Those of you who read my last blog know that I am currently on holiday. So what did I get up to during my first week of summer break? Friday: There weren’t any official lessons today but we did have a short closing ceremony through ZOOM with all the other students enrolled at the language centre.…
Continue reading ➞ Summary of my First Week on Holiday in Korea.
Friday the 24th of July officially marked five months living in Korea. It also marked the end of my first semester doing my Korean Intensive Language program. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been in Korea on my own for five months. Today, I’ve decided to give you a short recap of some of the…
In Fiji, at the end of a busy week of exams, we would often go to Chatime and enjoy some bubble tea or coffee smoothies and if we were hungry we would get a meal and share. In Korea, it's not that different. After this week’s mock exam my friends and I went to a…
View from the Restaurant After a long week of doing mock tests and vocabulary tests, we decided to go to Seomyeon and get some dinner. We were planning to go to a buffet place that served Western food. However, when we arrived at the restaurant there was an 18 table queue and we were really…
Last week I turned 19, and it was my first time celebrating my birthday away from my friends. Because I was away from my usual group, I wasn’t really that keen to celebrate my birthday without everyone. However, I was fortunate to have made some amazing friends here in Korea that made my 19th birthday…
On Saturday afternoon my mum messages me because she hadn't heard from me all day. ‘Hey Bua, what’s the plan today?’ She was probably expecting that I went to a café with my friends or I went to the beach or something touristy and fun like I do most weekends. ‘I’m at a Buddhist Temple,…
This weekend was a really jam-packed weekend full of fun activities. As the Corona situation in Korea is improving, places are starting to open up and people are starting to move around again. Which means that we’ve become more anxious to explore the city. For foreign students like me and my classmates, it’s the perfect…
This is a short video that I made while in my 22-hour transit in New Zealand. I once again would like to thank my friends Gill, Ricky and Marei for making the 22 hours fun and comfortable. I wrote the blog about my trip two months ago but I have finally many a video about…
This weekend was one of my GKS friend’s birthday. Since it was his 18th birthday which is quite a big celebration, a group of us decided we would surprise him by going to the famous Haeundae beach and having a picnic as the weather was warm and the sun was out. We managed to set…
One of my new hobbies is making You-Tube videos. For the last few years, You-tube became a big part of my life. I stopped paying attention to what was on TV and spent most of my time on You-tube. Personally, I feel that You-Tube is amazing, it's a great source of entertainment but at the…
