@Wynne: Welcome to Korea! It actually took me a little over a month+ to get my phone. Many people are in a rush to get their phones just cause feels cool & if you have friends it will be easier to coordinate meetups, but unless you know many people, realistically, who are you gonna call but your co-teacher??? The only drawback I can foresee about getting your phone later is that the one year contract will expire in one year. You’ll need to pay the penalty if there is one and its usually no where near the expense of the U.S. It’s cheap.

As for Listerine– try Costco or Olive Young. They only have flavored brands vs. the original but it’s something.

Navigated to your sight when I was looking to see if there was any place in Seoul that sells original Listerine. I guess not.

@Laura: Oh no… I don’t want to think about how cancelling a phone can be hell. Although “from what I’ve been told” cancelling shouldn’t be too hard but it will require a small fee, which is less than what the U.S. charges. So do many Mexican people have mobile phones?

@SoloFriendly: Thanks Gray but I wouldn’t say “long-term stay” just yet (my romantic notions of a 2year plan just got cut down- I’ll be glad if I can even make one). LOL. Frustrating is one way of putting it. Right now, I wish I had chosen a RTW trip instead.

Getting a plan in Mexico was sooo easy. Cancelling it, however, was hell on Earth. (I’ll probably blog about it eventually.)

“Pissedly” is an awesome word haha.