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Bringing up Baby/Preschooler...in Korea

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Lucas, excited about some live fish in front of a restaurant. No need to visit an aquarium when you live in Korea.  Raising a preschooler in Korea with two foreign parents. Not a lot about this online. There are tons of blogs and online resources out there about living in Korea as a foreigner. There are quite a few on raising kids in Korea, too, but they seem to relate to families where at least one parent is Korean. Obviously there are families here in Korea where both parents are foreigners (we've spotted a couple), but they just don't seem to be writing on blogs or anything. Maybe because parenting a foreign child in Korea means you JUST DON'T HAVE TIME!!! So, until someone points us to some resources, here is our in-progress guide. Things You Should Know About Raising a Young Child in Korea (when neither parent is Korean) PART 1 - CHALLENGES Transportation Let's begin with the fact that, unless you've been granted immigrant or some very long-term status...