Not Just A Mum

                                                      photo by Brenda Hlatshwayo Mum Life in Korea Moving to Korea has been a life-changer for me both as a wife and a stay-at-home mum to our kids. When you are to move to Korea there are many things that one should learn or research before or immediately after your arrival in Korea. This is based on my life experience as an ex-pat stay-at-home mom. I hope it will help one or two readers. GROCERIES In Korea, there are big shops like Costco where one can buy groceries in bulk at an affordable price especially if you have a big family like ours. we are a family of 6 hence buying at Costco is a good bargain for us .they have almost all products we want from food products to cleaning products some household goods and clothes. In order to buy in Costco, one should have a COSTCO membersh...

WINTER IN KOREA In Korea, winter starts from late November through early March. We came to Korea during winter time it was late December I remember coming out of the airport it was freezing cold. Although we had prepared ourselves for the winter I still felt cold because I am not a winter person. When we came I stayed indoors through winter my kids were babies only the elder one was going to school by then. Those were the longest months for me because we were new in Korea and we were trying to settle in a new environment. Although I'm not a winter person I have to research what to do during winter where to go and visit with kids what type of food keeps us warm during winter. As ex-pats, we end up buying expensive winter clothes because we don't know there are sales where you can buy them at an affordable amount. KOREAN WINTER FOOD Korean food is delicious, unique, and nutritious. In winter we cook dishes that keep our bodies warm. Most of the Korean winter food is found on the ...

   As the world celebrated its new year on the 1st of January. Koreans and Chinese celebrate their new year on the 1st of February. As an ex-pat in Korea, when we first moved here almost 5 years back we had no idea what it was by then l had not researched anything about Korean holidays. Only to find out when we went to Costco that all the big shops were closed. So during Seollal, Koreans go to visit their relatives mostly in rural areas. If you are an ex-pat or visiting Korea during Seollal make sure you buy your groceries before the holiday starts. Seollal or Korean  Lunar New Year is a holiday or celebration which marks the beginning of the Korean Lunar Calendar. Seollal is one of the most important traditional holidays in Korea. The other one is Chuseok. The Seollal holiday lasts for three days. How do Koreans celebrate Seollal -food  -dressing  -Activities done FOOD  The traditional meal for celebrating Seollal is called Tteokguk. Ttrokguk symbolizes th...