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 ...