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'InterCulture
Korea' is a Membership club for Korean citizens and foreigners
living in Korea (ROK). IC Korea's cross-cultural exchange and
network foster a closer contact between foreign expatriates
and Koreans. It also facilitates cross-cultural understanding
and deeper appreciation of cultural differences.
IC
Korea offers a unique first-hand experience and an enriching
insight into Korea's modern society and ancient culture, while
it at the same time provides a venue to cultivate special interests
and hobbies.
IC
Korea links its members by mediating person-to-person and/or
family-to-family relationships. The matching process is based
on a variety of interests, education and profession (if so requested),
as well as language fluency. 'IC Korea' provides an excellent
venue for cross-cultural dialogues and friendships.
As
a foreign member of IC Korea you may:
▶ feel
more at home in korea, and benefit from an improved quality
of life
▶ find help to cope with the daily challengers
of living in Korea
▶ share common interests and hobbies
with Korean colleagues
▶ get a deeper insight into the
Korean culture and society
▶ make new Korean friends
▶ practise Hangul (the Korean language)
▶ learn about
Confucianism and other religions in Korea
▶ meet Koreans
who appreciate to learn about your culture
▶ my new venues
and adventures you would never encounter at home
▶ explore
the Korean culture and society together with Korean members
As a Korean member of IC
Korea you may:
▶ learn about foreign cultures and business
ethics - without going abroad
▶ improve your foreign languages
- without going abroad
▶ share your interests and hobbies
- with foreign friends
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help foreigners to feel at home in Korea
▶ make new foreign
friends
▶ act as a host and a guide for your foreign friends
▶ become a good-will ambassador, and open Korea to the world
▶ introduce your foreign friends to the splendours of Korean
culture
▶ enhance the cultural understanding of Korea,
and prepare for year 2002
IC
Korea provides:
▶ Closer cross-cultural
contacts between Korean and foreign members of IC Korea.
▶ Cross-cultural exchange of various personal interests and
hobbies.
▶ Various levels of language fluency.
▶ Closer
cross-cultural links by person-to-person, and family-to-family
relationships.
▶ Cross-cultural network with personalised
contacts to Korean members with mutual hobbies and interests,
and with mutual education and profession if so desired.
▶ Individual introduction to another IC Korea member in IC
Korea's office.
▶ Venues to cultivate several hobbies and
interests at the same time.
▶ Several contacts to other
IC Korea members for each hobby and interest.
▶ Follow-up
of the two members linked by IC Korea sharing a mutual hobby
or interest, for up to two months after IC Korea's introduction
of the members to each other.
▶ Sub groups within the same
field of interests, if needed.
▶ Quarterly meetings for
major sub groups, if any.
▶ Annual membership meeting
And
many feasible venues to:
▶ Extensive exposure to
the daily life of the modern Korean society.
▶ Cross-cultural
understanding by direct participation in Korean daily life.
▶ Learning in-depth about Korea's culture and society by personal
involvement.
 ▶
Getting Korean friends.
▶ Learning Korean thought Korean
members.
▶ Enjoying leisure activities together with Korean
IC Korea members.
▶ Learning about code of conduct and
manners in Korea
▶ Getting an insight into Korean business
culture and etiquette.
▶ Enhancing quality of life.
▶ Having Korean members as personal guides for shopping and
sightseeing.
▶ Help to translate issues regarding daily
necessities.
▶ Invitations to visit Korean homes.
▶
Unique cultural experiences like attending annual traditional
Korean traditions like Lunar New Year. Buddha's Birthday, Memorial
day, ancestral ceremonies and Chusok.
▶ Invitations to
attend some of the special family traditions of a Korean life
span, like coming of age ceremony, weddings, 1st and 60th
birthday, veneration of ancestors, etc.
▶ Excursions to
temples, palaces, gardens, museums, galleries, flea markets,
and other places of interests, - and sightseeing in Korea with
Korean IC Korea members.
▶ Experiencing other Korean cultural
traditions, like ceremonies of the Chosun dynasty court, and
different art performances by the so-called 'Living Cultural
Treasure', etc.
▶ Learning about new places and special
events, before they take place.
▶ Newcomers, Help to settle
in Seoul, to shop, to find your way, to find daily necessities
and major venues for information, etc.
IC Korea is
linked with "The Korea Herald', 'Korea National Tourism
Organization' as well as with 'InterNexus', a global cross-cultural
education network with 250 centres around the world.
'InterCulture Korea' is also affiliated
with SIWA (Seoul International Women's Association').
Annual Membership fee is 30,000 KRW for
families covering expenses to logistics, office location, manpower,
etc. 'IC Korea's future activities plan to include relocation
services for newcomers, as well as group tours and cultural
lectures.
'InterCulture Korea's' members may also
benefit from a variety of optional services like baby-sitting,
home stay, private lessons (f.i. music, sports and art), etc.
Please
contact
'InterCulture
Korea'
for
further information:
Phone: 02-566-4050
Fax:02-566-4058
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B-311 Champs Elysees Center
889-5 Daechi-dong, Kangnam-gu
Seoul, 135-712,
Korea
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