vlog 📹 saving money, my marketing job, work-life balance

Hi, friends! Lemme show you some of my day-to-day as a working person here in Korea. We're also going to chat a little bit about money and what my job is like.
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0:00 intro
0:10 mini life updates
4:35 filming content
4:47 not wanting to film language learning content anymore?
7:01 korean snacks
10:40 making & saving money in korea
15:43 NCT popup store
19:31 SM KWANGYA store
20:41 agust d d-day album unboxing & kpop performances
30:14 come to work with me
32:50 acne emergency
35:27 working on influencer work
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☀️ f a q
Where do you live?
↳ Seoul, South Korea
What do you do in Korea?
↳ I work in marketing
How old are you?
↳ 27 years old
When did you start learning Korean?
↳ January 2016
What level of Korean do you know?
↳ Advanced
When did you study abroad in Korea?
↳ Spring and fall semesters of 2016 (exchange student)
↳ Fall 2021 - Summer 2022 (korean language student)
Where did you study in Korea?
↳ Soonchunhyang University ( 2016 exchange/internship program)
↳ Korea University (2021-2022 korean language school)
What level are you in at KLC?
↳ Fall Semester 2021 - Level 5
↳ Winter Semester 2021/2022 - Level 6
↳ Spring/Summer Semesters 2022 - Research Class
Can you teach me Korean?
↳ No, I don't teach or tutor Korean.
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[@Marta-hi3sg]

It's so nice seeing you grow from being a student in Korea to working fulltime!

[@NataliaGarza]

I’m glad I was able to work here after being a student 🥹🥹

[@gimmewater1652]

You should do what you enjoy more, I am incredibly thankful for your language-learning content, but I also enjoy every single vlog you post! don't overwork yourself

[@NataliaGarza]

I appreciate that ❤❤ I’m trying to find a good balance

[@yonitasingh]

I love this style of vlog and the longer length. It's comforting to watch; it feels natural and intimate in a 'slice-of-life' kind of way. I love your language related content, but I honestly look forward to videos like these more - I think they help me de-stress 😂. I also just like listening to people's stories like this; the daily chestnuts of life.

[@bubblea750]

i feel you on being tired all the time! I have an office job too and it's so bad I actually talked to my dietician about it, and she said that maybe it's because I need more sunlight? She said going for a 15-30 minute walk outside during my lunch hour might help

[@AJ-uf8sx]

I agree, just going outside for 15 minutes to enjoy the sun and world around you helps immensely.

[@nurkamiliailyana]

I like both content but for me vlog is more fun. It's enjoyable, even how you share your daily life even (if) it's not too special to share but i still find it enjoyable (sorry if I make it sound weird, english is'nt my first language 😅). Your language learning content is helpful, your vlogs are fun. I like both! You can always do more vlogs if you want 🥰 do what you want & you don't have to force yourself if you don't feel like doing it 🌟🤍

[@isabelacortese6272]

Adulting and the working life in general is so so hard, I feel you ❤ I just started a new job and bro…. it’s literally consuming me 🤡 Hope you’re okay, and taking care of your mental health! Aaaaaand great video, always love your vlogs!

[@NataliaGarza]

Adjusting to work life or rather re-adjusting to work life is harder than I expected. I don’t remember being this tired back when I was working in the USA, but then again that job and work environment was very different 🫠🫠 best of luck to the both of us I’m not letting out jobs eat us away

[@alsowishimura6824]

this video could not have come at a better time. i just changed my major to pr/advertising, and i've been watching a ton of videos about careers in marketing/advertising. if you wanted to make a whole video about your job title, how you got your job, your salary (if you're comfortable), your major in college, if it was relevant to your current career, and what your daily tasks are like (which you basically already covered in this video but still), then i would TOTALLY watch it.

[@SomedayKorean]

Really enjoyed this kind of slice-of-life video! It felt very natural and didn't feel that long, even though it was almost 40 min. Also, I know you mentioned your skin was acting up again at the end, but I was actually thinking how amazing both your skin and makeup looked throughout the video, especially the first day (your eye makeup was *chef's kiss*). Hope you're enjoying your summer so far as we head into the dreary rainy season.

