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Can you really save that $20,000, that your cousin swears they did 10 years ago? This week Stacey and Ashley tackle the question of what it actually costs to live in Korea. They look at how much money they spend. While giving suggestions on ways to save money and are realistic about how much money they spend.
This week the part 2 in our adjusting to life in Korea series, goes back to Ashley’s anthropology roots. As she finally uses her master’s degree in real life and explains what culture shock is and ways you can overcome it. Stacey and Ashley will share their experiences with culture shock and talk about how they cope with it.
Referenced books and articles:
Bernard, Russell H. “Participant Observation,” in Research Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, 342-386. Oxford: AltaMira Press, 2006.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315799619_Field_of_screams_difficulty_and_ethnographic_fieldwork
Join Stacey and Ashley as they continue last week’s discussion about who should come to Korea, but with more of a focus on who should move to Korea for work. They guide you on things to consider before coming and once you are here in Korea, as well as sharing some of their own personal experiences of being foreign workers in Korea. This is episode is part 2 in the coming to Korea series. Also suggest a topic through our social medias on twitter @seoulstruggles and on Instagram @seoulstrugglespod.
The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.