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    Overcoming Language Barriers in Korean Healthcare: A Practical Guide

    May 23, 2025 /

    Have you ever needed to overcome a language barrier while accessing healthcare in Korea? Many of us have, even those who speak Korean somewhat fluently. Language barriers can be challenging but not impossible to navigate. This blog post offers some tips on how to overcome such language barriers that may help.

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    How to Register your Overseas COVID Vaccination in South Korea

    December 27, 2021 /

    Many of our multinational community members living in South Korea have been wondering about how to register their overseas COVID vaccines in Korea. This blog provides some information on how to register an overseas vaccination in Korea and who is eligible to.

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    SOS Public Health and Utah Asia Campus Collaboration: Mental Health Week

    December 20, 2021 /

    A Need for Mental Health Campaigns on University Campuses If you attended a college or university, you may understand the mental health struggles that students face. Factors such as academic/social/financial stress, uncertainty about the future, and lack of sleep contribute to increased mental health challenges among students. Throw in a dash of COVID and a sprinkle of language and cultural barrier to the mix, and stress increases exponentially, especially for students studying abroad. Students who experience high stress are prone to developing depression, anxiety, and eating disorders among other mental…

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    How to obtain your Korean COVID vaccination certificate in English

    September 8, 2021 /

    Why would I need to have my COVID vaccination certificate printed in English? The vaccination process in South Korea has been picking up speed over the last couple of months, particularly among our expat teacher community. If you completed both doses of the COVID vaccine in South Korea, then you should have received a vaccination certificate similar to the one pictured below. Your vaccination certificate is also available on the COOV app which you have access to if you have a contracted Korean phone number under your name. While you…

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    The Challenge of the Language Barrier in Korea

    August 30, 2021 /

    What is a language barrier? Before we jump into the challenges of language barriers, we need to understand what a language barrier is. There are several definitions for language barriers that essentially say the same thing. For the purpose of this article we will use Google’s Oxford Languages Dictionary. According to Google’s Oxford Languages Dictionary, a language barrier is “a barrier to communication between people who are unable to speak a common language.” This is a pretty simple, standard definition of a language barrier. If you don’t speak the same…

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    How to improve your comfort level with Healthcare in South Korea

    August 3, 2021 /

    The 2021 South of Seoul Public Health Survey found that putting effort into developing cultural competence may improve your perceptions of your own healthcare in South Korea. Let’s talk about this. Listen to the BlogCast Don’t want to read? Listen to the South of Seoul BlogCast which provides accessible content through the use of AI technology. We don’t have time to read each article but we do our best to make more of our content accessible. If you would like to join our Accessibility Team apply to volunteer with South of Seoul. Please…

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    What makes a good mom and pop restaurant?

    March 22, 2017 /

    This meal was filled with 정 and deliciousness.  Recently I was asked this questions, “What makes a good mom & pop restaurant in Korea?” When I first arrived here it was one of the most perplexing things for me and I never thought I would ever be good at it. Everything looked the same and I couldn’t deduce what was good and what was bad. I felt helpless when it came time to pick a place to eat. My solution, just start walking into any place I saw and just…

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    항토 보리밥집 Video Menu

    February 16, 2017 /

    Pro tip: (2인분) means it serves two people. Can’t order for an individual. 식사류 = Food Menu  보리밥 = BoriBap 제육뽁음 = jeyugbokk-eum 된정찌개 = doenjangjjigae 동대찌개 = dongdaejjigae 부대찌개 = budaejjigae 라면사리 = Ramon noodles 공기밥 = Rice with beans 삼겹살 = Korean bacon 소고기벗건골 = sogogibeosgeongol 닭도리탕 = dalgdolitang 주류 = Drink Menu  소주 = Soju 맥주 = maekju (Beer) 청하 =cheongha (low alcohol soju type)백서주 = baegseoju (rice alcohol flavored with herbs) 산사춘 = sansachun (wine made from the red fruits of the sansa) 막걸리 = maggeolli (rice wine)

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    Zip (delicious meat near AK Plaza)

    August 30, 2016 /

    For years now, I’ve been looking for a samgyeupsal restaurant near AK Plaza that made me want to come back. I’m not saying I haven’t eaten meat downtown town and thought it was fine, but none made me dream of a return trip. (Yup, I’m a meat snob now. I never even saw it coming.) Not until now. Which is why taking a vacation is so important. With more time to meet up with friends and just chill out, I found the motivation to give the city center one more…

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    November 23, 2015 /

    Shabu Shabu (샤브샤브) is one of the most delicious things you can eat. Originally from China, but also famous in Japan, it is often called “hot pot”. In Korea it has many delightful variations that involve a fusion of different cultures. In the Pyeongtaek area we have eaten almost as much Shabu Shabu as we have eaten Budaejjigae so we’ve done our research. These are our favorite styles thus far, as well as our favorite place to eat each one. This list is in no particular order and summarizes our favorite…

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