[@NataliaGarza]

Girl~~ It was originally so much longer but I was like "natalia... no.. stop.. cut things out" 😂😂🤡 I would have still preferred for this video to be at least 10 minutes shorter, but here we are ahaha Omg ahahahah thanks~ It's because when I took my acne medication daily, I would have literally 0 breakouts. But after just a week being off of it, I started breaking out again 😓😓 That's why I said it was bad ㅠㅠ But thank you for complimenting my makeup and skin ahahahah And yes, best of luck to us both with all the upcoming rain ☔️

[@AJ-uf8sx]

I just found and subscribed to your account yesterday; I found your videos while learning more about Korea. I recently started learning Korean but began losing motivation after finishing Hangul and trying sentence structures, you're videos are so inspiring, thank you so much for helping me reignite my motivation!!

[@NataliaGarza]

I know exactly how you feel. I remember when I first started learning Korean grammar and was like “Will I ever be able to learn this 🫠🫠” But I just needed more time and exposure to the language. I’m sure you’ll get the hang of it!!!

[@mo.mwasongwe]

Your makeup style changed so much! It looks prettyyy

[@NataliaGarza]

I know!! I used to draw such thick wings 🫠🫠

[@mmykira]

I really appreciate these types of videos. I hope you consider making more free-form vids like this. You have a wonderful presence! Please rest well these days

[@NataliaGarza]

I hope to make more~ It's just finding the right balance between my social life, sleep, and youtube content ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[@nikitasantamaria]

as an nctzen myself i appreciate yall going to their pop up store when i know you're not really a fan of them still cool to see what was inside :)

[@NataliaGarza]

It was really nicely decorated~ I thought it was a bit odd that there wasn't much available for purchase, but i mean~~ it was cute for pics? 🥴

[@nikitasantamaria]

@@NataliaGarza 😅 yeah I could see that

[@KathyakaNina]

As someone whose on the self employment route I feel you on days going on my savings. Thanks for sharing vlogs like this with us Natalia. That’s cool you got to some Kpop events. I finished the 6 months medication for my acne a month ago & it has went down a lot! I hope it stays like this because I’m tired dealing with adult acne. The US unfortunately hasn’t had the best dermatologist advice for me lately.

[@user-yc8ys7xb6p]

Thank you very much for taking time out of ur day to give us some content ❤

[@NataliaGarza]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Lalisa79003]

Hey Natalie I just wanted to thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@NataliaGarza]

I’m not sure what you’re thanking me for, but you’re welcome? 🫠🫠

[@emeliearthurs6373]

For the acne, I can totally relate to you, I'm just like you, I was on accutane twice and it kept coming back every single time to the point where I didn't know what to do anymore. And as a 25 year old I felt super insecure and no dermatologist was helping me, they all told me to go back on accutane, which got me desperate. Until I read about hormonal acne and hormonal imbalance 4 months ago. I did some research on gut health and the microbiome. I have been taking a probiotic powder, recommended to me by a naturopath, called omnibiotic6 everyday and omg my hormonal acne is now gone. It is truly a miracle !! So maybe you should consider taking another path than accutane because it will likely come back after, its a temporary solution. Also I know that Korea is big on supplements and gut health as well as probiotics, so you should really consider this option. I hope this helps you :)

[@abigailinkorea]

Hey just a heads up, you can’t deposit foreign earned income into a U.S. Roth IRA. If you’re marking your sponsorship money as US earned income then you can, but investing your Korean income could result in problems with the IRS down the line. You can invest your foreign income in general accounts, though. Just not IRA.

[@NataliaGarza]

Ohhh very good to know~ Thank you for sharing~! 💕

[@alsowishimura6824]

21:48 "during the vlive- omg am i an idol" LMFAOOO that took me out! but im finally getting used to calling it welive instead of vlive hahah

[@alsowishimura6824]

26:07 ive is literally my #1 girl group i can't believe you saw them live! i can't wait for them to come on an american tour!!

