Things not to do:
Do not trust anyone's word, get it in writing.
Do NOT tell your school if you are leaving for the weekend to another country. They will make a big deal about it, trust me.
Korean culture is very different from most Western cultures, in their mind, you must "ask permission" to leave Korea, even if you are coming back on time and not missing any class.
Scan your passport and give them a copy of your passport photo/info+visa page and otherwise leave it at home. If they ask for it, just say you do not have it and show them your ARC(Alien Reg card).
Do not come to school drunk or too hung over: I have seen a few male Korean teachers come over quite hung over but quite honestly its a double standard, your the foreigner and expected to be an Angel.
Don't be a pushover, if you really believe your in the right about something, state your case with the details, do not get mad but there is no need to back down to make someone happy. Business is business.
Recruiting Agencies:
There are many many many, I doubt I could list them all.
Footprints is the biggest one, I did not personally use them.
A recruiter's job is to get your butt to Korea, that's about it, do not overly trust them about the school, etc.
When I was getting my documents together, I had some issues with the first agency, they started to send me Hogwan offer's even though I made it very clear I was not interested in a Hogwan. So I wrote them to stop emailing me.
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