How to transfer money from South Korea to US for FREE

1. Make sure to have a US Citibank account. Simply apply online, here is the link: Applying to Citibank online

2. Applying to Korea Citibank, which requires to come in to a branch in South Korea.

There is a Citibank in Busan, South Korea which is the one I went too. I came out of town. I took a train from Miryang to Busan. 

From Busan station, I walked out to get to the subway and took the subway to Seomyeon station, Exit 9, turn left at Hanabank, walk straight down, it is on the left side near the police station. 

Make sure to have a passport, ARC card, USB.

Also make sure to ask them for online banking, a card will be issued with code numbers.

3. I had issues with signing online so I called the customer support center and Sang Min helped me all the way through which was awesome. Here is here number, just in case your having trouble too: Sang Min 02-3704-7711

4. Once settling down from all of that. After Sang min's help I was issued a certificate on to my USB which needs to be saved safely.

   1. Plug in USB with certificate
   2. Go to citibank.co.kr on Internet Explorer
   3. Click on sign on certificate
   4. Click whichever disk it is located in, EX. Disc (J)
   5. Enter password
   6. Account is shown

5. Reissuance/Issuance Certificate

   1. Go to Sign on > Certificate Center > Click your situation
   2. Fill in information.
   3. Confirm via phone.

6. Let's transfer some moolah!!! Go to citibank.co.kr on internet explorer or else it would not work.

7. Sign on > Banking: There will be a select certificate screen that pops up. Click the location of the certificate and enter the password. It will grant access to your account.

8. Go to the Banking > F/X Global > Remittances > Citibank Global Transfer

9. Agree to the 2 terms. 

10. Click on T/T to Frg/non-Res, fill in information that applies to you.

11. Click next, confirm and enter the code. 

12. There will be a pop up of the overview and password is needed. The screen will show if the transaction was successful or not.

I hope this helps. I know for sure I had a headache trying to figure it out on my own but I was surely on my way with the great customer support that Citibank provided. I was able to happily transfer money over. 

There is NO fees, which I love about Citibank! Until next time! :)

3D Feathering Eyebrow in Busan

My eyebrows are really sparse and not as full (Seen below). I decided to take advantage of the 3D Feathering Eyebrow in South Korea while I'm here. It was very difficult finding places that actually did 3D Feathering Eyebrows since my Korean is not as fluent. Here is her work from previous clients. Check out her blog: http://cafe.naver.com/cocolily2/812 (It's all in Korean but her work is shown by pictures)

3D Feathering Eyebrow is also called eyebrow embroidery. It is a cosmetic tattooing which is a semi-permanent makeup known as pigment embroidery. It is very common procedure done in Southeast Asia. 

The thoughts of thinking about eyebrow tattoos is not the ones with a high arched, straight line with a weird discolored that looks bluish-gray or the fact that they were drawn on with a crayola crayon. It's not!!!

Eyebrow embroidery is a cosmetic procedure that is a semi-permanent pigment. Pigment is pushed into the surface of the skin with a fine blade that mimic the growth of your eyebrow hairs. It creates bolder, natural looking full eyebrows (After the procedure).

If would like to get your Eyebrows done in South Korea, I highly recommend her! Keep reading. I will post about how to get there and the process done for my natural looking eyebrows. It is by appointment only so call to book an appointment. Her English is not great so speak really slow 010-9326-1606. The cost of the 3D feathering eyebrow is 150,000 Won. It includes an eyebrow consultation, touch up, and ointment after the procedure. (Price is from 2015, Price may change)

How to get to the 3D Feathering Eyebrow Boutique in Seomyeon, Busan:

1. From Busan Station, take the subway to Seomyeon.

2. Take Exit 2, walk straight out until Olive young is on the left. Take that left and walk straight down.

2. Walk down this street.

3. It is in this building called SSang Yong Apartment. Once at the intersection, turn right.

4. Cross the street and enter the Ssang Yong Apartment building. 

5. Take the elevator up to 12. Her place is in 1216. 

Inside is a very nice set up area. She has a white vanity on the left on the right she has a nice comfy bed laid out. 

Let's start with the procedure:

1. The tattoo artist will draw the outline of the eyebrows. She did a look what she thought looked good. She does a really good job!!! (She is a artist and she showed some of her work. It was pretty!)

2. She will place a numbing agent on your eyebrows with a plastic wrap to cover it. The wait game begins for about 20-30 minutes.

3. After the numbing cream has started to work it's magic, she told me to lay down on to the bed. She starts to begin the procedure. The tattoo artist uses a new micro-blade and she starts the eyebrow design. It feels like scratches for the most part but it did not hurt at all. (bleeding can happen, I bled just a little)

4. Afterwards, she adds a thick pasty pigment all over my eyebrows for about 10-20 minutes. 

5. She will wipe off the pigment paste and add extra strokes if needed and I also told her to add some strokes on places I've thought she missed.

6. After the process is done, there will be an ointment that needs to be applied. It is almost like Vaseline. I've applied a rice size amount in the morning and night for about 2 weeks. 

The instructions are in Korean but I will write it in English here. Make sure not to scratch or wet your eyebrows as much for two weeks. The peeling starts on the end of the 1st week or second do not pick it. HANDS OFF! Let it fall off naturally. Picking it may cause scarring. It may look dark but it will fade as the week goes on and it will look natural.

On the instruction card, the tattoo artist has written the days for when the touch up session should be scheduled. It is usually a month later and the procedure is quite the same.  

Here are my before and after pictures: 

I have also took a friend here and she LOVES her eyebrows. Here is a glimpse of hers.