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    Useful Korean Phrases for Restaurants

    February 16, 2017 /

    Always remember, if you don’t feel comfortable speaking, you can simply show the server your phone and point the the phrase you need. THINGS YOU WANT THINGS YOU DON’T WANT OTHER PHRASES To learn about pronunciation and how to use order easily,  watch this video from Sweet and Tasty TV.

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    Be The Light

    May 25, 2016 /

    Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the fact most foreigners in this area come for a hot minute, feel overwhelmed with culture shock for 12 months, get angry about how everything isn’t like home, and then are off too the thing.  Living here isn’t life for most people, it’s a marathon of experiences that leave them spinning right round, right round baby… and they don’t realize that- despite their short stay- they leave a path of either destruction or grown in their wake. Which brings me to this point…

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    Pyeongtaek FB Groups to Join

    March 7, 2016 /

    Nothing fancy, just a few links to some of our favorite FB Groups in Pyeongtaek. The expat community uses FB to connect, meet new friends, share information, and build relationships.

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    5 Ways To Stay Warm at Home in South Korea (For the Cheap Seats)

    November 10, 2015 /

    Complaining about the cold when you aren’t wearing the proper hat and gloves is as silly as complaining about the heat because you wore a snowsuit to the beach in Hawaii. Korean winters are easily managed with preparation and consideration for what is to come. You will find plenty of affordable cold weather gear being sold in street stalls, dollar stores, etc. So start preparing. Either that or you can continue to dress like it’s fall for the rest of the year and complain about it endlessly as if there…

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