Meanwhile, in Cambridge, England, the prestigious National Express Parkside Bus Station... several pennies well spent there!

Long story short... I had to fly back to the UK to transfer funds to my new (business) bank account here in Korea and then certify it. When you make a transfer of funds between countries, it generates a record called an MT103, and the Koreans want this (among other bits of paper) notarised and then apostilled. Of course, this was the height of the holiday season and only some of the most expensive hotels were available in Cambridge (where my bank is), so just staying there for ten days cost me ₤1,000.00+... and everything there had to go on my VISA... and although legalised docs have now started arriving out here, it's going to take weeks to get them all out here.

Meanwhile, yesterday was the expiry date on my job seeker visa (I got back from England just three days previously after a ten-hour flight from Munich, had to wait there, like fifteen hours, too...), so I had to get all of the docs for that together post-haste and scramble in for a non-reserved slot. Thankfully we were able to get that all done in about twenty minutes, but I really hate going even to the friendly Korean Immigration Offices.

Anyway, that's another six months of residency.

You might be interested in what is apparently allowed by the (D-8, investment) visa. According to my lawyer (!) here, it covers:

* voice actor
* publishing business
* education
* educational video production

Not quite what I had envisaged, but we all have to work within limits.

All of this took place in the lead-up to the annual Chuseok (Harvest) Festival, in which most things are essentially dead from tomorrow (Saturday) until Wednesday next week. These last two weeks have been so tiresome and stressful, I think I'll just stay home this weekend...

How times change... it's been 34 years since I graduated in Cambridge, England, and the college where I studied has changed form and become multi-campus; Cambridge Science Park has long since spilt over and businesses in the area have to be accommodated at new sites around the county; and on the outskirts there is a new "Central Mosque"... when I went to Petty Cury last week to consult with my bank (and why not, because all the banks are there?), I was shocked to see so many people out begging.

As I don't have a driving licence any more, I have been forced to use taxis to get around quickly, and this has been a significant expense in itself; the bill for the legalisation of my documents came to over £1700.00, and because I had to come here at basically the height of the tourist season, eleven nights at a local Holiday Inn (!) put me back over £1000.00 (!!!), with no choice in the matter; few other places being any cheaper.

To cap it all, the hotel is OK and you get a substantial, free (complimentary) English-style breakfast, and they have a bar and it is not too expensive, but it all has to be paid with a CC, so there's a big bill on that next month... all this because the Korean authorities demand certain documents to be legalised and this can't be done in-country - and my bank is in Cambridge anyway... this better be worth while!!!

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