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2018 NATIONAL HOLIDAYS in SOUTH KOREA

Hello everybody,

Maybe you are like me… always wondering when it National Holiday or Bank Holidays in Korea so you can plan visit of your friends, parents, take a plain to Jeju or outside of Korea. Anything!!

So here I wrote down a list of NATIONAL HOLIDAY for 2018.

January 1 – Monday: New Year’s Day

February 15-16-17 Thursday, Friday and Saturday: Seollal Holiday

May 1 – Tuesday: Labor Day (…

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SEOLLAL. The most Important Korean Holiday

Korea does not have many holidays, but one of the most important holidays is Seollal, the Korean New Year.

This year the Seollal is from 15th of February to 17th of February 2018.

During Seollal, Koreans pay respect to their ancestors, but it is also a way to a get together with the whole family. Due to Korean hectic lifestyle, work, marriage, school, and work extra mandatory duties, Koreans…

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2018 NATIONAL HOLIDAYS in SOUTH KOREA

Hello everybody,

Maybe you are like me… always wondering when it National Holiday or Bank Holidays in Korea so you can plan visit of your friends, parents, take a plain to Jeju or outside of Korea. Anything!!

So here I wrote down a list of NATIONAL HOLIDAY for 2018.

January 1 – Monday: New Year’s Day

February 15-16-17 Thursday, Friday and Saturday: Seollal Holiday

May 1 – Tuesday: Labor Day (…

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Blood types in Korea. Short funny description.

2 years ago I didn’t know my blood type. As a matter of fact I didn’t know anything about it.

Interestingly, Koreans relate blood types with people’ personality. However, westerners we rely more in horoscopes and so on. What sign are you? I am Aries, the first one (competitive, tenacious, ambicious, spontaneous, etc…) BUT blood type is a different thing, is more about interactions and behavious…

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#B man #blood ABO #blood type #Korea #korean movie

OLD TOP 3 KOREAN MOVIES

I would like to share with you MY 3 TOP korean movies. I watched them more than 10 times and never get tired. I have so many more favourites movies that you might not know, so let me introduce it slowly….

First I will tell you my best best favourite 3. I watch korean movies not only to improve my korean skills, which by the way they don’t help at all, but also because Korean movies are very…

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#a moment to remember #Asia #korean movies #korean skills #Korean TV #Seoul #sunflower #the chaser #top korean movies

Learning Korean... dream or nightmare

Rescato uno de mis articulos favoritos! Buen fin de semana ♥️♥️

I have been in Korea since year 2008. When I came to Korea I didn’t know a word of it, I had only a wonderful book for foreigners that my “boyfriend” sent me with the hope that maybe…. only maybe, if I effort a bit, I could acquired some kind of conversational proficiency…. hahaha.

The book taught me things such us, numbers, colors, where are you from?, how are you?, how old are you? I would like…

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#education #Korea #korean language #korean skills #learning korean #Seoul #speaking korean

My live. My young me starting living abroad

My young me

Many people and friends know pieces of my life and most of the times they feel amused by my experiences and adventures, so I decided to share with you some parts of it so we can grasp the sense that living abroad is a lot of fun but also hard. Maybe, your prince or princess is actually out there, just like mine was just that day looking at me in from of Sainsbury’s supermarket near Wimbledon…

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#advantages of living and studying abroad #disadvantages of living and study abroad #life experiences #motivation #study abroad #work

How much do you know about Korean Meeting Etiquette?

Some people have been doing business in Korea for a very long time, and of course, they are very accustomed to Korean basic meeting etiquette which has been learned by doing.

