Walking into Sue’s one-room apartment, you may for a second think you’ve stepped into a boutique second-hand furniture shop. It’s about the same size, it has a lovely selection of furnishings and decorations, and a laptop and kitchen sink are not uncommon finds in little Korean stores along a “high street”. Like a second-hand goods
Rice and Kimchi! The essence of the Korean kitchen, the quintessential stable foods on which the country is built, there’s no home without these two that are almost as inseparable as Siamese twins. For most, if not all Koreans rice and kimchi make up the stables of their diet, and if you happen to be
When I first came to Korea, I noticed that during certain times of the year, people would come out of the house wearing cloth masks to cover their noses and mouths. I thought Koreans were extremely paranoid and way too prepared for any surprise. Turns out the government would actually issue warnings if dust and
If you’re one of the many who resolved to get through the new year making better financial and economic choices you may have already encountered a number of unexpected setbacks. Perhaps the winter’s early arrival brought about a major spike in your heating bill or maybe you’re mentally cursing at your inebriated state over the weekend after
One of the most frustrating aspects of living and working in Korea, is dealing with legal documents that are only written in Korean. It means you do not have the independence to complete forms that, as an adult, I consider to be fairly personal: medical consent forms, bank forms… Online tax. For most Korean residents
When the new K-League season kick-offs in March there will be one new face amongst the teams competing for Korea’s top soccer prizes. Or rather there won’t be, as the luck of the draw has seen them given a rest week in week 1 of what will be the 11 team K-League Challenge (Korea’s 2nd
For those deciding to come to Korea as a teacher one of the main questions asked is often which of the various types of teaching role should they apply for. During my time in Korea I have had a whole range of different teaching (and a few non-teaching) gigs and have taught just about every
During the last few years, the number of jobs available for foreign English teachers in Korean public schools has significantly decreased. According to an article on The Korean Observer, the number of foreign teachers has dropped from over 9,000 to 6,785 in three years. Meanwhile jobs at hagwons are becoming more competitive between foreigners. The question is
