10 Helpful Tips for Studying Abroad
1. Plan ahead and make a calendar of things to do Although four months might seem like a lot of time to fit everything that you need to...
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Feb 9, 2023
week 17 ! last week in korea
This was a very busy week as I tried to fit things to do with my friends in my last week in Korea. To start off the week, we had the most...
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Feb 9, 2023
week 16 ! finals week
This was a pretty stressful and emotional time since we had exams and for some of us, it was also our last week in Korea. I had four...
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Feb 9, 2023
week 15 ! skiing and myeongdong christmas lights
We wanted to do one more big activity in the middle of studying, so this week we went skiing! We used Trazy and booked a day tour that...
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Feb 9, 2023
week 14 ! snowfall and studying
Nothing too eventful this week since we had all the fun last week. I decided to focus on studying for my exams by going to study cafes. I...
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Feb 6, 2023
week 13 ! incheon chinatown and lotte world and aquarium
Another eventful week! We came to the realization that November was almost over, meaning we only had a month before our exchange was...
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Feb 6, 2023
week 12 ! hanok village and changgyeonggung palace
This weekend was pretty tame compared to others as a lot of our friends either had family visiting them or went to visit their families,...
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Feb 6, 2023
week 11 ! class picnic, gangnam-gu, more cafes, and friends bdays <3
This was a jam-packed weekend filled with so many activities. I couldn't catch a break but I had tons of fun. To start off, my...
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Feb 6, 2023
week 10 ! autumn, gwangjang market, and busan day trip
Seeing the leaves change colors makes me so happy. Since we don't really get drastic seasonal changes in Hawaii, it's hard to not stop...
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Jan 9, 2023
week 9 ! midterm season, museum and study dates
It's time for midterms, which means less going out and more studying. The midterm culture in Korea is nothing to be taken lightly of....
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Jan 9, 2023
week 8 ! jeju island !!! and seoul fashion week
Officially, Jeju has to be one of the best trips I've ever gone on. The air was clear, the weather was perfect, and the people were so...
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Nov 19, 2022
week 7 ! fireworks festival, ipark mall, and meerkat cafe
On my first day out of quarantine, I went out to eat udon nearby my school with a friend. It was so nice to be out after 7 days of being...
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Nov 16, 2022
week 6 ! school events and quarantine
As the title states, I did, unfortunately, get COVID during my study abroad, but I'll still recap some of the other things that I did...
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Sep 27, 2022
week 5 ! insadong, class group activities, and taco bell
This week I attended my second class of Organizational Behavior, and the professor placed me in a group with all Korean students. I was...
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Sep 18, 2022
week 4 ! chuseok holiday, gyeongbokgung palace, shopping, cafe hopping
Since we had a 4 day weekend for the Chuseok Holiday, we had a jam packed schedule filled with lots of fun! For our first day, we went to...
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