However, what about these other business men that suddenly they have to travel to Korea and have a meeting with Koreans. What should they do? Or even better, how do they have to behave in order to be polite to…

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#Korea #Korean business #Korean business etiquette #Korean culture #meetings

Korean Etiquette: Business Cards

Business cards play a very important role, not only in the greeting and meeting but also to a personal level to some extent. This post is from my other blog www.mlkpartnersblog.com, so I hope sharing in here will reach and help more people that it is interested in this matters. Let’s review what is important in business cards exchange in Korea: 1.Business cards are for definition the way to…

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Sometimes we feel so tired, lack of power or strength, and we know that intake of vitamins or other food supplements are necessary to improve our body conditions, but in Korea everything is in Korean… and difficult to know what it is or for what is it… and the most important: is it safe? can we take it? is this brand good enough? Are we paying the right price for the right product for me?

Ginseng is the most recommended food supplement, not only because of its properties, but also because it helps your body conditions in general terms. It is not for specific illness or pain. Also, if you are taking other medicine, like for cold or headache or similar, it is recommended to interrupt the ginseng intake. It’s said that Ginseng can make your western medicine less effective… I am not sure, but just in case…

There are several kinds of ginseng: the red ginseng, white ginseng, fresh ginseng and wild ginseng. There are several countries in the world where you can find Ginseng such as Korea, America, China and other Asian countries. Surely what you can find in Korea is the Korean ginseng. Note that the best is the one 6 or over 6 years old ginseng.

I have tried so many kinds of ginseng, in capsule, in pearls, liquid, semi-liquid, candy, etc… but I didn’t like the taste! too much sour and I couldn’t stand it! Doesn’t matter expensive or cheap, the taste was unbearable. However, I believe that if an individual keeps taking ginseng for some time the body conditions and working productivity levels improve. You can feel like reborn!!

So finally I found something that works for me called I-PASS. In fact, last year I didn’t catch any cold in all winter season. It was great I believe it was because of ginseng. Otherwise I would have had at least caught one cold like every single year since I am in Korea.

This product is called I-Pass. It can be also for students that are preparing exams or some activity that required lots of mental effort… Check out the video if you want.

This ginseng comes in a liquid form. Also, the ginseng is 6 years old (Great!!!) and you have to take 1 packet everyday. 1 big box like in the pictures has 3 smaller boxes. Each smaller box (1/3) has 10 packets. Therefore, you would have for about for 1 months.

It can be bought in a different way. For example some shops have offer of 3 big boxes, so you would have about 90 packets so that is for 3 months. However, I would rather start 1 month and let’s see if you like it or not.

The taste is OK!! it’s strong but enough to be edible to eat. So you don’t have to worry. The taste will go away in 30 minutes or so.

If you decide to try, the first day you try on you will find out that you have so much energy, but you won’t be able to sit down. You will clean, you will think, you will go here and there…. can’t stop!! don’t worry, it is alright. After some hours you will be ok and the following day when you take the second packet, you will feel more focused and healthy.

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WHERE TO BUY?

You can buy in any ginseng shop in the street, at any department store in Korea or in Cheongkwanjang Shop. You can find their logo.

Cheongkwanjang Logo

For example I bought mine in D-Cube city Department Store B1 floor in Sindorim station, where the food court is located. There are several places where food supplements are sold.

Also I bought another one in E-Mart in Times Square. There is a corner with 2 different shops of ginseng and food supplements, besides the bakery shop inside the Emart Supermarkets. Try there, the women in the counter is very kind and helpful.

HOW MUCH?

1 big package with 3 boxes of 10 each packs each costs 160,000KWN ($160) approximately.

Please remind that the brand of this product is very well-known in Korea, so it can be trusted. 정관장. This brand has health products with Ginseng for mature women, for men, etc. visit their website: http://www.kgcshop.co.kr or write in web search tool Cheongkwanjang. They have shops all around Korea, so it’s easy to find.

Korea Be inspired wrote and interesting article about hongsam (korean red ginseng) about their SPA launched by this brand. Have a look. Click here.

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XOXO Laura

Korean Ginseng: I want my strength back! Sometimes we feel so tired, lack of power or strength, and we know that intake of vitamins or other food supplements are necessary to improve our body conditions, but in Korea everything is in Korean...

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