Cell Phones
Cell phones are a necessity for life in Korea. It’s hard to believe that you would need a cell phone to communicate in a country where you know no one, but trust us – it will save and help you more than you’d expect. Without one, making plans, arranging events or meeting up with friends, and even keeping in touch with loved ones at home becomes challenging and sometimes impossible. Unfortunately there are a lot of hoops that foreigners have to jump through in order to set up a phone in Korea and it often takes months before a usable phone is in their hands. In hopes to make this process more convenient and affordable, Adventure Teaching has partnered with The Arrival Store to help teachers avoid all the hoops and hassles of getting a phone up and running by themselves. We want our teachers to transition into their new Korean life as quickly and easily as possible, and we’ve found that the The Arrival Store provides the simplest way to eliminate the issues of getting a cell phone. They provide affordable, top of the line phones, along with other transitional products in an effort to make your transition as easy as possible. This alleviates the confusion and time it takes to get a phone and enables our you to be in touch with your employers, friends and family from the time you arrive until the time you leave. Teachers can buy a phone through The Arrival Store before they leave and it will be in their hands when they land, ready to use immediately.
Skype
Skype is the best and most affordable way to keep in touch with friends and family back at home. If you are unfamiliar with it, Skype is a computer program that allows you to call other Skype account holders anywhere in the world for free through the Internet. You can also put a credit on your account to make calls to landlines or cell phones back at home. We highly recommend using Skype instead of phone cards or calling codes through your cell phone. It is much more affordable and you can chat with live video as long as you want, without the hassle of refilling calling cards or adding additional costs to your phone bill.