[@NataliaGarza]

Bruuhhhh I can't stop calling them vlives~~ I know it changed years ago, but I just can't~ It's engrained in my brain that they are called lives ㅠㅠ

[@eileencullinan2936]

Always enjoy your content.❤❤❤

[@sinaibilbao]

Love this 💕 so inspirational

[@lizaminasyan9255]

Thank you for being always honest and true with your followers ❤

[@katherinearthur]

This was such good vibes, thank you for making videos 😊 Even when you talk about topics that might make one feel down, it's still all good vibes and I love it. Good luck with your medical adventures, I feel your stress. Fighting! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@Sevora01]

Yes, it was a good video! 😊

[@mariel4443]

I literally LIVE for this kind of videos, you do not know how much I love this!!! Thank u so muchhh !!❤❤❤

[@NataliaGarza]

Thank you for liking these types of videos~ Making them gives me a lot of joy~

[@dojaexplores]

Loved this video, please make more of these if you like them as well 💕

[@NataliaGarza]

I want to 😭😭 but it’s a time issue because I only do fun things on the weekend 🫠🫠

[@BetoNova4catsjune2022]

Please continue to do more vlog style videos about your day to day life! Love it! 🥰

[@NataliaGarza]

I hope to~ I'm editing another one right now~ We shall see how it goes though because it feels kind of boring 🥲

[@mayi4403]

I like your Texas A&M shirt.

[@holytiger89]

I use accutane and the results are quick and amazing but wayyy too strong for me so I cut down the dosage to like 10mg per 2-3 days and it works perfect without any side effects.

[@ekaterini2957]

Loved this vlog BTW -- really appreciate you making the extra effort to bring us along with you and see the reality of your life. As an older fan I will never get the chance to do what you are doing -- and when I was younger let's just say it was not an option at all. So it is so neat to at least get to see Korea through your eyes -- some day I'll get there for a couple of weeks for the experience -- but life responsibilities and bills will not allow that for quite some time...anyway, thanks again...

[@josemontero8594]

You vídeo are never that long, they are great I have learn a lot of different things thanks to you, and because of your information I’m planning a vacation to Korea.

[@NataliaGarza]

I'm glad you like them~ haha I like to try and share little tidbits of information in my vlogs, so I'm happy to hear that you noticed/remembered some of what I've shared 🤍

[@josemontero8594]

@@NataliaGarza I got a question, how hard is to go to the country side of Korea without knowing the language, in your personal opinion??

[@f1content364]

I would love to see a video on slang you use daily in Korean. I really love your videos 🫶🏽✨

[@sarahsarahdee4899]

I just LOLed when you forgot the English word for “bag” ㅋㅋㅋ

[@NataliaGarza]

Bruhhhh that’s been happening more and more often with the words I’m starting to mainly say in Korean instead of English 🫠🫠🫠

[@nerdpeachy]

u inspire me a lot

[@NataliaGarza]

i'm not sure what to say, so 🤍🤍🤍

[@SherryOsborne]

I really enjoyed everything about this vlog! Also, as a Taemin fan I fully support your friend buying a SHINee lightstick for that reason (I did!). The second Suga poster doesn't give me Dracula vibes; it makes me think of a K-drama where the lead girl is in trouble, and then Suga just steps out of the shadows and asks WTF the person bothering her thinks they're doing. (And then it cuts to the freeze frames before the credits roll)

[@NataliaGarza]

ahahahah i guess that's one way to look at the poster ahah suddenly it seems a lot less creepy 😂😂

[@lizaminasyan9255]

You are doing a good job 👏🏻 keep going and good luck 🍀

[@NataliaGarza]

❤️❤️

[@alipeterson1789]

We live, laugh, love Agust D 😂😂😂

[@NataliaGarza]

💃🏻 💃🏻 💃🏻 💃🏻

[@ashley_smith]

I hear ya on the acne struggle. I've had acne every day since beginning of August back in 1995. I will say it is better now that I use K-beauty products than when I was using American drug store products, so there is that.

