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NEWCOMERS' COFFEE
The next Newcomers' Coffee will be held on Thursday, August 14. Please meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Seoul Club, Trio Room II. Current members are also encouraged to attend. Click here for directions to the Seoul Club.
Once a month, our Newcomers' Chair hosts a coffee morning just for folks new to Seoul or to AWC. Whether you've been in Seoul 6 days or 6 months, this is the perfect way to meet new friends and gather information on everything you ever wanted to know about life in Korea.
Please contact our Newcomers' Co-Chairs with any questions: Cindy Keil 010-3146-1498, ckeil96yahoo.com OR Marianne Trombley 010-3119-6876, trom3101@juno.com.
LIVING IN SEOUL PROGRAM
The LIVING IN SEOUL (LIS) Program is a dynamic information sharing program designed by expats for expats who have recently moved to the Seoul area, offered in English and open to all. The program provides newcomers "instant" information that otherwise could take several months to gather. It is meant as a supplement to the services provided by the various relocation companies in the area. LIS is interesting, informative and fun.
The program includes information and tips that will help you quickly adjust to and learn about your new home. Topics and presentations by experts and club members cover: Korean culture, tradition, holidays and etiquette; Korean infrastructure such as banking, postal services, traffic, police, law, government, medicine, insurance, recycling and transportation; and social topics on shopping, food, dining, entertainment and travel.
The program provides an excellent opportunity to meet others new to Seoul, make new friends and establish a beneficial support network.
Fee includes:
- Informational Package and Handouts
- Morning Beverages and Snacks
Note: AWC membership is not required for program participation.
AMERICAN WOMEN'S CLUB OF KOREA
HELPFUL HINTS FOR NEWCOMERS TO SEOUL
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*Disclaimer: Please be advised that the American Women's Club of Korea does not warrant nor guarantee the services of any of these providers. Rather, this document’s sole purpose is to point out several LOCATIONS in Seoul, in which previous AWC members may at one time have had a positive experience, and where newcomers could begin their search as long as they are responsible to interview, investigate and qualify their own service providers. |
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TIPS BEFORE YOU MOVE FROM USA TO KOREA
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If you are in the process of moving to Korea from the USA, here are a few tips that I found helpful before I left the country:
1.Medication - Since I have three children, I went to Costco in the USA and purchased huge containers of children's aspirin, children's cold medicine, chewable vitamins, Tum's, children's flu medication and also a few bottles of adult medications like Excedrin migraine, Tylenol, Midol, Gas X, Benadryl, cold medicine, and cough drops. All of these items are available in Korea, you either pay a huge marked up price or you use the generic equivalent, but the information is in Korean, not English. I have always felt more confident playing "Doctor Mom" with medications with English dosages so I just pick up medication whenever I am in the USA. I would highly recommend you do the same.
2.Deodorant & toothpaste - I have always purchased American deodorant and toothpaste in the USA since I don't think the Koreans even wear deodorant and they don't really import American brands of toothpaste. You can find these items in Korea but at a considerable price increase.
3.International Driver's license - Korea recently changed their rules regarding licensing and you now must relinquish your American driver's license to the Korean authorities while you are driving in Korea. I would recommend you just get an International driver's license so you can drive in Korea, as well as every location you visit while you are in Asia.
4.Large sized clothing - Believe it or not, Koreans are quite small so they don't cater to women who wear larger than a size 8 shoe or a size 6/8 pants. Since I exceed both of those sizes, I always visit the Nordstrom's' Shoe Rack whenever I'm in the USA. I make sure that I have every possible shoe necessary since I won't be able to just go out and purchase any. I also buy underwear including bras since these are difficult to find in my size. It is also important to have at least one ball gown and matching pair of shoes since the expatriate crowd in Korea loves to have fancy dress-up dances...I think there were 6 annually at last count!
5.American address on an American credit card - You need to have at least one credit card based in the USA so you can purchase things on-line in Korea. Since the zip codes in Korea are six digits long with a dash in the middle (for example, mine is 140-809), it makes it nearly impossible to order things on-line if you have to input a Korean address into the zip code field.
6.Vonage/Slingbox - You might want to use the Internet products available in the USA to improve your life here in Korea. We have signed up to have a Vonage phone number so our relatives can call us without having to pay a high toll. Skype is another popular product currently being used. In regards to television programming, it is really bad in Korea since there are only a few channels that have shows in English. We recently hooked up Direct TV at my parent's home in California and purchased a Slingbox system so we can get live American television sent via the internet to Korea. We also have a DVR so we can record shows and watch them on our time zone. So before you disconnect your cable access in the USA, consider keeping it on until you officially move here and determine if you would benefit from this system. |
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