Living abroad was the best decision of my life. At the same time it’s also the reason for this everlasting longing feeling. Ever since I first set foot in South Korea my heart hasn’t been feeling at home in one place only. Whenever I spent a longer time period in Switzerland I started missing Korea,…
Do you know that feeling when the day is simply too full to keep up with something? That’s exactly where I am right now. And I think the solution comes down to one thing: Routines. It’s been almost two weeks now since I’ve been taking a break from studying Mandarin. Part of it is that…
Can you combine language learning with music? Speaking from my own experience, I’d say yes. Ten years ago, before I had even really started learning Korean, I tried to memorise Korean songs. The main reason was that I wanted to explore Korea’s noraebang (karaoke) culture. The Koreans who introduced me to this tradition were genuinely…
Learning Korean changed the way I experience language, culture and even identity. Now, for the first time in years, I’m starting again from zero with Mandarin Chinese. I never really documented my Korean learning progress. Therefore, it’s hard to trace back when I used which learning strategies. But I can remember the methods that helped…
Maybe you have thought about coming to Seoul as a student to attend a language school or a university. Either way there must be a lot of questions regarding your preparations. In this post I want to share my experiences of studying in South Korea, starting with the financial aspect. In my case, making the…