A Handbook to Korea: For Your Next Trip Back

by Jodi Gill, Janine Vance (Editor)

Overview

The author writes this book specifically for Korean adoptees, yet this is a valuable and insightful guide for anyone who plans to travel to South Korea--even if it's not the first time. In addition to her role as a travel guide who offers excellent suggestions based on experience, Jodi writes as a friend throughout the book. Expect to be given tips on traveling basics such as useful phrases and valid words to know, how much cash you should take, and cultural nuances on negotiating and tipping. You'll discover what you should pack for your trip and helpful communication tools. You will learn how to navigate the transportation system and the options you have while there. Jodi also shares her top hotel, food, and favorite picks on activities. The author even gives sample itineraries for three types of budgets: the skimper, the modest, and the extravagant! You'll be given things to know when it comes to cultural expectations and details from a friend who has traveled to Korea at least 16 times!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666288414
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	07/14/2021
Pages:	150
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.32(d)

About the Author

Jodi Gill started her teaching career in 1995. In 2005, she served as an international director for a private school in the Portland, Oregon area. In the past 16 years, she has directed and supported school administrators with international program development.

In 2016, she founded GiDE USA, a company that advises in international program development and establishes Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) partnerships between US and foreign schools. Her current focus is developing educational programs between the USA and South Korea, China and Japan.

Notable projects include a 2019 English camp located in Suji, Gumi and Ulsan, South Korea. This camp served more than 250 Korean 112 children led by 20 American teachers. In 2020 due to COVID-19 and limitations on travel, she and Korean school leader Johan Kim developed a mentor program named KOREDOOR. This connects Korean students to American teachers via weekly video meetings.

As a side note, the 2020 year gave her the opportunity to connect with the large community of Korean adoptees. During this year, she founded a non-profit named The Adoptee Group with a number of Korean adoptees who are dedicated to wellness in a community that struggles with mental health conditions. She authored her first book A Handbook to Korea: For Your Next Trip Back for adoptees who plan to make their first trip to Korea and meet their birth family.

Jodi has been married for almost 26 years. Together they have three daughters and a dog named Roxy. She enjoys ethnic foods, hiking and negotiating for goods in the foreign street markets. She is the owner of Gide USA and the founder of The Adoptee Group.