Since you’ve been reading my Korea blogs for a few months now you can probably tell I got through to the final round. When I read the announcement I still couldn’t believe that I had actually got the scholarship and that I was going to be spending the next 5 years in Korea studying the…
Continue reading ➞ GKS application process part 3: Actually getting to korea
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…
I've been meaning to post this for a few months now but never got around to it. Since some students are starting to do research and prepare for the September application round, I thought I would continue the series. So this is what happened after I got through the 2nd selection round. --- About…
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,…
While I was cleaning up my computer I found a lot of footage from my first week here in Korea. So this vlog is a short compilation of videos from my first week and what I got up to. I'm pretty sure this isn't the ideal first week in Korea for a GKS student but…
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…
On Friday after class, my friends and I went to Nampo-dong which was about a 15-minute subway trip from our dorm. Nampo-Dong is one of the main Shopping/tourist districts here in Busan. It is also the home of the Busan International Film Festival and is also known as BIFF Square. However, my friends and I…
