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5 MORE Indoor Activities
Air quality can be less than stellar at times and many of us find ourselves feeling a bit stir-crazy at home. You want to get out and explore, but you don’t want to breathe the air outside or it’s too hot or too cold. We have some excellent solutions for burning off some extra energy. So grab your phone, make sure you have the South of Seoul app and Naver maps or Kakao Maps downloaded and get ready to go on some adventures. 1. Pink Tiger Game Room The hottest…
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Nav Apps: Options, Strengths, and Failures
Tell me if this is you… You just arrived in Korea, you are so stoked to start your adventure. You are all sassy like, “Hey, let’s open Google and see what’s up”! You pop open your handy smart phone and start searching for things you love! You search and search and search… but nothing is coming up. You find almost no info that really helps and a little seed of panic starts to settle in. You wonder if there is actually anything out there to do or eat at all…
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April in South Korea, Fun & Entertainment, March in South Korea, Outdoor Activities, SOS Seasonal Guide: Spring
Awesome Blossoms: Cherry Blossom Info for Pyeongtaek
Updated: 2021 Cherry Blossom season is coming up and it is a beautiful and iconic time in Korea. There were festivals from the top to bottom and left to right of the country prior to the pandemic. We felt the pressure to race around the country to find the best festival with the best events. All of these festivals were awesome and PACKED! However, it’s not the festivals that make Cherry Blossoms time amazing. The blossoms themselves are the show stopper. Don’t feel too sad about the festivals being called off…
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Our Graduate Adventure: Getting Started
Starting next week we (my husband and I) are taking my South of Seoul adventures to the next level and beginning graduate at the aptly named Namseoul (South Seoul) University. It’s a private Christian school located in northern Cheonan, about 20 minutes south of Camp Humphreys. We will be studying for a Masters in International Teaching, which is taught in English, through the Global Studies department. We are super excited! For years we’ve wanted to continue our education but had given up on the idea since we didn’t want to…
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10 Issues New Teachers Face (and solutions)
When you arrive in Korea there will be a thousand little surprises. Doesn’t matter how much you have prepared or how many blogs like this you have read. It’s ok and there is no judgement. You’ve spent many months building up this experience in your mind and when you arrive it’s going to get very real, very fast. Reality of culture shock is going to conflict with the comfort of the dream and suddenly teaching English abroad is going to be come a real job. A job you are…
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December in South Korea, Dining & Drinks, February in South Korea, January in South Korea, SOS South Korean Seasonal Guide: Winter, Tips of Living Your Best Life
5 NOT Spicy Korean Soups for Winter
Are you craving a delicious NOT spicy Korean soup? Look no further, here is our list of 5 NOT spicy Korean soups for you to enjoy this winter or year-round! Korean Soups Are Not All Spicy Although the spicy soups get a lot of attention, there are NOT spicy Korean soups to be found. In fact, not all the food in South Korea has the spice cranked up to 11. The truth is, there are many Korean dishes and restaurants where the only spicy food on the table is kimchi.…
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5 Ways to Learn Korean In Pyeongtaek
With 2018 knocking on the door it’s time to start on your resolutions early. Since we all live in Korea, I think it’s fair to say studying Korean is on most of our lists. South of Seoul is here to help you connect with the resources you need to improve your language skills. Our volunteers have tried all of these study options and found them to be both reliable and helpful. Each solution has a different strength and all of them are affordable and accessible. 1. Pyeongtaek International Exchange Foundation…
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December in South Korea, Dining & Drinks, February in South Korea, January in South Korea, SOS South Korean Seasonal Guide: Winter
5 Best Spicy Korean Stews/Soups For Winter
Are you looking for the best spicy Korean stews/soups to keep you warm all winter long? Whether you want to eat out or make it at home, we have you covered. Spicy Korean Stews/Soups for Winter Winter is coming and when it does you are going to be thanking us for this post. When the temperature drops and your butt freezes, there are five Korean stews/soups we recommend to chase the blues away. They are spicy, ass kicking soups that make you feel like you are being hugged by an…
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How to use the SOS app with Kakao Taxi
One of the best things to happen to Korea is Kakao Navi. If you aren’t using it, stop now and go download it. It’s an app for calling taxis almost anywhere you can find yourself. YES, it’s in Korean. DO NOT let this stop you. Honestly, this is one of the most important apps you can learn to use in Korean and 10 Magazine has done an awesome job showing you how to use it. CLICK HERE to learn more and get it setup on your phone. Slow down, get focused…
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Useful Phrases for Tour Bus Drivers
In Korea one of the coolest things is how easy it is to charter a bus and do a group tour. It’s crazy affordable. Usually between 300-550,000 won depending on the size of your bus (24 or 44 people) and where you are going. The one hurdle that foreigners will have when booking a bus is communicating easily with the driver. Since we are all about empowering everyone to get out and enjoy all that Korea has to offer, here is a set of phrases to help you feel confident…
