I was there a whole month. And everyday felt like the happiest day in my life. As planned I travelled back to Korea last July to stay there for almost a month. The first step out of the airplane felt very familiar. My heart used to beat like crazy after landing, but by now I…
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…