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Korea with Jo

By Josephine Jackson

Lear all about my life as a black girl in Korea! Hear my thoughts on Korea life, travel and language! :)

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5 Things You NEED to Know About Coming To Korea!! TRUE!!!!!๐Ÿ‘€

Korea with JoJun 19, 2021

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Korea in 2021?! ๐Ÿ˜ฐ THE TRUTH about life in Korea... after a pandemic!

Korea in 2021?! ๐Ÿ˜ฐ THE TRUTH about life in Korea... after a pandemic!

Life has changed in Korea, therefore, my experience within Korea has also changed from what I'm used to. Find out how and why ad I share my truthful thoughts about life in Korea in 2021.ย 


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Jun 24, 202111:58
5 Things You NEED to Know About Coming To Korea!! TRUE!!!!!๐Ÿ‘€

5 Things You NEED to Know About Coming To Korea!! TRUE!!!!!๐Ÿ‘€

Planning to come to Korea? If you are, I wanna take the time to share with you 5 things that you should prep for (be it, mentally, physically, or emotionally,) before coming to Korea. Had I known this when I first came to Korea..... my adjustment and transition to Korea would have been 100000000000 times more smooth!ย 


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Jun 19, 202112:18
Moving to Korea | How To Get A Job That Doesn't Suck... ๐Ÿ‘€

Moving to Korea | How To Get A Job That Doesn't Suck... ๐Ÿ‘€

A lot of people ask me about how to get a job in Korea... Well, here is a detailed list of how to do it! Also, get your FREE sample templates of my Resume, Cover letter, and Photo for your job application on my website! www.koreanwithjo.com (Click on the "free resources" tab!) or copy and paste the link below:ย 

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Jun 12, 202118:17
Korea... AGAIN? My reasons & concerns๐Ÿ˜ฐ

Korea... AGAIN? My reasons & concerns๐Ÿ˜ฐ

Welcome back to the Korean with Jo Podcast! Season two is going to be ๐Ÿ”ฅ!ย 

Jo is moving back to Korea!! In this episode, she shares her reasons for heading to Korea, as well as her concerns. If you wanna hear more about the real life of a black woman in Korea in 2021... Stay Tuned! :)ย 


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Jun 05, 202112:23
KWJ Podcast Season 1 Wrap Up

KWJ Podcast Season 1 Wrap Up

Season 1 has ended! But don't worry!! An all new season of KWJ: The Podcast is just around the corner! :)ย 

Apr 29, 202101:01
Korean Chronicles: What would YOU do? (Story time)

Korean Chronicles: What would YOU do? (Story time)

Korean Chronicles is a story time podcast geared towards sharing my embarrassing, funny, confusing, and sometimes painful experiences while in Korea. You'll laugh, cry, ponder, and ultimately be provoked to have real conversations! Let's dive in!ย 

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Nov 14, 202010:52
Beauty Standards in Korea (It's Intense!) ๐Ÿ‘€

Beauty Standards in Korea (It's Intense!) ๐Ÿ‘€

As a black woman from America, I was forced to come face to face with the insanely different beauty standards in South Korea! In this episode, I share the beauty standards that I saw most and some of my thoughts behind them! Stay Tuned! :)ย 


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Nov 09, 202010:54
The BEST Korean Study Tips!!! (๐Ÿฅณ THEY WORK!๐Ÿ˜ฑ)

The BEST Korean Study Tips!!! (๐Ÿฅณ THEY WORK!๐Ÿ˜ฑ)

Wanna know the secret to my Korean study skills? If you're serious about studying Korean, you NEED these tips! Stay tuned to learn how to study and excel BIG TIME in Korean! :)ย 


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Nov 07, 202010:45
Racism in Korea? THE TRUTH ๐Ÿ˜ฐ

Racism in Korea? THE TRUTH ๐Ÿ˜ฐ

Did I experience racism or prejudice while living in Korea? Stay tuned to if you're ready to hear the truth.


