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		<title>2010 Multicultural Essay Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2010/03/15/2010-multicultural-essay-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My parents-in-law visited us last week and he told me that if I wanted to go back to school, I should just tell him and he&#8217;d foot the bill. I was so excited that I started to look for info on gmat prep. I didn&#8217;t realize that his offer has a condition and that is [...]


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		<title>Transitioning into Life as an Expat</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2009/10/05/transitioning-into-life-as-an-expat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d never thought I&#8217;d be an &#8220;expat&#8221; even if I have siblings living abroad. I&#8217;d always heard that immigration is difficult especially in a country with a culture that is so much different from ours. Not only that, life in another country would mean doing the household chores by yourself since hiring a maid is [...]


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		<title>Summer Vacation</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2009/08/01/summer-vacation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Picture taken at Donggang (East River) in Gangwondo three weeks ago.
I&#8217;m packing our tent, outdoor pillows, portable grill, tubes, and travel essentials for our very short summer vacation.
When you&#8217;re working in South Korea, it&#8217;s almost impossible to choose the date for your vacation. Almost everyone takes their vacation at the same time! This is the [...]


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		<title>Teaching Hangeul and Filipino Culture</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2009/07/30/teaching-hangeul-and-filipino-culture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got a call this afternoon from the Women Migrants&#8217; Center. The coordinator of the &#8220;Hangeul Gangsa&#8221; class asked me if I could attend the class today. 
Right after coming back from my vacation, I visited the Center for the opening ceremony of my Korean class. I started my intermediate classes this year and I&#8217;m [...]


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		<title>Not a SAHM for now&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2009/07/24/not-a-sahm-for-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been asked several times what SAHM means. It stands for stay-at-home mom. I can say that I&#8217;m a SAHM no more since I started working last Monday. I met with pregnant and blooming Wendy, who would soon be needing baby announcements, in Itaewon for lunch today before I went to work. Though we communicated [...]


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		<title>Car Tax Cut</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2009/07/18/car-tax-cut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betchay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have a decade old Daewoo Matiz (still in perfect condition), that my husband &#8220;inherited&#8221; from his younger sister when my father-in-law bought her a Samsung car. FIL playing favorites? No, my husband thought he didn&#8217;t need a car before. Lately, my husband has been talking about purchasing a new car to take advantage of [...]


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		<title>Never travel without one</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2009/07/14/never-travel-without-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betchay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before my son and I left for our vacation in the United States, I made sure to get a travel insurance. We were covered from the time we boarded the plane until we came back. As tourists, we are not financially protected if we ever needed hospitalization and I&#8217;ve heard how expensive it is in [...]


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		<title>Back to reality</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2009/07/02/back-to-reality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betchay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My son and I arrived in Korea on Sunday night. We had an exhausting 15-hour trip from Los Angeles via Korean Air with a layover at Narita Airport in Japan. I&#8217;m still &#8220;hilong talilong&#8221; or disorriented from jetlag. I&#8217;d sleep at 7 or 8 in the evening and wake up at 4 in the morning!
Anyway, [...]


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		<title>Immigrating options</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2009/06/06/immigrating-options/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betchay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of my eldest brother&#8217;s four children, only his eldest (daughter) has not been to the United States. Her visa is still being processed. In fact, my brother only received the AOS bill in the middle of the week. He took care of it online. While we were talking about the possibility of his daughter coming [...]


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		<title>Direct TV in Sunny California</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2009/06/06/direct-tv-sunny-california/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My son and I arrived in California, which is supposed to be sunny, on Monday morning PST. I had to wait for about an hour at the airport for my nephew. For four days, we (or shall I say I) opted to stay indoors as the weather has been quite gloomy. It even rained this [...]


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