I am Saja's mom.

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Anonymous asked: You should blog about the area you live in. This blog used to be more interesting. But you guys are cute couple so I'll keep checking in to see if you have anything new. :)

Yeah, sorry about that. Job searching has been my number one priority since I got back. Fortunately, it looks like that may be coming to an end soon. :)

The area we live in now isn’t the best place for us. The closest H-Mart is almost an hour away, and Minsik has been feeling out of place at times. We also tried to make soondubu jjigae the other night, which didn’t turn out very well.

Anyway I’ll try to keep you updated from time to time. 

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deathtoclones:

morningcalmblog:

mykoreanadopteestory:

unsunglory:

“Korean men don’t realise that foreign women think they’re attractive and are attracted to them…”

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i can’t even form a cohesive thought because this is so ridiculous.

it’s such a shame because it seems like she’s been there a while.

her videos…just …give me unnecessary stress.

people like this in my generation make me worry.

This is expatkerri? I think she’s somewhat popular because I see her on TTMIK a lot..

Anyway…I follow a lot of blogs about foreign girls dating Korean men so I know this video is no where near accurate. BUT…what I do want to read about is a foreign woman who married a Korean guy. Not generalizing…but just in my personal life, I only know foreign guys who have married Korean girls and know blogs of foreign guys who married Korean girls. So I’d like to read about the other perspective. So if you know any blogs…I’d love suggestions.

Off the top of my head, there is someone who blogs under the name “mrsleetobe” but she isn’t on tumblr. Wordpress or blogger maybe? There is also livingontheflipside.blogspot.com. And Jennipal. That’s all I can think of.

Also Sajasmom on tumblr. She’s a newly wed and they just moved to the US.

Aw, thanks for the reference. Our lives are boring now though, so I don’t know who would want to read about it, lol.

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Anonymous asked: I'm so glad you have such a positive attitude because i'm not sure if I couild do the same if i was in your position.

It’s all about the positive mindset! Who would I be helping if I had a negative attitude? Surely not myself or my husband.

I wonder why everyone thinks I’m in such a bad situation? I’m not at freak-out point yet, and if I am, I’ll take a job I’m not crazy about. But we’re both smart and determined people, so I know everything will be ok. ^^

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Anonymous asked: So he's going to take toefl, then gre, then go to graduate school and graduate? is that even possible? wow he must be one smart dude.

He is smart, lol. I wouldn’t marry an idiot!

But do you honestly think that’s not possible, anon? People do it every day! Don’t make me doubt your intelligence now…. :) Although I am curious as to what you think is so impossible about going to and graduating grad school!

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Anonymous asked: Just starting a new life. Hang in there and try to enjoy the process.

Thank you.

We knew it wouldn’t be easy. And we were very right. But I have a feeling I will look back on these days in the future and smile. It’s kind of fun to start at the bottom and build a life together.

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Anonymous asked: why is your husband studying toefl? shouldn't he be looking for work also?

My husband is studying for TOEFL so he can begin to study for the GRE so he can then get accepted to a graduate school of his choice. Then he will start looking for work.

It’s not easy for him to get the job he wants in America. He’s a foreigner, he’s insecure about his English, and he didn’t have much experience in Korea. I want him to accomplish his dreams here, and it really is an investment for the rest of our life, so I will support him fully until he gets his dream job.

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Hi Guys!

I thought I’d give you an update on our *exciting* life in USA! (Geez, sarcasm is hard to portray over the internet.)

Minsik is having a “mental breaking” as he puts it. I’m so impressed by him. Currently he is self-studying DAY AND NIGHT for the TOEFL exam. Hopefully he’ll be able to take it at the end of the month for the first and last time. I could never study as hard as he does. All work and no play makes Christine a dull girl.

But unfortunately I am pretty dull these days. The job search has consumed my life and my emotions. There are good days and there are bad days. Recently things have begun to pick up, so I’m hopeful that this unemployment phase won’t last too much longer. I’m in a challenging position right now because I’m trying to break into an industry that I have no direct experience in, but everyone tells me I’m doing the right things so we’ll see if something happens for me soon!

…..I really miss Korean food. T.T

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Customer Service in Korea

I’m writing a piece on Korea’s unique approaches to customer service (free samples even with a small purchase, the real plates/silverware when ordering out, arranging the shoes at the restaurant before you leave, etc.) and it would help me out A TON if I got some input from people who are still living/have lived in Korea about their observations about Korean customer service, good or bad.

I’d really appreciate your help! Please let me know your thoughts on customer service in Korea, any experiences you’ve had, what you like about it/don’t like about it.

What has been your experience? What do you think?

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Anonymous asked: What does your parents think of your korean husband? I'm dating a red hair princess from tennessee and I'm scared to death to visit her parents. How did your husband deal with this situation?

My parents love him. He’s kind, super respectful, and nice to their daughter. I don’t think he did anything *special* to deal with the situation. He was just nervous of meeting foreigners! Just do your best, be thoughtful, and you’ll be fine!

Good luck with your princess, kk.

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Anonymous asked: How are you and your bf doing? Are you guys notice any cultural differences from living in korea?

Sorry, no bf here! One busy (job searching) wife + one studious (TOEFL) husband = one boring couple.

Sure, there are plenty of cultural differences. But it’s not so bad. I wrote a bit about it here.

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Anonymous asked: that's a good car. it'll last you until you guys can settle down and start making some real money and buy a luxury car. same color as my car. love the blue color cars.

From what I’ve heard, as long as you take care of them Hondas will last a pretty long time. And since we bought new we’re hoping to keep it as long as possible.

And yes, as soon as I saw that blue I had to have it.

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twenty-tree asked: Have beautiful looking babies y'all :D

Hehe. I’ll do my best.

Later.

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Anonymous asked: Don't know if you've already discussed this, but was there ever any backlash when your hubby's parents found out that he wanted to marry a foreigner? I ask this because a friend of mine and her Korean boyfriend approached his parents to ask permission to marry, they said no and said some pretty awful things about my friend because she wasn't Korean.

Hi Anon,

First of all, sorry it took me so long to respond. Please forgive me!

I’ve written a few times about how amazing and accepting my in-laws are about our relationship. If they ever had any reservations or doubts about us getting married in his family, I never heard any. It was quite the opposite actually. His parents were the ones who sat us down and said, ok, let’s choose a date to lock this thing down now! I’m paraphrasing, of course.

As far as your friend’s situation, it’s sad that some people still think that way. I don’t know them or their situation, so I can’t really be of any help, but I do wish that parents would learn to put their children’s happiness before their personal beliefs. I wish them the best of luck!

Thanks for the question!