Survive & Thrive in Korea
Korean remains, for me at least, a tongue twisting language of rough and tough syllabic monotones that simultaneously combine with soothing utterances that calm the soul. With that in mind you can imagine some of the odd words that I’ve come across that just make me smile. In fact you don’t have to imagine because […]
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Korean Classes Global Village are the way to go. When you make the big move to Korea the desire to learn the language burns bright. Even for the long timers the opportunity to improve skills long ago burnt into cinders may be appealing. To that end a good way to keep that fire lit and going is to […]
Continue Reading3 Ways To Practice Korean Online If you are learning Korea, you might search on the Internet for all kind of resources. You might feel it’s hard to find a Korean native speaker to practice Korean with if you’re living at a place with few Korean people. Here, I’d like to introduce three on-line resources […]
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I’m on my second cup of coffee today. Standard in Seoul. Coffee is consumed like soju, here. Every day, and copious amounts of it. The people back at home questioned me as to why I was leaving a somewhat comfortable career of luxury fashion and very minimal responsibility; and flying around 8000 kilometres away to a country I had only ever experienced once.
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Be part of the Solution, Study in Sweden That’s the tagline from Sqore, a Swedish based group that has launched a new vision – Regardless of how you acquired your skills: through traditional university education, online courses, practical experience or self-learning, we help you to get your skills verified and certified, so that you can use […]
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Banking in Korea used to be a huge headache for newly arrived expats. More likely than not it involved conscripting a Korean coworker during lunch or perhaps after hours imposing upon their time and good will. Thankfully, things are changing. Today, some of Korea’s top banking institutions focus on servicing the ever growing expat community. […]
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