Daegu Links Clubs, Sports and Spare Time Activities
Volunteer for the Korea Animal Protection Society and give love to needy dogs and cats.
Volunteer to help orphans. Many volunteers teach English to the kids, but if you have another skill you can teach it, instead. I teach photography and Taekkyun. I take the kids on excursions, such as to a concerts and festivals, or just downtown for a movie. I found my place by asking co-workers, but this site will help you find an orphanage near you. You can also volunteer at a Boek-ji-gwan. These are sort of social service centers funded by the city and donations which are located usually in the Joo-goeng apartment complexes (Joo-goeng apartments are gov't subsidized) residents do not live in the Boek-ji-gwan, but the Boek-ji-gwan provides a lot of services (hagwon classes, free hot dinners for kids without someone to cook for them, intervention when someone is being abused, etc.). If you live in or near a Joo-goeng apartment you could consider volunteering at the Boek-ji-gwan.
This mountain bike site is written by a Korean, and primarily includes links to all sorts of bike sites, some in Korea and some out. The front page of the "Today Bike" site is almost all KOREAN .
KOREAN The Daegu City Marathon Club.
Hap kido Information. Not specific to Daegu. Likewise with Judo information and Taekkyun information.
KOREAN A site just for SOJU! Ha ha ha!
This guy thinks he knows everything about Taekkyon, his writing is a bit dry. His name is Robert Young. Actually he thinks he knows everything about all martial arts, period. Please take whatever he says with a grain of salt.
The Daegu Dragons for those of you interested in Rugby.
Daegu KOTESOL an organization for teachers, or anyone interested in language education. Offers monthly workshops with varying topics. Also the occasional dinner, after meeting drinks and etc. Attendance is free, or you can become a member of KOTESOL for 40,000 w.
The Daegu Sports Museum. A one of it's kind attraction in Korea. It has 7 zones about 2002 World Cup and 2003 Daegu Universiade on two floors. Apparently it also includes virtual sports experiences.
Dancing for sport? Maybe for exercise? Here are some dance studios in Daegu. Websites are all in KOREAN, however, the dance curious are sure to find something of interest here.
Ace Dancesport School 053-629-5340 189-6 Songhyun-2-dong Dalseo-ku
Kim Youngho Dancesport School 053-554-8001 221-24 Naedang-1-dong, Seo-ku
World Dancesport Academy 053-956-2244 219-1 Sinam-3-dong, Dong-ku
Daegu Roller Sports Federation
KOREAN Into wheels? The site is mostly in Korean, but it would certainly be worth checking out with one of your Korean friends to get more information and join, espeically if your interested in wheeling around with others.
A Daegu diving club, interesting if you want to explore the extended amount of water around Korea.
If you like hiking, climbing, and the like, you might want to check out the Korean on the Rocks. While the site is not Daegu specific, Gu info is listed and becoming a member will help you find climbing friends in Dagu.
Daegu City Hall's English language page. With a good map of the city hall area in English. 429-1191
Jung-gu District Office
177-4, Dongindong 2-ga, Jung-gu, Daegu 700-701
Tel 053-423-1201
Fax 053-422-8722
E-mail: webmaster@mail.jung.daegu.kr
Dong -gu District Office
36-1, Sinam 5-dong, Dong-gu, Daegu 701-701
Tel 053-955-2211
Fax 053-956-0191
E-mail: webmaster@mail.dong.daegu.kr
Seo-gu District Office
1230-9, Pyeongni 3-dong, Seo-gu, Daegu 703-013
Tel 053-552-6878
Fax 053-560-2277
E-mail: webmaster@seogu.daegu.kr
Nam-gu District Office
(Includes Boengdukdong, Daemyungdong)
565-5, Bongdeok-dong, Nam-gu, Daegu 705-702
Tel 053-470-0114
Fax 053-470-0555
E-mail: webmaster@eapsan.net
Buk-gu District Office
the Northern district of Daegu
447-16, Chimsan 3-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu 702-705
Tel 053-352-2611
Fax 053-354-1371
E-mail: webmaster@mail.buk.daegu.kr
Suseong-gu District Office
(includes Shijidong, Jisandong, Bomodong, Hwanggumdong)
663, Dalgubeoldaero, Suseong-gu, Daegu 706-011
Tel 053-745-6800
Fax 053-756-6791
E-mail: webmaster@mail.suseong.daegu.kr
Dalseo-gu District Office
281, Wolseong-dong, Dalseo-gu, Daegu 704-702
Tel 053-635-9000
Fax 053-636-1251
E-mail: webmaster@dalseomail.net
Dalseong-gun District Office
1583, Daemyeong 11-dong, Nam-gu, Daegu 705-709
Tel 053-655-0505
Fax 053-650-3303
E-mail: webmaster@dalseongmail.net
The Chamber of Commerce in Daegu.
