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Immigrant Insurance by buhay sa korea on Mar 8, 2011I got an email yesterday asking about health insurance. She is a student here in South Korea and she’s wondering if she could be covered by the National Health Insurance. I might have to write another post about it later on. My husband will be...
Happy Easter by buhay sa korea on Apr 3, 2010We don’t have a “holy week” here in Korea; so we don’t have a long vacation unlike in the Philippines. Only a third of this country’s population is Catholic or Christian. We do celebrate two religious events every year t...
South Korea Scholarship – Not only for Filipinos by buhay sa korea on Apr 2, 2010I got this from Elliot’s blog – South Korea scholarship that is open not just for Filipinos but for other nationalities as well. Elliot was an exchange student at Daejeon University a few years ago. He is now one of the scholars of Catho...
My latest Skinfood haul by buhay sa korea on Mar 30, 2010To bore you with something… here’s my latest Skinfood haul: Unfortunately, they’re not mine. Here are the samples: I was so busy last weekend. I attended the Seoul Chapter KOTESOL Conference on Saturday with Jehan, Jeremy and Anne (...
2010 Multicultural Essay Contest by buhay sa korea on Mar 15, 2010My parents-in-law visited us last week and he told me that if I wanted to go back to school, I should just tell him and he’d foot the bill. I was so excited that I started to look for info on gmat prep. I didn’t realize that his offer has...
Transitioning into Life as an Expat by buhay sa korea on Oct 5, 2009I’d never thought I’d be an “expat” even if I have siblings living abroad. I’d always heard that immigration is difficult especially in a country with a culture that is so much different from ours. Not only that, life in...
Summer Vacation by buhay sa korea on Jul 31, 2009Picture taken at Donggang (East River) in Gangwondo three weeks ago. I’m packing our tent, outdoor pillows, portable grill, tubes, and travel essentials for our very short summer vacation. When you’re working in South Korea, it’s al...
Teaching Hangeul and Filipino Culture by buhay sa korea on Jul 29, 2009I got a call this afternoon from the Women Migrants’ Center. The coordinator of the “Hangeul Gangsa” class asked me if I could attend the class today. Right after coming back from my vacation, I visited the Center for the opening c...
Not a SAHM for now… by buhay sa korea on Jul 23, 2009‘ve been asked several times what SAHM means. It stands for stay-at-home mom. I can say that I’m a SAHM no more since I started working last Monday. I met with pregnant and blooming Wendy, who would soon be needing baby announcements, in...
Car Tax Cut by buhay sa korea on Jul 17, 2009We have a decade old Daewoo Matiz which is in perfect condition, that my husband “inherited” from his younger sister when my father-in-law bought her a Samsung car. FIL playing favorites? No, my husband thought he didn’t need a car...
