10/13/2019 0 Comments third bi-weekly postThese past two weeks have been pretty busy for me. I went to a 2 day festival where the most popular Korean rappers/artists performed. It was one of the best festivals I have ever been to. I had the chance to see almost all the Korean rappers I listen to like Jay Park, Gray, Sik-K, Ph-1, Dumbfoundead, Crush, etc. I also met Dumbfoundead and had a short conversation with him until he had to leave to prepare for his performance. After the Offroute festival, I had to get ready for my midterms so I have been spending most of my time studying. In Korea, exams make up the majority of your grade since there is almost no assignments. I have my first one on tomorrow, two on Friday, and my last one next Tuesday. Hopefully, I will do well on all of them! It also has been getting very cold. The lowest the temperature has gone so far is 49 degrees.
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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! |