[@NataliaGarza]

Oof~ Acne really isn't any fun. I feel like even when my skin is nice, I'm just waiting for the next time my skin decides to explode ㅠㅠ

[@luked.48]

Your acne looked really good at the start of the video! It's unfortunate that you're gonna be on accutane again. I did my course of accutane for abt 4 months and it worked well, but now it's like on and off again, so I understand how you feel. Good luck with the marketing job and the acne!

[@NataliaGarza]

Thank you ❤️ I hope everything goes smoothly too aha

[@ekaterini2957]

Natalia, eat healthy, get exercise, take a multivitamin, 1000 mg of vitamin C per day, and yes, get sleep. Adulting is rough but you will make it. Not for nothing but my goodness you are just radiantly beautiful...inside and out. Love from Houston -- always routing for you....

[@calmontes651]

Would you try quitting coffee to balance your hormones? I think this is one of the least spoken topics. Coffee messes up with deep sleep (metabolic sleep), so a lot of the hormone balancing that needs to happen when we’re sleeping doesn’t happen. So caffeine doesn’t mess up with your hormones directly but indirectly. Phase it out slowly to avoid withdrawal symptoms, but once your body is out of caffeine it will help with acne, hormones, tiredness and essential vitamin absorption. I’m glad I didn’t grew up drinking coffee and only took that up during the pandemic, it messed up my sleep/hormones, etc.Alcohol does the same but for the most part rarely people drink a few cups a day. Give it a try, it might surprise you.

[@hiya1399]

33:43 I don't know if it's available in Korea but there is a supplement called DIM (diindolylmethane) that has worked better for me than accutane. Pls make sure to get your kidneys regularly checked on the accutane 💜

[@BBubblegum-ou5wq]

♥️♥️

[@kevingrenaae]

heyy, If you are still very tired and stuff - then maybe look up ADHD. I know the symptoms are different for women than men. I just got diagnosed myself a few years back, and I just recognised some of the things you mentioned. Even if it is not ADHD some of the tools to help with ADHD could still maybe be helpful to you? idk just a thought, anyway love your video :))))

[@violetsprite]

I think it is good that you are considering your subscribers when thinking about the content you make and publish. However, worrying too much about it is going to drive you crazy, if it hasn't already. The name of your channel is based on your name; that means the content is about YOU. If your channel was called "Learn Korean with Natalia", then I could understand more if people were upset that you posted more personal/casual style videos. Even then, it's your personality that makes people stay and keep coming back. If you hide your personality, who you are, and how you live, what makes you different than an AI created video? Also 20:14 💙🥰 Okay back to what I was saying, 😆. I, along with others, just want you to be happy. Do what fills your heart with joy (as long as it doesn't hurt anyone). Happiness is a journey; it's not a destination. So if you continue doing what brings you joy, you will always be filled with happiness.

[@mo.mwasongwe]

Adulting... Ew. 😂😂

[@ekaterini2957]

Natalia, you know doing sponsored stuff is fine -- lots of us look to you to get a sense of neat things out there that we should try and we trust your judgement -- I would rather pay attention to an ad from you rather than some random ad out there on the internet...

[@chocolategirl20ful]

Omg are you an Aggie?!?????????!!

[@Anettesque]

These I my fave type of videos of yours! 🤍 Love long chatty vlogs! Aaaand omg I feel you. A year ago I switched from freelancing to a full time job (also in a marketing team) and I’m constantly tired 😅

[@NataliaGarza]

Ahah I'm glad to hear you like my chatty videos~ I feel like they're more real (?) but, at the same time, it's very easy for me to get too chatty aahaha Omggg freelancing is great in that you have more control over your schedule, but, at the same time, work isn't guaranteed ㅠㅠ I feel like when I was just doing KZbin, I was way less tired even though I was working more than I currently do at my FT job ahah

[@Anettesque]

@@NataliaGarza the youtubers I watch - I watch for their personalities/what they have to say, so it’s never too chatty for me! 🤍 And it 100% feels more real I miss freelancing! I though that having a full time job would be less stressful (exactly because work/money is guaranteed) but then the company I work had to fire a bunch people a while back - so yeeaah somehow still stressful + tireing aaahh

[@f1content364]

Thank you for sharing with us. I really sense that you put all your heart on the videos 🫶🏽✨💗