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Korea’s South Coast: A Digital Archive
Our end-of-year Roadtrip along the South Coast of Korea will remain one of the most enjoyable trips I have ever been on. Good food, interesting culture, and most importantly… the best company! Myself and two of my friends I met in Korea had decided to take a 2 week trip around the South Coast of Korea at the end of our second semester abroad. We’d been talking about this for months, but didn’t end up booking anything until around two weeks before we left for our first destination. Even with the last-minute rush, it was well worth it! Our first destination was a culturally and historically rich area on the…
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Dealing with Political Unrest While Abroad
By Malaikha West, Seoul National University, South Korea Martial Law. Political Rallies. Presidential Impeachment. You never think it will happen around you.Until it does. It was 22:27 on the 12th of December when President Yoon declared Martial Law over South Korea. I was in bed doom-scrolling (as you do) when I got a notification about being under Martial Law. Martial Law? As in the same Martial Law that I have learned about in my studies? Surely not. Initially, I thought it was a spam notification, until two minutes later I received the same notification through the AIG Travel Alerts on my email. I sat up and looked over at my…
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Visas, Flights and Jumping the Gun!
By Malaikha West, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea Dear Readers, As you embark upon your journey across the world, there are many things you need to consider. So many jumbled thoughts of things you need to do, applications to be submitted, payments to be made, that beginning your trip can become daunting, sometimes even stressful. Take it from me, a girl who wasted hundreds of pounds on flights I couldn’t take, and hours of time on visa applications done in the wrong way. Let me begin by saying: Write it all down. Every deadline you have before you can even leave the country. Write everything on a timeline, all…
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