Grocery Shopping in South Korea

 

Alison and I discovered this website a few months ago, and we would be remiss - and would do such a disservice to others - if we did not share this resource.

The website, iHerb, has a tremendous selection of dry foods, spices, teas and coffee, bath & body products, and supplements.  I began shopping with them for supplements that I could buy with confidence (since I could read the labels), but have since found myself ordering a new box each week.

Please check them out!  They ship to South Korea with the Korean Postal Service and, if your order is light in weight, the shipping costs will range from $4-$10 USD. 

***Note:The total value of your order cannot exceed $100 USD, otherwise iHerb will not allow the order to process due to the regulations maintained by the South Korean customs office.***

Happy shopping!

Resources for English Teachers...

Part of our purpose in creating this website was to offer a resource for current and future English teachers in South Korea.  To this end, we've collected a brief list of resources that may help you in your classroom. 

Enjoy!

Starfall

A great resource for phonics education.

Have Fun Teaching

 

 A website full of videos, activities, and ideas for teaching everything from letters and phonics to following directions and gym class.

Pegasus

 This is a recruiting website that has compiled a list of useful websites and resources for ESL teachers in South Korea.  They also have an abundant list of information regarding jobs, visas, and logistics of living in the country.

ESL Tool

http://www.esltool.com

A great website that will stream line the report card writing process. Writing report cards in Korea can be an unnecessarily time consuming project. This website contains a wealth of diverse report comments, from constructive criticism to all the positive feedback imaginable. They make it especially easy by allowing you to enter the name and gender of the student and then generating your comments to have the pronouns match the appropriate gender. This site has actually improved the quality of my report cards as well as saved me quite a bit of time.

Introducing the Shoebox

The Shoebox

The Shoebox is a recent creation.  Our idea began with the realizations that living abroad brings myriad challenges, that enduring these challenges with a friend is such a blessing, and that much of what we have discovered in recent months might be of benefit to others out there like us.  

 Here is what you should know about us:

• We are both teachers

• We love healthy food and exercise

• We love to travel

• We are always learning

With these ideas in mind, we decided to keep track of our discoveries, experiments, and workout records in one joint location for our personal growth and knowledge, in addition to providing resources for others.  We have divided our resources as follows:

• Seoul's Shoebox - A home base location for updates, discoveries, and general information.

• Shoebox Workouts - A location for workout videos, routines, and resources tested by us in our tiny apartments.  This is also a way for us (and you) to keep track of our progress.

• Healthy Seoul - A health-food oriented commentary on eating in Korea, along with tips and ideas for a healthy diet and lifestyle.

• Seoul Food - A collection of recipes tested in a tiny Korean kitchen that have been designed for stovetop baking/cooking.

If you can sympathize with our circumstances, or if you are simply interested in some new ideas for your healthy lifestyle, we hope this resource serves you well.  And if you have any ideas for us, please leave us a comment!