OK- let's discuss this as two displaced hillbillies should! When I was a young Airman at Osan 50 years ago there was no shortage of things to do. I worked with a man who wrote letters for Korean Girls to their American Boyfriends and Fiancees. There should be more things to do these days, if for no other reason than increased population. One thing you could do to help is start up a school for foreign brides. My bride from Osan had to ride a bus to seoul five days a week for Bride's School. They taught everything, from vacuum cleaning to cooking, family budgeting and checking. The USO still has a monthly meeting for brides here in Seoul. Humphreys had a "Cross Culture Marriage Seminar" on Feb 27th.
Here is what you might do- check first with Civilian Personnel. Ask about Appropriated fund and Non-Appropriated fund. You may be surprised!
Next, if you don't find a paying job you can fit, and want to consider volunteering, ask the wives clubs for help if you like that sort of thing. Third- don't give up on the Chaplains. They have an in at every nearby orphanage. Volunteering there may provide you with a free babysitter and lunch! And yes, you CAN teach English anywhere you like without an ESL certificate as a volunteer! I teach at Yongsan Ku Office outside Gate 19 for free whenever I can. You can check out the Veterans of Foreign Wars outside the Gate. The car sales people and the car insurance companies have need for English speaking folks and there is some turnover. Real Estate work is a thought. An office job with a Realtor might be something that needs research. I can see it working well, even changing from "volunteer" to a legitimate paying job after a visa change...

LOL. Ok now this is something I can work with! Thanks for the suggestions. I knew a hillbilly would understand

The last time I was flying out of Osan Space A, I noticed that the USO Desk at the Passenger Counter was unmanned. I don't think there is a lot of activity there, or if the USO is active at Osan. They pay people to be at Humphreys and the USO outside Gate 1 (PX Gate) in Yongsan has at least 6 Americans employed, I would guess. Good place for breakfast or lunch on weekdays!
(Not a dumb question, just an aside.)

OK, I have a couple of questions, not really dumb but I wasn't sure where else to put them.

1. At Osan, going out the Beta Gate, there is a brightly colored castle place with a slide coming out the side. Does any one know what this place is?

2. Where can I buy light bulbs outside the gate? Is there any place out there or do I just need to go to E-Mart?

I mentioned to my realtor that I needed to buy lightbulbs and he opened up a drawer full of them and gave me some. Maybe your realtor keeps some too.

Do Koreans have yard sales? It's one of my favorite summer activites:)

My wife is Korean. If koreans have yard sales, it's news to me. My in-laws place has stuff tucked into every corner imagineable. Back in 2003, I even helped with a spring cleaning of sorts. Oh man, don't get me started....

I wish I had noticed your requests for ideas earlier. I would have mentioned the NAF (Non-Appropriated Fund) jobs right away. HRO office is always hiring!! All kinds of jobs. You know the Services stuff. Clubs, bowling alley, pool, and some office jobs as well. Good Luck!

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When people ask me where I'm from, I say that my hometown is 'Kunsan'! 진 짜! 정 말!

As for volunteering...

The best place to volunteer over the holidays is the Post office. They may even have opportunities the rest of the year.

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When people ask me where I'm from, I say that my hometown is 'Kunsan'! 진 짜! 정 말!

I'm going to say it. Koreans in Seoul do not have garages big enough even for their car! And No, they don't have Garage sales or sidewalk sales. Only merchants do. Koreans in Seoul just put what they are tired of, or anything they no longer want out in the street. Legally, they are required to go to the Dong Office and pay for a sticker to put on computers, or furniture, and anything other than regular garbage or refuse, which must be in city approved bags, purchased for that purpose. With a sticker, the item will be picked up and recycled properly. Most homes are small and need cleaned out often. They throw away nice things we in the U.S. would sell in a garage sale. There are folks who make a living driving around picking up nice things. I got a small desk once, and a set of speakers. English Schoolteachers furnish their apartments with things other schoolteachers and foreigners throw in the street!
Probably the same happens in your area.

I was walking to base one day and I saw a dresser and amoire and they looked perfectly fine, and had a big sticker on them. They easily could have gotten $20-$50 for each item! I thought that was really odd. But yeah I have noticed people just throw whatever away, and I have seen plenty of people picking though the trash getting things (mostly cardboard). It seems strange to me that they have limited space here yet they throw everything away. What a shame, I love a deal, but I'm not willing to dig in the trash for it!