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    Family & Parenting

    Free Baby Books in Hwaseong: Our Book Start Experience

    Korea hands out free book bundles to babies. Here’s how we collected ours from a Hwaseong library — and why the quality genuinely surprised us.

  • Ground floor lobby of the Hwaseong Bongdam Toy Library
    Family & Parenting

    Bongdam Toy Library: Free Toys, Playroom & a Hidden Perk for Expats

    Free toys, a sanitized playroom, and a fee waiver most expats don’t know exists. The Bongdam I-Kieum Center is worth the trip.

  • Title card for the expat guide on securing a South African baby passport in Korea.
    Visa & Admin

    Registering South African-Korean baby in Korea: What We Learned

    Two names, two passports, one very small baby — here’s what nobody tells you about registering a South African baby in Korea.

  • A graphic showing a smartphone taking a baby's photo, scissors, printed photos, and dual Korean and South African passports.
    Family & Parenting

    How to Take and Print a DIY Baby Passport Photo in Korea

    Since I recently shared our administrative journey regarding how we…

  • South African and Korean passports side-by-side for a dual-citizen baby.
    Family & Parenting

    How to Get a Dual Citizen Baby Passport in Korea (Keeping the Middle Name)

    Raising a multicultural child in South Korea is a beautiful…

  • Korean children looking at toys and firecrackers displayed outside a local countryside supermarket
    Culture & Society

    Traveling Back in Time: What the Korean Lunar New Year Was Like in the 1990s

    It was the Korean Lunar New Year Seollal just a…

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