Monthly Archives: December 2015

Happy New Year: 2015 Highlights

I would say moving to Korea has been one of the highlights of my entire life, not just 2015.  I have wanted to live abroad for as long as I can remember.  I will be staying in Korea for the … Continue reading

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DMZ Tour: Stepping into North Korea

“Ready to go to North Korea?” Those are words I certainly never thought I would hear. Many visitors coming to South Korea have the DMZ (which stands for Demilitarized Zone) on their bucket lists.  North Korea remains such a mysterious … Continue reading

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Preparing for Christmas

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Korean companies have made sure to bring out Christmas deals and specials to keep people shopping all December.  It’s not on the scale of American shopping malls, but more and more Koreans … Continue reading

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Apple Day!

Fun fact: the Korean word for “apple” also sounds like the Korean word for “fight”.  The word is 사과  which is pronounced as “sah-gwa”.  Schools around the country celebrate Apple Day as a chance for students who were fighting to … Continue reading

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