People staring at foreigners is one of the first things about living in Korea that I learned about. …
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Today I wanted to share some tidbits about living in Korea. …
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My main mode of transportation in Korea, and when I visited Japan, and Taiwan, was the subway. Major cities in Korea have a subway system, (smaller cities/ rural areas are easily accessible via bus).…
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Here are a few things that you may consider packing before you move to South Korea. …
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I was chatting with a friend the other day who was also a fellow teacher in South Korea, about some of the differences we noticed between Japan vs. Korea. Mind you, everyone has…
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Just north of Busan lies a city/suburb called Yangsan. The most southern part of Yangsan, was the last stop on the subway line that I lived on, and took about 25 minutes or so…
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Tourist areas obviously get the highlight of any city/country, but there are lesser known gems to be found in other areas as well. I'd like to tell you a bit about one of those…
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Throughout the two and a half years that I lived in Korea, I had a streamline of health issues. Normally I'm a pretty healthy person, and have never had any really serious medical issues.…
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The holidays are supposed to be a time for joy, peace on earth, and goodwill towards men, however it can also be a time of stress/anxiety for many. Being abroad for the holidays is…
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South Korea typically has pretty stable weather, and natural occurring disasters are rare, ( aside from flooding). Korea is a part of the ring of fire, but has less earthquake activity than its neighbors…