A conversation with Jenny, a New Media Member
Evgeniya Zibireva, an international resident from Russia, is a representative of the 2024 New Media Members. She shared her life in Busan and her ideas on how to transform Busan into a global city. Please introduce yourself to Daily Busan subscribers. My name is Evgeniya Zibireva, but many people know me as Jenny. I'm originally from Russia but now live in Busan. I'm a teacher, tour guide, writer and influencer.Over the last two years, I’ve led many tours for people from different countries. Not only Russians but also people from Singapore, Israel, and other European countries have contacted me. Where is your favorite tour spot in Busan?Well, I have my programs. First, I take people to famous spots, such as Gamcheon Culture Village and Haedong Yonggungsa Temple. I also go to the old areas of Busan, like Jagalchi market, Nampo-dong, sometimes Busan Tower and Gukje market, Bookstore Alley in Bosu-dong, and sometimes the 40-step Stairs in Choryang. But it also depends on people's requests. Can you tell me about your life in Busan? My life in Busan is quite dynamic as Busan is. I did my master's in international trade at Busan National University. I had a great experience in a Korean company for six and a half years. I learned a lot. I worked for a company that makes radio and navigation equipment for vessels, and I did many things like translations and managing. And then I left and just kept teaching.Do you have any difficulties in teaching English? Not now. When I was teaching kindergarten, it was a little bit hard because, you know, kids are very noisy. Now, I have a group of elementary to middle school students, a maximum of nine people, so it's easy to control them. Koreans may not be used to speaking English, so they are afraid of it. They can read well, pass exams and get perfect test scores, but they cannot be that chill about speaking English. I'm trying to give my students the idea that English is not about passing exams; it's about talking, so do not be shy. You can make mistakes, but that's not a problem. Busan is becoming more global than in the past. Do you have any ideas on how to make Busan more global? Do you have any recommendations for the city? As a member of the Busan Foreign Residents Representatives committee, I discuss many issues. One of my ideas is to make the city more English-friendly. For example, it would be great if taxi drivers had written English manuals. I know people can hire taxis using an app, but still, sometimes my tourists complain to me about some taxi drivers. They do not act with good manners, you know, sometimes they are kind of rude to the tourists because they can’t communicate with each other.So, I just want an English manual for taxi drivers. It should explain how taxi drivers should act, what to say, and specific phrases.The other idea I offered is having English menus in restaurants because many of my tourists complain that they don't know what to order. For example, many restaurants have a menu but no picture. It's quite hard to understand what’s in a dish.I also wish we had more foreign-friendly events with the same age group. We have exchange programs, but most of them are just for students. But I’m not a student anymore, so I would like to have some events with workers.<Today's Vocabulary - 오늘의 단어>equipment: 장비 vessel: 선박 discuss: 논의하다 specific: 특정한 phrase: 구절 Editor: Song SoomiCopy Editors: Kim Miyoung, Anton J. Mapoy
Busan Appoints Additional Global Real Estate Agencies for Foreigners
Busan Appoints Additional Global Real Estate Agencies for Foreigners □ The City of Busan has appointed additional global real estate agencies for 2024 to consolidate realtors’ competencies and prevent Jeonse fraud from occurring against foreigners. □ The selected global real estate agencies are appointed by the city of Busan in an effort to protect the housing rights of foreigners (including international students) dealing with real estate transaction contracts and to provide enhanced tailored real estate services in line with global standards. ○ The city of Busan has designated global real estate agencies every one or two years since 2010. The process ramped up after 2019 as part of efforts to prevent Jeonse fraud, but was temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak. □ Busan has selected 34 realtors this year (English: 16, Japanese: 14, Chinese: 4) for a total of 74 global realtors that now provide real estate agency services tailored to foreigners within the city. ○ This year’s selection criteria included the following: practicing realtors who as of April 1, 2024 have been in engaged as a real estate broker for one or more years and who have not received any administrative punishments within the past one year. To receive an “acceptable” judgment, realtors must demonstrate their knowledge and language capability during the screening process. Those selected were realtors with the highest scores in each language and those who could meet the increased demand. ○ During the first screening phase, the city of Busan screened applicants’ criteria-meeting documents as received by various Gus and Gun (local governments). Then, interview judges recommended by the Korea Association of Realtors and the International Relations Division of Busan Metropolitan City screened for knowledge and language capability in a small conference room on the 12th floor of Busan City Hall. ○ Visit the Busan and Gu/Gun website to see the current status of global rea
Haeundae Sand Festival Back in 2024 Featuring World Art Museum Tour
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