9/29/2019 0 Comments Second bi-weekly postI have officially finished the first month of the semester. This also means that midterms will be coming up in about 2 weeks so I have started to study for them. School has been going well, there are barely any assignments to complete because the classes are so heavily lecture based. When I am not doing school related things, I go out with my friends. We went to a raccoon cafe in Hongdae where there were actual raccoons you can play with! The staff are very strict about jewelry and having items on you so we had to put them all away in a locker. I could understand why they were so strict because the raccoons like to dig through your pockets and try to take things. There were also really cute dogs in the cafe. Later on in the week I went to Gwangjang market, where they are known for street food. Netflix has a documentary on famous street food around the world and one of the mandoo stalls in this market was featured. We happened to come across it and had some amazing kimchee mandoo. The most exciting thing that I had the chance to do was going to the rapbeat festival. Rapbeat festival is a music festival featuring famous Korean rappers. All the rappers appearing at the festival have about 30 minutes each to perform. I love listening to Korean rap so I was speechless when I learned that most of my favorite artists were going to the festival. (DPR live, Beenzino, Zion T, Reddy, etc.)
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Pre-departureIn order to prepare for my upcoming semester in Seoul, I had gone to the embassy a month early from my departure date for my student visa, which was August 4. However, I could not obtain one even though I have been an American citizen my whole life because my father got his citizenship after I was born. I had to go through a very long and difficult process to acquire a Korean I.D. Please contact me if you have any questions about this process (especially if your ethnicity is Korean), as my other Korean American peers went through the same situation. My email is [email protected]. Other than preparing for documents to enter the country, I prioritized packing, making sure I had all my necessities packed a few days before my departure date. I went to the doctor to get refills for the medication I will be needing for the months ahead. I also called my bank to let them know I will be living in Korean until the end of December so I can freely use my cards without any foreign transaction fees. My number one tip would be to prepare for these types of things for the new semester as soon as the current semester ends! |