How to Send a Package in Korea (Post Office & Store)
There’s a post office two blocks from my restaurant in Mapo, and one slow Tuesday I spent my entire lunch break there helping a regula…
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Living in Korea
Everything you need for living in Korea as a foreigner. Step-by-step guides to getting a Korean SIM card, opening a bank account, renting an apartment, recycling and trash sorting, visiting a hospital, and more — the daily-life essentials, explained in plain English with useful Korean phrases.
How to Rent an Apartment in Korea as a Foreigner
Nothing about settling in Korea surprises newcomers more than the rental deposit system. In most cou…
How to Open a Korean Bank Account as a Foreigner
When I hired a cook from abroad, the very first hurdle wasn’t the recipes — it was that I lite…
Korean SIM Card for Foreigners: How to Get Connected
The moment most foreigners realize they truly need a Korean phone number is when they try to sign up…
Recycling in Korea: A Foreigner’s Guide to Trash Sorting
Running a restaurant in Seoul, I deal with more trash sorting than almost anyone I know — so I’…
How to Return Items in Korea (Olive Young Guide)
My friend Priya bought a sheet-mask haul at Olive Young, realized the next day that one product wasn…
Korean Pharmacy Guide: How to Describe Your Symptoms
My friend Aisha caught a nasty cold on her third day in Seoul, walked into a pharmacy, and — not kno…