So I got home about two weeks ago and didn’t have time to blog yet…so here it is… I guess not much has changed since I’ve been gone. I’ve been gone for about four months and the only change is that the weather is no longer cold. My family is still the same and so [...]
So time is winding down…and I’ll be back in America in less than 2 weeks…sounds crazy because when I get back, I have to do a blog on the “retuning” portion of studying abroad…So I wanted to introduce some food and a few little interesting things (kind of looking back) that I found in Korea…LET’S [...]
Results for the competition:Turns out we didn’t get 1st, but we did end up in the Top 10. Which I’m really happy about! We ended up getting 8th place, which is really good because there were some really good blogs out there! I just wanted to share the results with everyone!! Good Job!!
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So I got an email saying that my writing got noticed by this Web site and they want to nominate it for TOP 100 INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE AND EXPERIENCE BLOG. But actually I wanted to say it’s not just me but it’s WE…YES EVERYONE WHO WRITES FOR BADGERS ABROAD. So you guys should go vote and [...]
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I’m not sure if everyone knows, but former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun commited suicide yesterday morning and it was all over the news. Since I don’t have a TV to watch the news and I don’t read the Korean newspapers (because even if I can read it, I don’t fully understand it), I didn’t [...]
So every year they do a “Hi Seoul Festival” and I believe they do two each year because they do one in the spring and one in the fall. So this is the spring one that I attended. It goes on for a whole week (Saturday to next Saturday) and every night they do some [...]
I’m always looking for a new place to go on the weekends…even weekdays, but mostly weekends due to school. My friend wanted to find a really cool place to hang out and just enjoy the atmosphere. She kept telling me about this cocktail bar that her and a friend of hers went to that was [...]
So my friend and I were wondering around to find a place to just sit and talk. We both already had dinner elsewhere separately and were just meeting because we hadn’t seen each other for a while. So the only thing that was on our minds was dessert…usually people in Korea do coffee, but we [...]
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OK…so I keep getting comments from everyone, so I’ve finally decided. If you need help from me, or have a question, please just email me. I love reading the comments from everyone, but I don’t check my blog everyday, so I can’t comment back right away. I also don’t know if you guys check back [...]
So every spring, usually around mid-April, there is a Cherry blossom Festival in Seoul. It’s trees full of blooming flowers that are all over Seoul (other places as well). It’s very beautiful and the Festival is usually in a place called 여의도 (Yeo-eui-do). I didn’t get a chance to go because I was so busy, [...]
So I’m at my halfway point of my study abroad right now. Midterms are next week, which marks the halfway point. Luckily all my professors handed out all their papers and info. for midterms this week, which makes everything so much easier. Turns out in one of my classes, my professor isn’t giving a midterm [...]
So I recently took a mini-vacation over the weekend to a city in South Korea called Busan (but pronounced Pusan). For some reason they write it as Busan, but I read somewhere that it got changed to Pusan (because of the way it’s pronounced). Anyways, Pusan is the second biggest city in South Korea (Seoul [...]
Just like every big city, there are always a few ways to get around. Not everyone owns a car, especially in a big crowded city. There’s barely anywhere to park your car, if you had one, and most places that you want to park, are either really crowded or you have to pay to park [...]
I remembered during orientation (before coming to Korea) they were talking about a roller coaster of feelings. It was about all the excitement and being all happy to go to another country, but once you hit culture shock, your might not feel as happy. Then once you get used to everything, your feelings will shoot [...]
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It’s weird because in Korea, there’s so many celebrities who live in Seoul. So far I’ve seen none… UNTIL TODAY. My friends and I were shopping in Myeong-dong and it’s famous for shopping. It’s always crowded with people, up and down the streets. As we were walking down the streets, I noticed this really tan [...]
A beautiful spot to visit is the Namsan Tower, which is referred to in tourist books as Seoul Tower or N. Seoul Tower. I always saw the tower and wanted to go. So a friend actually took me there. It has the best view of the city, especially at night. I did notice a few [...]
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I wrote about a week or so ago about how I didn’t like being recognized as a foreigner because it was very uncomfortable for me. Strangely enough, now it’s the total opposite. Lately everyone I’ve met keeps thinking I’m Korean. I thought that it was because I look (and am) Asian, but I guess there’s [...]
Lotte is a brand. It has huge department stores all over Seoul (I’m guessing other places in Korea as well). It also has LOTTE WORLD… Lotte World is a great spot for EVERYTHING. It has shopping, Food courts, an ice skating rink, bowling, shooting range, arcade, games, a museum, and an amusement park.
It’s [...]
So a good place to visit, if you’re really into the whole movie scene and stuff, is the COFFEE PRINCE coffee shop. It’s about a five-minute walk from Hongdae Station. It was created in 2007 for a Korean drama called “The First Coffee Prince.”
So my roommate and a friend of ours took us to [...]
It’s strange because finally when everything is starting to get better, it just has to rain. I don’t know why but the rain just seems like it would bring everything down. For me, today is a better day though. It’s like “coming clean.” Silly as it sounds, it’s true. Even though I’ve been feeling very [...]
So it’s only been five days and I’m getting really really REALLY homesick. I miss my family a lot and I really miss everything about home. I was so excited to come to Korea but now that I’m here, I feel like I’d rather come here for vacation for a week rather than live here [...]
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So I finally arrived in Seoul today. It has been quite a trip. Some good and some bad. When I was in Texas connecting a flight to Japan before heading to Seoul, I sat at the wrong area, so they were boarding the plane already and I didn’t know. Luckily they called my name on [...]
So after getting only a few hours of sleep, I woke up and get ready because I really wanted to go explore the city. But I was advised by a friend of mine to just start out with the area around the school since it’s known to have a huge shopping district right outside the [...]
So I leave in about 3 days and it’s not really hitting me. Either that or it already hit me and passed. I mean about a week or so ago I couldn’t wait because I’m finally leaving for Korea soon! I was overjoyed and super super happy. I couldn’t stop smiling either. Everyone would ask [...]
So I’ve started to pack already…maybe for about two weeks now. It may seem early to others, because I still have about 7 weeks left before my acutal departure. OH WELL though, 7 weeks is killing me though. I will be gone for 4 months and 4 months is long to me. Or it may [...]
Mai Chou Her
Seoul, South Korea
Vitals: Undecided Major but headed towards Social Work, Certificate in East Asian Studies
Goals: To take in as much as possible while I’m abroad and make it an unforgettable positive learning experience.
Motivation: I just want to get out of the country and venture out on my own. I wanted to [...]