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Nov 02, 202014:17
Korean Convo Class: 5 Phrases To Sound Fluent

Korean Convo Class: 5 Phrases To Sound Fluent

Wanna know how to sound fluent in Korean? Ready to impress your Korean friends and speak like a native? Stay tuned to learn the 5 phrases I learned in Korea that helped me to not only sound more natural while speaking Korean, but also helped me to connect with people. :)ย 

Oct 30, 202016:24
Culture Shock: 10 Cultural Differences I Experienced In Korea

Culture Shock: 10 Cultural Differences I Experienced In Korea

As an American living in Korea, I not only experienced a ton of different foods & people, but also cultural differences.... Stay tuned to hear my top 10 experiences of culture shock!

Oct 27, 202022:07
Korean Conversation Class: Self-Introduction

Korean Conversation Class: Self-Introduction

Learn how to sound natural and confident when introducing yourself in Korean! :) NEW PODCAST EVERY MONDAY & FRIDAY! โ˜บ๏ธ

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Podcast Notes:

A BASIC Korean self-introduction (which can either be called an ์ธ์‚ฌ or ์ž๊ธฐ์†Œ๊ฐœ which literally means self ์ž๊ธฐ introduction - ์†Œ๊ฐœ. So, You'll often hear parents tell their children (์ธ์‚ฌํ•ด) meaning "to give a greeting / introduction."

Typically, your ์ธ์‚ฌ will be made up of 3 parts.

First, your greeting. Simply put, it's your "Hello." In Korean, the word for Hello is: annyeong-ha-say-yo (์•ˆ๋…•ํ•˜์„ธ์š”)
*While saying hello, you'll also want to give a slight head nod and bow. This is super important as it shows respect to whomever you're addressing and gives you the vibe of being approachable.

The next step in your ์ธ์‚ฌ is: Your name! You'll want to let people know your name and how they should address you. There are a few ways to do this.

To say "My name is _______." You'd say (์ €๋Š” ______ ์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.) (Jeo-neun _____ I'm-ni-da)
For example, My name is Jo would be ์ €๋Š” Jo ์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.

2. Alternately, you can say the literal translation of "my name is" which is: ์ œ ์ด๋ฆ„์€ ______ ์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์ œ meaning "MY" ์ด๋ฆ„ meaning "NAME" and "์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค" meaning "to be" For example, My name is Jo would be ์ œ ์ด๋ฆ„์€ Jo ์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.

3. Another way to introduce yourself is to say "I am called ____" To say this, you'd say : ์ €๋Š” ______ (์ด) ๋ผ๊ณ  ํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค / ํ•ด์š”. This structure is a little different because how you say it depends on the last letter of your name. If it ends with a consonant, you'd use the ending ์ด๋ผ๊ณ  ํ•ด์š”. Whereas, if your name ends in a vowel, you'd simply add ๋ผ๊ณ  ํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค / ํ•ด์š” to your name.

Out of the three ways I've shown you to say your name, the first one (์ €๋Š” _____ ์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.) Is probably the most colloquial with self introductions.

Lastly, you want to say... "Nice to meet you."
The most basic way to say this is: ๋งŒ๋‚˜์„œ ๋ฐ˜๊ฐ‘์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.
The literal meaning of this is : ๋งŒ๋‚˜์„œ comes from the verb ๋งŒ๋‚˜๋‹ค meaning "to meet" So, in this case ๋งŒ๋‚˜์„œ means (because we're meeting/ because I've met you.) ๋ฐ˜๊ฐ‘์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค (I am grateful.)
This is a formal way to say "Nice to meet you." However, if you're in a more casual situation, (such as at school or around people who are similar to your age) You can use the casual polite term: ๋งŒ๋‚˜์„œ ๋ฐ˜๊ฐ€์›Œ์š”. (Remember, this polite casual speech is not rude, you can use this with people older than you.

Okay, so if your tie all three parts together, your ์ธ์‚ฌ should sound like this.

์•ˆ๋…•ํ•˜์„ธ์š”. ์ €๋Š” Jo ์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๋งŒ๋‚˜์„œ ๋ฐ˜๊ฐ‘์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.

Oct 27, 202011:47
Black Girl, Why Korean?

Black Girl, Why Korean?

How did a black girl from Los Angeles with NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE of Korean not only MOVE to Korea, but also learn the language and culture fluently? Stay tuned to find out!

Oct 26, 202010:26