31 AM, said:

stan, on 12 January 2010 - 11:19 PM, said:

blah blah blah

Stan - are you moving back?  You two left about two years ago.

Yeah it was about 2 years ago. Not sure about when/if we will return. Even with the global economic downturn, Asia is kicking it, especially in Suzanne's field where people need buildings that are efficient and worker friendly. It's also common that folks get pegged as "get's along well in foreign countries" and they stay in that stream. We do well in harder environments and seem to make strong connections. All of our friends are from every corner of the world, china, Canada, New Zealand, Spain, England, Malaysia, and on and on. Many just keep moving where the jobs are and it works well. It's working for us. We do miss many of you dearly. You, Mike Weiss, Greg Lamprecht, Dirk, my Gateway team mates, Carla and Craig Farell, Ralph, Tim K., PJ and Joe, hell, I can't name 'em all without getting a little choked up.

[stan]

itsboz, on 13 January 2010 - 07:50 AM, said:

Why would he come back to the US, he's a giant in Korea!  

I was a giant in the US too, as far a cycling goes.

Why would I move back? With respect to racing, I've never seen a bigger bunch of sandbaggers, wheel suckers, drama queen etc, than the Koreans. Ever race has about 50 "Lance Moments" when they act all sick and tired, can't-go-one-more-meter....then a hill climb comes and it's kimchi to the chamois time. However, some of the MTB riding here is fantastic, but rather disjointed, starting or ending behind a 7-11 or a dog farm.

[2 π R]

As I remember things you were one of the few wheels I could get a good draft off of.

I have wondered about you from time to time, haven't seen or heard from you or Suzanne in a coons age. Glad to know all is well.

swikles

[stan]

2 π R, on 13 January 2010 - 07:28 PM, said:

As I remember things you were one of the few wheels I could get a good draft off of.

I have wondered about you from time to time, haven't seen or heard from you or Suzanne in a coons age. Glad to know all is well.

swikles

We are guilty of not reaching out as much as we should. I know I've spent a lot of time and effort trying to stay in contact with a few folks that just didn't return the interest. Kind of disheartening. Then, we get nice reminders from people like you that we've not scratched the old friends surface. I have to work on that.

School over?

[Pfoodman]

stan, on 13 January 2010 - 10:50 PM, said:

2 π R, on 13 January 2010 - 07:28 PM, said:

As I remember things you were one of the few wheels I could get a good draft off of.

I have wondered about you from time to time, haven't seen or heard from you or Suzanne in a coons age. Glad to know all is well.

swikles

We are guilty of not reaching out as much as we should. I know I've spent a lot of time and effort trying to stay in contact with a few folks that just didn't return the interest. Kind of disheartening. Then, we get nice reminders from people like you that we've not scratched the old friends surface. I have to work on that.

School over?

Can you send us all a Stanwhich?

[stan]

Pfoodman, on 14 January 2010 - 07:38 AM, said:

stan, on 13 January 2010 - 10:50 PM, said:

2 π R, on 13 January 2010 - 07:28 PM, said:

As I remember things you were one of the few wheels I could get a good draft off of.

I have wondered about you from time to time, haven't seen or heard from you or Suzanne in a coons age. Glad to know all is well.

swikles

We are guilty of not reaching out as much as we should. I know I've spent a lot of time and effort trying to stay in contact with a few folks that just didn't return the interest. Kind of disheartening. Then, we get nice reminders from people like you that we've not scratched the old friends surface. I have to work on that.

School over?

Can you send us all a Stanwhich?

Sure! I got nobody else to send them to. Many of the foreign managers who made requisitions for my Stanwiches have sent packing due to budget constraints and cultural differences (They made people actually do some work). The locals LOVED my Stanwhiches but when it comes time to actually buy one they would rather eat at the company Kimchi canteen for $2.00. Fine with me really since they have no large food distributors here like Sysco. Many, many restaurants go to the same Costcos everyone else goes to and then they get a whopping 10% off. No wonder almost EVERY restaurant goes belly up in about 6 months. Well, that and wicked inefficiencies.

Anyhooz, I'd rather be making them at the Wolf, playing my new upright bass and drinking some Ale.

[2 π R]

Stan and Suzanne,

I too am guilty of the same crime, get too caught up in myself. To answer the question posed, almost. I think/hope I'm in my last semester. I'm student teaching at a charter HS in the city and I simply love my placement (the school and my cooperating teacher). I'm only riding occasionally on my left-hand-drive fixie, that old blue and white Mercian I crashed badly in Champaign one year (http://www.facebook....18&l=94c08c8133). Still wrenching on bikes from time to time and I get to travel occasionally with SRAM NRS during the season (Lawrence Ks and Chicago area last summer) I'll send a PM with my contact info in a bit. It warms my heart to hear from you and give that girl a hug for me.

swikles.

[point to point]

Dog Farm? sheesh. For fur I suppose.

[Diogenes]

point to point, on 15 February 2010 - 12:41 PM, said:

Dog Farm? sheesh. For fur I suppose.

Naah - Cashew Corgi...

[stan]

point to point, on 15 February 2010 - 12:41 PM, said:

Dog Farm? sheesh. For fur I suppose.

Not for fur. Them's eatin' dogs. The subject is a black eye on Korea IMHO. Arguments for and against rage on the internet. Every culture has some sort parallel I suppose.

[stan]

Diogenes, on 15 February 2010 - 03:43 PM, said:

point to point, on 15 February 2010 - 12:41 PM, said:

Dog Farm? sheesh. For fur I suppose.

Naah - Cashew Corgi...

German Sheppards Pie
Lassie Taffy
Shep Boy-R-Dee
Rice-A-Pony....oh wait, I had that in Luxembourg. Sorry, OT.