Daegu Subway Guide A map of the new Daegu Subway system with train times and other useful information.
Futher information about Daegu by an ESL Job site. Not bad info, but you can find most of it here. Daegu Info
Outside Daegu Regional Information:
Busan, the second largest city in Korea is well represented by The Pusan Web, a guide to EVERYTHING you ever wanted to know about Busan.
The Ulsan Web page, great deals of information, similar to Busan web.
Dave's ESL Cafe, a place where teachers from all over Korea come together to chat, make friends, or talk about life in Korea.
Personal Pages of People in Korea:
Especially if you are overweight go check out the Fat Traveler page. In addition to her questions and answers regarding being chunky in Korea, she also has journal entries from when she was living in Korea on the page.
This is a personal homepage of a Korean. Most of the site is in Korean, but the index is in English. Most importantly, there is a list of clubs and cafes that have live music (and what sort they have and a map of the area) and a short review of each location. Taekyu and Eunsuk's Love Page.
Personal ongoing two four year old journal of a teacher living in South Korea. Two years in Daegu, then some time in Seoul and now back in Daegu. Interesting tales of traveling in Korea and the Korean experience. SaraDevil's Korean Journal
The Apostolic Faith Church of Daegu
Site is in English and seems to provide a lot of information. Seems to cover the everything for those of the Chrisitain persausian.
There are several programs in Korea that welcome Westerners that want to learn about Buddhism and meditation, to try a retreat, etc. One friend attended this program and really enjoyed it. Most of the programs will not accept a student for less than a week. But it's cheaper than traveling outside of Korea, and will leave you feeling very refreshed. Another program is offered at Musangsa, a temple a bit outside of Daejeon. The temple is in the mountains, there is no traffic noise, it's peaceful and beautiful. The head monk actually attended university in America, well, he's American. So it's a great place to learn about meditation or Buddhism is perfect English. He's been a monk for many many years now.
A list of hotels in Daegu with links to each. Useful if your uptight grandaunt comes to visit and doesn't want to crash on your floor or at the corner Yogwan.
A Cyber Tour and CIty Tours of Daegu made by Daegu City Government.
A homepage for a group of artists in South-west Korea.
A page from the Daegu Buukgu Police!
KOREAN Daegu Bank's homepage. Daegu Bank is a good bank and the most popular in Daegu. Many employers automatically deposit their workers salaries into this bank. They do have an English link now, but it does not always work the way you think it should.
A page all for Kwangju Alumni.
A link to the story of the Dutch shipwreck and their Korean experience back in the 1600s.
KOREAN A information site for abused women or victims of sexual abuse. Daegu Women's Hotline
Daegu Catholic University (Hayang).
KOREAN Daegu Technical College (Dalseogu)
KOREAN Keimyung University (Dalseogu and Namgu)
KOREAN Kyungbuuk National University
KOREAN Yeungnam University (Kyungsan)
A look at what Korea looks like can be had through checking the following sites showcasing different people's photographs of Korea.
Cedar Bough Photography: photos by Cedar Bough Blomberg, content writer of this Daegu site.
Hermit Kingdom Photography: photos by Kevin Davis who resides in Seoul.
Photos of Korea by another teacher and traveler, Aaron Eckler.
This has nothing to do with Korea- random photographer internet friend. Photos of male nudes, so don't click if you can't hack it!
Photos copyright 2001, Cedar Bough Photography. For information on photos, email Cedar or click on the link above.