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A Collage of My Favourite Activities – Ver. South Korea
If my other posts have been about the big things – the culture shock, the travel, the emotional weight of leaving – then this one is about the small things. The afternoons, in-between moments that didn’t make it into the itnerary but made it into my heart anyway. Consider this a collage: unchronological, unpolished, and entirely honest. Cherry Blossom Walk Spring in Korea arrives slowly at first, snippets of sunshine, a warm breeze cutting through the cold, and then all at once. One week the trees look bare and the next the streets are lined with blossom so dense it almost looks like something out of a fantasy book. We…
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My Top Tips for Studying Abroad
A year abroad is, in my opinion, one of the best things you can do for yourself. But like anything worth doing, you get out what you put in. Here are some things I hope will help you to either decide whether or not to go for your year abroad, or some things you can think about while out there. Say yes (almost always, and within your means). The version of you that stays in and watches Netflix is not the version of you that comes home with stories. Say yes to the dinner invitation even when you’re tired. Say yes to the day trip you hadn’t planned. Say yes…
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The Truth about Coming Home
What no one warns you about when you depart for your exchange is how difficult coming home will be. Obviously this feeling is different for everyone; some may find that, at the end of their exchange period, they are ready to come back. Some may want to come back sooner and some may never want to leave. I was the latter. During all of the preparation for my exchange year, so many people told me that I will likely get homesick, and that even if I find it really hard in the first few weeks, to stick it out and give it a chance. I knew there was a slight…
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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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