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Day 20: Subway Disaster
​Today proved to be a bit of a challenge. The first thing I probably need to explain is that the subway is super easy to figure out here...
Dec 16, 2017
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Day 17, 18, 19: Classes and Cinema
Some people hate Mondays, but for me, I feel like Friday is the saddest day of the week. Because Friday is the last day of school, and I...
Dec 16, 2017
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Day 16: Studying
At this point, every day life has taken over, and that's a good thing. For that reason my blogs may no longer be every day, simply...
Dec 12, 2017
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Day 15: Another Day
We've reached that point of the stay where there are easy days and tough days. Today was the latter, but thankfully there is another day...
Dec 11, 2017
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Day 14: DongDaeMun
​ ​Today the trip went to DongDaeMun, a place I used to go every Sunday with my old roommate six years ago. For old times sake I bought a...
Dec 10, 2017
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Day 13: Market
​​Today the day started with some 3000 won (roughly 2.5 Euro or 3 USD) Donkatsu. As I told you yesterday, life in Korea is all about...
Dec 9, 2017
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[TRANS] Jin Recipe : 2014 Rice Cake Soup
It’s time for another Jin recipe. The fourth one in this translation series (we’re slowly getting there). Today Jin brings us yet another...
Dec 9, 2017
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Day 12: Food Culture
​There is something else that I've come to realise is a cultural difference too and that's attitudes towards food. In South Korea...
Dec 8, 2017
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Day 11: Catching Up
I didn't name this blog post "catching up" because I caught with old friends again today, unfortunately. I named it so because I have...
Dec 7, 2017
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Day 10: Class Outing
There were no normal classes for me today. Instead, a little culture excursion was on the menu. Usually these excursions are done later...
Dec 6, 2017
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Day 9: School Tour
Today was the second day of classes, and like the first it was a great deal of fun and I learnt lots and also enjoyed myself. Tomorrow I...
Dec 5, 2017
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Day 8: Becoming a real Student
I finally have internet. Now that's a relief. Life is about to be a little easier now that I don't have to go down and sit in a cold room...
Dec 4, 2017
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Day 7: New Roommate
So you know how I said that not a lot happened yesterday...? Well at the time of writing it, that was true, but then I posted my blog...
Dec 3, 2017
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Day 6: Culture Differences
Before I get further into today’s topic, which is a little different, I have news: the university has allowed me to move rooms on Monday...
Dec 2, 2017
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Day 5: Results and drinking
My test results are out. Last time I was in Korea I studied Korean level 1. It has been six years since then, but I hadn't really studied...
Nov 30, 2017
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Day 4: Making a Home
​ My friend’s roommate moved out early this morning, so I was all ready to pack up and move rooms, we just needed to check with the...
Nov 30, 2017
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Day 3: Culture Day in Korea
​Today is culture day. The last Wednesday of each month is culture day and on those days most museums and other such culture experiences...
Nov 29, 2017
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Day 2: Exams and Autumn
Before starting classes there are exams to take. I had already taken the first two before arriving in South Korea, and I scored so high...
Nov 28, 2017
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Day 1: Weary from Travel
After a good 22 hours total of travel, I finally walked out of the plane and was immediately greeted by a huge billboard. It was...
Nov 27, 2017
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The Art of Packing
​I count myself lucky that I am an expert packer. Some people think that packing is just a matter of throwing things into a suitcase....
Nov 25, 2017
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THILDE KOLD HOLDT
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